Typical April weather
Santa Cruz
California · April
66° days
45° nights
about 3 rainy days · 13 hours of daylight · ocean 56°
What to pack
- Sweater
What April feels like
April is when the Pajaro Valley smells like strawberries and the roadside stands open again. The rains taper but have not finished, so locals plan around the forecast rather than the season.
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 | 66° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 45° |
| Days with real rain | 3 |
| Total rain | 1.3 in |
| Water temperature | 56° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:33 am / 7:42 pm |