April is close to Charters Towers's year-round average, with average highs near 30.5°C and lows around 18.1°C (mean 24.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 48 mm of rainfall and 69% relative humidity across the period.
April is close to Charters Towers's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Charters Towers was 1996 — when the month averaged 27.1°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 21.2°C. Typical April days reach 30.5°C with nights near 18.1°C. The long-term April temperature trend is broadly flat.
April is about average for rainfall in Charters Towers, averaging 48 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 1983 with 214 mm, while the driest was 2007 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Charters Towers during April averages 69%. The most humid April was 2000 at 88%, and the least humid was 2015 at 53%.
April receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Charters Towers. The sunniest April was 2008 at 6.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2000 at 4.5.
Average wind speed in Charters Towers during April is 2.7 m/s. The windiest April was 1993 at 3.4 m/s, while the calmest was 2009 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.4°C | 24.3°C | 24.1°C | 23.9°C | 25.4°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 30.6°C | 30.7°C | 30.3°C | 29.8°C | 31.8°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Low | 18.2°C | 17.8°C | 17.8°C | 18.0°C | 19.1°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 77 mm | 33 mm | 51 mm | 39 mm | 41 mm | -36 mm |
April temperatures in Charters Towers have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of 7.8°C (1990) to a record high of 38.6°C (2023).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 48 mm, with a wettest year of 214 mm.
One of the best times to visit Charters Towers
April is one of the best times to visit Charters Towers. Expect days averaging 30.5°C and nights around 18.1°C (mean 24.3°C) — close to Charters Towers's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (48 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.5°C | 23.2°C | 18.0°C | 30.6°C | 12.8°C | 26 mm | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 32.5°C | 25.5°C | 18.6°C | 34.7°C | 13.3°C | 3 mm | 63% | 2.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 33.9°C | 27.0°C | 20.2°C | 38.6°C | 16.3°C | 24 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 32.4°C | 26.5°C | 20.6°C | 37.5°C | 17.1°C | 120 mm | 67% | 3.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 30.2°C | 24.3°C | 18.3°C | 35.1°C | 14.5°C | 53 mm | 71% | 2.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2020 | 33.0°C | 25.9°C | 18.9°C | 36.1°C | 15.4°C | 22 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 31.0°C | 24.6°C | 18.3°C | 32.8°C | 15.9°C | 14 mm | 69% | 3.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 31.6°C | 25.0°C | 18.4°C | 33.5°C | 14.6°C | 5 mm | 68% | 3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 31.5°C | 24.3°C | 17.0°C | 34.4°C | 9.5°C | 3 mm | 63% | 3.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2016 | 32.3°C | 25.5°C | 18.8°C | 34.1°C | 16.5°C | 13 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 32.7°C | 25.4°C | 18.1°C | 35.7°C | 11.1°C | 14 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 29.1°C | 23.9°C | 18.7°C | 31.9°C | 15.0°C | 100 mm | 80% | 2.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2013 | 29.8°C | 24.0°C | 18.2°C | 33.3°C | 15.4°C | 82 mm | 75% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 26.7°C | 21.6°C | 16.6°C | 29.7°C | 13.6°C | 31 mm | 82% | 2.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 25.8°C | 21.2°C | 16.7°C | 27.6°C | 12.5°C | 75 mm | 86% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 27.3°C | 23.0°C | 18.7°C | 29.5°C | 16.8°C | 51 mm | 86% | 2.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 28.0°C | 22.8°C | 17.5°C | 31.1°C | 10.9°C | 107 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2008 | 28.5°C | 21.8°C | 15.0°C | 31.5°C | 11.3°C | 4 mm | 70% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 31.4°C | 24.2°C | 17.0°C | 34.6°C | 15.1°C | 2 mm | 66% | 2.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 28.2°C | 23.7°C | 19.2°C | 33.2°C | 13.5°C | 143 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 32.6°C | 25.4°C | 18.2°C | 34.7°C | 15.3°C | 12 mm | 59% | 3.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2004 | 31.8°C | 24.8°C | 17.8°C | 34.3°C | 11.9°C | 36 mm | 62% | 3.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2003 | 32.0°C | 25.2°C | 18.3°C | 35.7°C | 14.8°C | 17 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 32.7°C | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 35.9°C | 16.5°C | 2 mm | 60% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 31.7°C | 25.1°C | 18.6°C | 33.3°C | 15.7°C | 9 mm | 66% | 2.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 26.4°C | 22.5°C | 18.5°C | 28.8°C | 16.3°C | 181 mm | 88% | 2.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 29.3°C | 23.4°C | 17.6°C | 33.2°C | 9.2°C | 43 mm | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 32.8°C | 26.4°C | 19.9°C | 35.6°C | 16.4°C | 42 mm | 68% | 2.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 27.7°C | 21.4°C | 15.2°C | 29.3°C | 11.7°C | 9 mm | 75% | 2.5 m/s | 6 |
| 1996 🔥 | 33.9°C | 27.1°C | 20.2°C | 37.2°C | 15.4°C | 41 mm | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 33.7°C | 26.3°C | 18.8°C | 36.7°C | 13.6°C | 8 mm | 53% | 2.6 m/s | 6 |
| 1994 | 30.5°C | 23.5°C | 16.6°C | 33.0°C | 9.2°C | 2 mm | 63% | 3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1993 | 32.1°C | 24.7°C | 17.3°C | 36.3°C | 14.5°C | 5 mm | 59% | 3.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1992 | 31.7°C | 25.1°C | 18.4°C | 33.7°C | 16.0°C | 16 mm | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 29.1°C | 23.0°C | 16.9°C | 32.3°C | 12.0°C | 13 mm | 71% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 26.3°C | 21.7°C | 17.1°C | 28.9°C | 7.8°C | 155 mm | 85% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 27.2°C | 22.6°C | 18.1°C | 30.8°C | 13.9°C | 185 mm | 82% | 2.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 | 30.3°C | 24.1°C | 17.9°C | 37.1°C | 11.9°C | 111 mm | 71% | 2.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 32.0°C | 25.2°C | 18.3°C | 36.3°C | 15.8°C | 15 mm | 62% | 3.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 32.0°C | 25.4°C | 18.8°C | 35.3°C | 16.2°C | 53 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 30.8°C | 24.7°C | 18.5°C | 35.4°C | 15.0°C | 50 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 31.3°C | 24.5°C | 17.7°C | 33.6°C | 11.6°C | 7 mm | 63% | 2.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 30.6°C | 24.8°C | 19.0°C | 36.2°C | 13.9°C | 214 mm | 69% | 2.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 31.2°C | 24.6°C | 18.0°C | 34.4°C | 15.0°C | 25 mm | 65% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.4°C | 24.0°C | 17.6°C | 32.4°C | 13.6°C | 36 mm | 71% | 2.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 30.5°C with lows near 18.1°C (mean 24.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 48 mm of rainfall in Charters Towers, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 214 mm in 1983.
The hottest April reached 38.6°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 7.8°C in 1990.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.9°C to 31.5°C and overnight lows from 18.2°C to 19.1°C over the same span.
April is close to Charters Towers's year-round average and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 30.5°C daytime highs and 18.1°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Charters Towers, averaging 24.3°C.
For April in Charters Towers, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30.5°C and lows of 18.1°C.
Relative humidity in April averages 69% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in April is 2.7 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 3.4 m/s (1993).
The wettest April on record was 1983 with 214 mm. On average, April sees 48 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Charters Towers behaves each April, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for April specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
