Burnie weather in April

In April, Burnie sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 61 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Burnie's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burnie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:49 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Burnie is port city in Tasmania, Australia.

Founded
1827

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Burnie reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21612
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51612
61612
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Burnie weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 14°596.614.66.6
Feb19° / 14°476.813.66.5
Mar18° / 13°507.512.36.2
Apr16° / 11°618.510.95.0
May14° / 10°8410.79.74.0
Jun12° / 9011.29.13.1
Jul11° / 10412.79.42.7
Aug11° / 9613.110.42.7
Sep12° / 8612.611.73.1
Oct13° / 6810.313.13.8
Nov15° / 11°639.114.34.7
Dec17° / 12°58814.95.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45050
55050
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185149
195149
205248
215248
225050
235050
245050
255050
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Burnie gets around 61 mm of rain over 8.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
528
628
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1528
1628
1728
1829
1929
2029
2130
2230
2331
2431
2532
2632
2732
2833
2933
3033

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
281181
382171
482171
583161
683161
783161
883161
984151
1084151
1184151
1284151
1384151
1484151
1584151
1684151
1785141
1885141
1986131
2086131
2187121
2287121
2388111
2488111
2589101
2690100
2790100
289190
299280
309280

Wind in April

Winds average 19 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:337:09
211.57:347:07
311.57:357:05
411.57:377:04
511.47:387:02
611.47:397:00
711.37:406:59
811.37:416:57
911.27:426:55
1011.27:436:54
1111.17:446:52
1211.17:456:50
1311.07:466:49
1411.07:476:47
1510.97:486:45
1610.97:496:44
1710.97:516:42
1810.87:526:41
1910.87:536:39
2010.77:546:37
2110.77:556:36
2210.67:566:34
2310.67:576:33
2410.67:586:31
2510.57:596:30
2610.58:006:28
2710.48:016:27
2810.48:026:26
2910.38:046:24
3010.38:056:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.5Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Burnie?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Burnie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burnie in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Burnie sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Burnie in April

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr17Cool
May15Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Burnie in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burnie peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Burnie?

Burnie sits at 41.1°S, 145.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Devonport, 40 km away.

HobartMount MarthaWarragulTraralgonMorningtonMount Eliza

Topography around Burnie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Burnie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burnie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,545 m.

The land around Burnie is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (49%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,545 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Devonport 40 km · Launceston 111 km · Hobart 235 km · Mount Martha 319 km · Warragul 322 km · Traralgon 323 km · Mornington 324 km · Mount Eliza 327 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Burnie (-41.0558°, 145.9038°, elevation 29 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).