United States in April

April is one of United States's best months (rank 2 of 12): its 171 destinations average 78/100, led by Death Valley National Park at 98 — 18°C and 2 rainy days — while Gates of the Arctic National Park is cooler at -14°C and scores 52.

#2 of 12 months for United States · 171 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in United States in April

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Death Valley National Park	National park	18°C	8 mm · 2 days	98 tier S	Yes
2	Pinnacles National Park	National park	19°C	14 mm · 3 days	97 tier S	Yes
3	Napa	City	22°C	15 mm · 3 days	95 tier S	Yes
4	Sacramento	City	24°C	22 mm · 4 days	95 tier S	Yes
5	Las Vegas	City	23°C	5 mm · 2 days	94 tier S	Yes
6	Los Angeles	City	24°C	18 mm · 2 days	94 tier S	Yes
7	Albuquerque	City	18°C	8 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	Yes
8	Arches National Park	National park	15°C	14 mm · 4 days	93 tier S	Yes
9	Canyonlands National Park	National park	15°C	9 mm · 2 days	93 tier S	Yes
10	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	15°C	7 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	Yes
11	Lahaina	Beach	28°C	20 mm · 3 days	93 tier S	Yes
12	Sedona	Trekking hub	19°C	12 mm · 2 days	93 tier S	Yes
13	Honolulu	Beach	28°C	40 mm · 10 days	92 tier S	—
14	Kona	Beach	28°C	51 mm · 11 days	92 tier S	—
15	Moab	Trekking hub	18°C	13 mm · 3 days	92 tier S	Yes
16	Naples, Florida	Beach	29°C	57 mm · 9 days	92 tier S	Yes
17	Saguaro National Park	National park	21°C	3 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
18	Kauai	Island	24°C	50 mm · 16 days	91 tier S	—
19	Savannah	City	25°C	75 mm · 8 days	91 tier S	Yes
20	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	22°C	11 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	Yes
21	Key West	Beach	29°C	33 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
22	Sarasota	Beach	28°C	65 mm · 9 days	90 tier S	Yes
23	Zion National Park	National park	14°C	16 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	Yes
24	Charleston	City	23°C	98 mm · 8 days	89 tier A	Yes
25	Miami	Beach	30°C	72 mm · 12 days	89 tier A	Yes
26	Palm Springs	City	28°C	15 mm · 2 days	89 tier A	Yes
27	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	17°C	12 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	Yes
28	Tucson	City	26°C	2 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	Yes
29	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	28°C	87 mm · 13 days	88 tier A	Yes
30	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	18°C	114 mm · 12 days	88 tier A	Yes
31	Raleigh	City	22°C	96 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	Yes
32	Taos	Trekking hub	12°C	19 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	—
33	White Sands National Park	National park	21°C	3 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	Yes
34	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	12°C	20 mm · 5 days	87 tier A	—
35	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	21°C	11 mm · 1 day	87 tier A	Yes
36	Clearwater	Beach	25°C	81 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	—
37	Jacksonville	City	26°C	77 mm · 10 days	87 tier A	Yes
38	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	18°C	137 mm · 11 days	87 tier A	Yes
39	Scottsdale	City	28°C	1 mm · 0 days	87 tier A	Yes
40	Atlanta	City	21°C	104 mm · 9 days	86 tier A	Yes
41	Channel Islands National Park	National park	12°C	11 mm · 1 day	86 tier A	—
42	Charlotte	City	21°C	109 mm · 9 days	86 tier A	Yes
43	Dallas	City	24°C	144 mm · 11 days	86 tier A	Yes
44	New Orleans	City	25°C	118 mm · 9 days	86 tier A	Yes
45	New River Gorge National Park	National park	16°C	113 mm · 14 days	86 tier A	Yes
46	Phoenix	City	32°C	1 mm · 0 days	86 tier A	Yes
47	Richmond	City	21°C	103 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	Yes
48	Congaree National Park	National park	24°C	87 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	Yes
49	Maui	Island	16°C	95 mm · 21 days	85 tier A	—
50	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	11°C	16 mm · 4 days	85 tier A	—
51	San Francisco	City	17°C	16 mm · 3 days	85 tier A	—
52	Shenandoah National Park	National park	14°C	95 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	—
53	St. Augustine	City	24°C	93 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	Yes
54	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	10°C	14 mm · 4 days	84 tier A	—
55	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	15°C	135 mm · 12 days	84 tier A	—
56	Haleakala National Park	National park	13°C	95 mm · 21 days	84 tier A	—
57	Hilton Head Island	Beach	23°C	83 mm · 7 days	84 tier A	—
58	Hot Springs National Park	National park	21°C	150 mm · 12 days	84 tier A	Yes
59	Houston	City	27°C	99 mm · 13 days	84 tier A	Yes
60	Kansas City	City	19°C	88 mm · 10 days	84 tier A	Yes
61	Austin	City	27°C	115 mm · 12 days	83 tier A	Yes
62	Badlands National Park	National park	11°C	51 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	—
63	Gatlinburg	City	20°C	118 mm · 12 days	83 tier A	—
64	Asheville	City	18°C	103 mm · 10 days	82 tier A	—
65	Big Bend National Park	National park	25°C	3 mm · 1 day	82 tier A	—
66	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	10°C	26 mm · 7 days	82 tier A	—
67	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	13°C	111 mm · 15 days	82 tier A	—
68	Destin	Beach	24°C	128 mm · 11 days	82 tier A	—
69	Memphis	City	21°C	150 mm · 11 days	82 tier A	—
70	Myrtle Beach	Beach	23°C	82 mm · 7 days	82 tier A	—
71	Nashville	City	20°C	121 mm · 13 days	82 tier A	—
72	Pensacola	Beach	23°C	125 mm · 11 days	82 tier A	—
73	St. Louis	City	20°C	110 mm · 12 days	82 tier A	Yes
74	Washington	City	18°C	100 mm · 10 days	82 tier A	—
75	Wind Cave National Park	National park	10°C	59 mm · 10 days	82 tier A	—
76	Boise	City	14°C	30 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	—
77	Flagstaff	City	17°C	18 mm · 4 days	81 tier A	—
78	San Antonio	City	28°C	92 mm · 11 days	81 tier A	—
79	San Diego	Beach	19°C	23 mm · 4 days	81 tier A	—
80	Santa Barbara	Beach	23°C	19 mm · 2 days	81 tier A	—
81	Baltimore	City	18°C	111 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
82	Laguna Beach	Beach	20°C	23 mm · 3 days	80 tier A	—
83	Santa Fe	City	13°C	16 mm · 3 days	80 tier A	—
84	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	9°C	55 mm · 7 days	80 tier A	—
85	Breckenridge	Ski resort	5°C	72 mm · 14 days	79 tier B	—
86	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	8°C	99 mm · 15 days	79 tier B	—
87	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	25°C	6 mm · 1 day	79 tier B	—
88	Louisville	City	19°C	119 mm · 12 days	79 tier B	—
89	Monterey	Beach	15°C	20 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	—
90	Redwood National Park	National park	12°C	113 mm · 10 days	79 tier B	—
91	Reno	City	16°C	21 mm · 5 days	79 tier B	—
92	Big Sur	Beach	17°C	22 mm · 3 days	78 tier B	—
93	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	7°C	18 mm · 5 days	78 tier B	—
94	Orlando	City	29°C	102 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
95	Philadelphia	City	16°C	117 mm · 11 days	78 tier B	—
96	Tampa	City	28°C	81 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
97	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	6°C	46 mm · 6 days	78 tier B	—
98	Big Sky	Ski resort	6°C	72 mm · 14 days	77 tier B	—
99	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	16°C	24 mm · 3 days	77 tier B	—
100	Bozeman	Trekking hub	5°C	64 mm · 11 days	76 tier B	—
101	Cincinnati	City	18°C	105 mm · 12 days	76 tier B	—
102	Denver	City	13°C	45 mm · 8 days	76 tier B	—
103	Indianapolis	City	17°C	98 mm · 13 days	76 tier B	—
104	Pittsburgh	City	15°C	110 mm · 14 days	76 tier B	—
105	Boulder	City	15°C	52 mm · 10 days	75 tier B	—
106	Columbus	City	17°C	106 mm · 13 days	75 tier B	—
107	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	29°C	39 mm · 6 days	75 tier B	—
108	Sequoia National Park	National park	4°C	39 mm · 7 days	75 tier B	—
109	Vail	Ski resort	5°C	68 mm · 12 days	75 tier B	—
110	Everglades National Park	National park	32°C	47 mm · 8 days	74 tier B	—
111	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	4°C	28 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
112	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	5°C	78 mm · 9 days	74 tier B	—
113	New York	City	14°C	110 mm · 12 days	74 tier B	—
114	Park City	Ski resort	5°C	75 mm · 12 days	74 tier B	—
115	Salt Lake City	City	12°C	57 mm · 10 days	74 tier B	—
116	Biscayne National Park	National park	31°C	72 mm · 12 days	73 tier B	—
117	Great Basin National Park	National park	2°C	31 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
118	Jackson	Ski resort	4°C	80 mm · 16 days	73 tier B	—
119	Seattle	City	12°C	91 mm · 15 days	73 tier B	—
120	Yosemite National Park	National park	4°C	62 mm · 8 days	73 tier B	—
121	Bend	City	13°C	55 mm · 11 days	72 tier B	—
122	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	19°C	277 mm · 24 days	72 tier B	—
123	Madison	City	14°C	80 mm · 13 days	72 tier B	—
124	Portland	City	14°C	120 mm · 16 days	72 tier B	—
125	Virginia Beach	Beach	18°C	89 mm · 10 days	72 tier B	—
126	Acadia National Park	National park	4°C	115 mm · 12 days	71 tier B	—
127	Cleveland	City	14°C	102 mm · 14 days	71 tier B	—
128	Detroit	City	10°C	83 mm · 13 days	71 tier B	—
129	Hilo	City	27°C	268 mm · 26 days	71 tier B	—
130	Telluride	Ski resort	8°C	51 mm · 10 days	71 tier B	—
131	Crater Lake National Park	National park	4°C	118 mm · 13 days	70 tier B	—
132	Grand Teton National Park	National park	1°C	78 mm · 15 days	70 tier B	—
133	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	2°C	59 mm · 13 days	70 tier B	—
134	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	8°C	55 mm · 11 days	70 tier B	—
135	Voyageurs National Park	National park	3°C	79 mm · 12 days	70 tier B	—
136	Aspen	Ski resort	6°C	62 mm · 12 days	69 tier C	—
137	Boston	City	11°C	107 mm · 12 days	69 tier C	—
138	Chicago	City	10°C	108 mm · 13 days	69 tier C	—
139	Denali National Park	National park	-2°C	27 mm · 6 days	69 tier C	—
140	Katmai National Park	National park	0°C	80 mm · 14 days	69 tier C	—
141	Outer Banks	Beach	17°C	104 mm · 9 days	69 tier C	—
142	Sun Valley	Ski resort	4°C	41 mm · 10 days	69 tier C	—
143	Glacier National Park	National park	-1°C	67 mm · 15 days	67 tier C	—
144	Burlington	City	12°C	101 mm · 12 days	66 tier C	—
145	Milwaukee	City	6°C	96 mm · 12 days	66 tier C	—
146	Minneapolis	City	9°C	103 mm · 12 days	66 tier C	—
147	Olympic National Park	National park	2°C	176 mm · 18 days	66 tier C	—
148	Traverse City	City	10°C	87 mm · 14 days	66 tier C	—
149	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	8°C	26 mm · 5 days	65 tier C	—
150	Newport	Beach	12°C	111 mm · 10 days	64 tier C	—
151	Yellowstone National Park	National park	-2°C	75 mm · 15 days	64 tier C	—
152	Anchorage	City	2°C	39 mm · 9 days	63 tier C	—
153	Bar Harbor	City	9°C	115 mm · 12 days	63 tier C	—
154	Killington	Ski resort	6°C	123 mm · 14 days	63 tier C	—
155	Fairbanks	City	5°C	19 mm · 5 days	62 tier C	—
156	Isle Royale National Park	National park	-3°C	91 mm · 11 days	62 tier C	—
157	Hyannis	Beach	11°C	94 mm · 11 days	60 tier C	—
158	Whitefish	Ski resort	10°C	72 mm · 15 days	59 tier D	—
159	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	-9°C	29 mm · 5 days	58 tier D	—
160	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-7°C	58 mm · 11 days	58 tier D	—
161	Nantucket	Island	9°C	97 mm · 11 days	58 tier D	—
162	Lake Placid	Ski resort	10°C	118 mm · 14 days	57 tier D	—
163	North Cascades National Park	National park	-4°C	120 mm · 16 days	57 tier D	—
164	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	-2°C	309 mm · 19 days	56 tier D	—
165	Juneau	City	6°C	163 mm · 18 days	56 tier D	—
166	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	-5°C	148 mm · 15 days	56 tier D	—
167	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	-5°C	137 mm · 17 days	55 tier D	—
168	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-10°C	40 mm · 10 days	55 tier D	—
169	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-14°C	18 mm · 5 days	52 tier D	—
170	Mackinac Island	Island	5°C	106 mm · 14 days	52 tier D	—
171	Stowe	Ski resort	12°C	129 mm · 15 days	49 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means April is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in April

Desert wildflower bloom · Death Valley National Park · 10 Feb – 15 Apr (usually)
Desert wildflowers · Las Vegas and 1 more place · 1 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)
March Madness · Las Vegas · 15 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)
Wildflower season · Los Angeles and 1 more place · 1 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)
Gray whale migration · Los Angeles and 7 more places · 15 Dec – 30 Apr (usually)
Easter Jeep Safari · Arches National Park and 1 more place · 28 Mar – 5 Apr
Humpback whale season · Lahaina and 5 more places · 15 Dec – 15 May
Spring break crowds · Sedona and 1 more place · 1 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 8 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

May · 79/100 October · 77/100 September · 76/100 Weakest: January · 61/100

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