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Perth in April

Western Australia, Australia · Autumn Peak Season
8.2/10
Comfort Score for April 1.1 above annual avg · 1.5 above national April avg
Ranked #55 of 213 cities for April comfort

April is right in the heart of autumn for Perth, and the weather has a definite personality this time of year.

Daytime highs average 27.5 degrees, dropping to 15.9 degrees overnight. That's a 12-degree swing between day and night. Comfortable during the day, with evenings that invite a light layer.

At 27.5 degrees, April runs 2.8 degrees above Perth's annual average of 24.7 degrees.

You're looking at 20mm of rain across 2 days in a typical April. Light enough that it won't ruin your plans.

Sunshine-wise, April delivers around 17.2 MJ/m2 of daily solar radiation. UV sits in the very high category. You'll want SPF 50+ and a decent hat.

April earns a 8.2/10 on our Comfort Score. This is prime time.

For your suitcase: t-shirts with a light layer for evenings, and serious sun protection.

The full data breakdown is below. You can also see how other Australian cities compare in April.

April at a Glance

Average High ▲
27.5°C
Daily maximum
2.8° above annual avg, 4.4° vs national avg
Average Low ▲
15.9°C
Overnight minimum
0.9° above annual avg, 1.8° vs national avg
Rainfall ▼
20mm
2 rain days
35.9mm below annual avg, 59.1mm vs national avg
Rain Probability
7%
Daily chance of rain
Solar Exposure
17.2
MJ/m2 per day
Humidity
28%
Low
Comfort ▲
8.2/10
Excellent

Temperature Range

15.9°C
27.5°C

Daily temperature range in April. The bar shows the typical spread between overnight lows and afternoon highs.

What to Pack

Coming From Overseas?

How April in Perth stacks up against major cities around the world.

London
About 12 degrees warmer and considerably drier.
New York
About 10 degrees warmer and considerably drier.
Tokyo
About 8 degrees warmer and considerably drier.

How April Compares

Perth's monthly climate at a glance. April is highlighted.

Month Max Min Rain Comfort
Jan 30.2 19.1 1mm 7.2
Feb 33.2 20.5 18mm 4.8
Mar 29.3 17.4 4mm 7.6
Apr 27.5 15.9 20mm 8.2
May 24.4 14.6 94mm 9.0
Jun 18.7 11.2 113mm 4.9
Jul 18.0 10.9 154mm 4.0
Aug 18.2 12.2 168mm 4.1
Sep 20.6 11.1 27mm 8.3
Oct 22.4 13.1 43mm 9.7
Nov 24.9 14.9 25mm 10.0
Dec 29.5 18.9 6mm 7.5

April in Other Australian Cities

Sydney in April21.9°C, 160mm Melbourne in April18.0°C, 93mm Brisbane in April25.6°C, 137mm Adelaide in April19.6°C, 19mm Gold Coast in April25.0°C, 236mm Newcastle in April22.5°C, 166mm Canberra in April18.2°C, 54mm Sunshine Coast in April25.0°C, 133mm Wollongong in April20.9°C, 199mm Hobart in April17.3°C, 54mm Geelong in April18.3°C, 66mm Townsville in April29.1°C, 48mm Cairns in April28.6°C, 121mm Darwin in April32.3°C, 38mm Toowoomba in April22.8°C, 115mm Ballarat in April15.3°C, 68mm Bendigo in April18.6°C, 43mm Albury in April20.8°C, 44mm Launceston in April18.4°C, 61mm Mackay in April26.7°C, 117mm Rockhampton in April26.9°C, 128mm Bundaberg in April26.1°C, 168mm Bunbury in April25.9°C, 0mm Coffs Harbour in April23.6°C, 189mm Wagga Wagga in April21.4°C, 50mm Hervey Bay in April25.9°C, 145mm Shepparton in April20.6°C, 29mm Tamworth in April23.1°C, 83mm Port Macquarie in April23.1°C, 174mm Orange in April17.0°C, 98mm Dubbo in April22.3°C, 78mm Warrnambool in April16.7°C, 63mm Mildura in April21.6°C, 15mm Gladstone in April26.3°C, 187mm Bathurst in April18.7°C, 139mm Geraldton in April31.0°C, 1mm Mount Gambier in April17.4°C, 33mm Nowra in April21.3°C, 159mm Alice Springs in April25.1°C, 0mm Traralgon in April17.8°C, 86mm Lismore in April24.7°C, 163mm Caloundra in April25.1°C, 155mm Armidale in April18.1°C, 96mm Albany in April21.4°C, 14mm Kalgoorlie in April23.3°C, 20mm Emerald in April28.6°C, 28mm Broken Hill in April22.0°C, 4mm Grafton in April25.1°C, 104mm Whyalla in April22.2°C, 4mm Murray Bridge in April19.9°C, 10mm Port Augusta in April23.4°C, 3mm Port Lincoln in April19.1°C, 12mm Port Pirie in April21.9°C, 7mm Victor Harbor in April17.3°C, 33mm Mount Isa in April30.0°C, 1mm Longreach in April30.6°C, 6mm Roma in April24.7°C, 76mm Charleville in April25.2°C, 55mm Broome in April32.7°C, 16mm Karratha in April34.0°C, 61mm Port Hedland in April35.1°C, 9mm Esperance in April20.8°C, 10mm Carnarvon in April33.2°C, 0mm Exmouth in April32.6°C, 8mm Mandurah in April26.9°C, 1mm Rockingham in April26.8°C, 33mm Margaret River in April24.4°C, 5mm Griffith in April21.8°C, 50mm Mudgee in April20.4°C, 92mm Maitland in April23.8°C, 157mm Cessnock in April22.5°C, 134mm Tweed Heads in April24.5°C, 252mm Forster in April23.3°C, 190mm Byron Bay in April24.1°C, 286mm Kiama in April21.2°C, 182mm Katoomba in April16.6°C, 218mm Moree in April24.7°C, 58mm Inverell in April22.0°C, 75mm Cooma in April17.1°C, 42mm Young in April19.5°C, 102mm Parkes in April21.4°C, 63mm Forbes in April22.0°C, 62mm Cowra in April21.0°C, 101mm Goulburn in April17.7°C, 81mm Lithgow in April17.2°C, 170mm Singleton in April24.1°C, 124mm Muswellbrook in April23.0°C, 111mm Narrabri in April24.7°C, 63mm Bourke in April26.2°C, 26mm Lightning Ridge in April25.5°C, 61mm Hay in April21.5°C, 34mm Deniliquin in April21.4°C, 22mm Jindabyne in April16.0°C, 49mm Batemans Bay in April20.7°C, 136mm Ulladulla in April20.7°C, 162mm Merimbula in April19.6°C, 115mm Wodonga in April20.7°C, 40mm Wangaratta in April21.2°C, 36mm Echuca in April20.9°C, 30mm Horsham in April18.7°C, 55mm Hamilton in April17.0°C, 36mm Colac in April16.9°C, 44mm Sale in April18.4°C, 63mm Bairnsdale in April19.1°C, 35mm Lakes Entrance in April18.4°C, 63mm Swan Hill in April21.0°C, 35mm Portland in April16.9°C, 54mm Benalla in April20.9°C, 30mm Wonthaggi in April17.2°C, 107mm Lorne in April17.5°C, 57mm Bright in April20.3°C, 45mm Falls Creek in April10.6°C, 74mm Noosa in April24.9°C, 129mm Maryborough in April26.3°C, 69mm Gympie in April25.5°C, 75mm Warwick in April23.3°C, 121mm Dalby in April24.8°C, 162mm Kingaroy in April23.9°C, 155mm Biloela in April27.0°C, 127mm Yeppoon in April25.8°C, 191mm Bowen in April28.5°C, 32mm Ayr in April29.2°C, 26mm Innisfail in April28.3°C, 204mm Atherton in April24.2°C, 76mm Port Douglas in April27.9°C, 246mm Cooktown in April28.6°C, 98mm Weipa in April31.6°C, 213mm Charters Towers in April28.5°C, 24mm Cloncurry in April31.1°C, 2mm Winton in April30.9°C, 5mm Birdsville in April28.1°C, 0mm Stanthorpe in April20.6°C, 83mm Ceduna in April20.8°C, 3mm Coober Pedy in April25.1°C, 0mm Renmark in April21.9°C, 3mm Berri in April21.8°C, 3mm Clare in April19.0°C, 7mm Barossa Valley in April19.7°C, 10mm Goolwa in April18.6°C, 22mm Kingscote in April19.2°C, 15mm Naracoorte in April18.9°C, 24mm Devonport in April17.7°C, 65mm Burnie in April17.2°C, 58mm Ulverstone in April16.8°C, 58mm St Helens in April18.0°C, 70mm Strahan in April14.8°C, 136mm Cradle Mountain in April9.5°C, 136mm Swansea in April18.2°C, 67mm Queenstown in April14.2°C, 205mm Katherine in April32.5°C, 6mm Tennant Creek in April29.5°C, 1mm Nhulunbuy in April29.5°C, 273mm Yulara in April27.3°C, 0mm Kununurra in April32.9°C, 20mm Newman in April31.0°C, 2mm Tom Price in April31.2°C, 4mm Meekatharra in April28.1°C, 37mm Northam in April26.3°C, 6mm Katanning in April23.0°C, 1mm Denmark in April21.4°C, 14mm Dunsborough in April24.6°C, 6mm Penrith in April22.6°C, 156mm Richmond in April23.4°C, 154mm Campbelltown in April22.5°C, 154mm Gosford in April22.4°C, 174mm Sunbury in April16.9°C, 72mm Bacchus Marsh in April17.8°C, 70mm Ocean Grove in April17.8°C, 71mm Torquay in April18.1°C, 76mm Phillip Island in April17.4°C, 88mm Daylesford in April15.1°C, 59mm Airlie Beach in April26.4°C, 101mm Mission Beach in April27.2°C, 375mm Seventeen Seventy in April25.8°C, 156mm Agnes Water in April25.6°C, 156mm Rainbow Beach in April25.3°C, 104mm Coolangatta in April24.5°C, 252mm Surfers Paradise in April25.0°C, 236mm Thredbo in April11.0°C, 89mm Perisher in April11.7°C, 84mm Nelson Bay in April23.0°C, 194mm Terrigal in April22.0°C, 199mm Lennox Head in April23.8°C, 292mm Yamba in April24.3°C, 202mm Narooma in April20.4°C, 121mm Eden in April19.5°C, 103mm Coral Bay in April33.1°C, 76mm Monkey Mia in April32.9°C, 0mm Kalbarri in April31.9°C, 3mm Jurien Bay in April29.4°C, 4mm Busselton in April25.7°C, 9mm Walpole in April21.5°C, 14mm McLaren Vale in April18.6°C, 14mm Hahndorf in April16.8°C, 13mm Robe in April16.6°C, 30mm Jabiru in April33.7°C, 30mm Mataranka in April31.4°C, 10mm Bicheno in April17.2°C, 71mm Bruny Island in April16.2°C, 56mm Port Arthur in April16.4°C, 77mm White Cliffs in April24.3°C, 2mm Tibooburra in April24.6°C, 5mm Oodnadatta in April26.6°C, 0mm Marree in April26.3°C, 1mm Marble Bar in April34.8°C, 3mm Halls Creek in April30.5°C, 7mm Fitzroy Crossing in April35.3°C, 2mm Wyndham in April33.1°C, 26mm Thursday Island in April30.0°C, 204mm Norfolk Island in April22.3°C, 114mm Christmas Island in April27.4°C, 142mm Lord Howe Island in April22.0°C, 184mm

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