Typical April weather
Monterey
California · April
63° days
47° nights
about 3 rainy days · 13 hours of daylight · ocean 56°
What to pack
- Sweater
What April feels like
April is the transition, with the afternoon wind that makes 17-Mile Drive feel colder than it reads. Wildflowers run along the Big Sur headlands south of Carmel, and the roadside pullouts fill on weekends.
Expect about 3 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 56° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.
The numbers
| Typical high | 63° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 47° |
| Days with real rain | 3 |
| Total rain | 1.0 in |
| Water temperature | 56° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:33 am / 7:41 pm |