Douglas weather in April

In April, Douglas sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Douglas's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 59 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 48 min; 5:26 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 27 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.7; out of 10

Douglas is capital city of the Isle of Man.

Density: 2,596/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1670

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical April day in Douglas reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	7
2	8	7
3	8	7
4	8	7
5	9	7
6	9	7
7	9	7
8	9	7
9	9	7
10	9	7
11	9	7
12	9	7
13	9	7
14	9	7
15	9	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	8
20	9	8
21	9	8
22	9	8
23	9	8
24	10	8
25	10	8
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

Douglas weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 6°	97	16.5	0.2	7.7	1.1
Feb	8° / 6°	75	14.2	0.4	9.4	1.0
Mar	8° / 6°	70	12.9	0.5	11.5	1.2
Apr	9° / 7°	59	11.7	0.1	13.7	1.7
May	11° / 9°	56	11.2	0	15.7	2.7
Jun	13° / 12°	64	10.7	0	16.8	3.6
Jul	15° / 14°	67	12.2	0	16.4	4.2
Aug	16° / 14°	78	12.9	0	14.6	4.4
Sep	15° / 13°	85	13.3	0	12.5	4.1
Oct	13° / 11°	117	16.2	0	10.2	3.1
Nov	11° / 9°	125	18.5	0.1	8.2	2.0
Dec	9° / 7°	114	18.2	0.2	7.2	1.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	44	43	44	44	45	44	44
Cloudier (%)	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	57	56	56	55	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	44	56
30	44	56

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Douglas gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	38
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 27 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	28	breezy
2	28	breezy
3	28	breezy
4	28	breezy
5	28	breezy
6	28	breezy
7	27	breezy
8	27	breezy
9	27	breezy
10	27	breezy
11	27	breezy
12	27	breezy
13	27	breezy
14	26	breezy
15	26	breezy
16	26	breezy
17	26	breezy
18	26	breezy
19	26	breezy
20	26	breezy
21	26	breezy
22	26	breezy
23	26	breezy
24	26	breezy
25	26	breezy
26	26	breezy
27	26	breezy
28	26	breezy
29	26	breezy
30	26	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:03	6:01	5:58	5:55	5:53	5:50	5:48	5:45	5:43	5:40	5:38	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:28	5:26	5:23	5:21	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:53
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:44	6:46	6:48	6:50	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:59	7:01	7:03	7:05	7:07	7:09	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:18	7:20	7:22	7:24	7:26	7:28	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:03	6:42
2	12.7	6:01	6:44
3	12.8	5:58	6:46
4	12.9	5:55	6:48
5	12.9	5:53	6:50
6	13.0	5:50	6:52
7	13.1	5:48	6:54
8	13.2	5:45	6:55
9	13.2	5:43	6:57
10	13.3	5:40	6:59
11	13.4	5:38	7:01
12	13.5	5:35	7:03
13	13.5	5:33	7:05
14	13.6	5:31	7:07
15	13.7	5:28	7:09
16	13.8	5:26	7:11
17	13.8	5:23	7:13
18	13.9	5:21	7:14
19	14.0	5:18	7:16
20	14.0	5:16	7:18
21	14.1	5:14	7:20
22	14.2	5:11	7:22
23	14.2	5:09	7:24
24	14.3	5:07	7:26
25	14.4	5:04	7:28
26	14.5	5:02	7:30
27	14.5	5:00	7:32
28	14.6	4:58	7:33
29	14.7	4:56	7:35
30	14.7	4:53	7:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Douglas?

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

1.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douglas.

What to pack for Douglas in April

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

In April, Douglas sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Douglas in April

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	8	10	12	14	15	15	14	12	10
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	15	Cool
Sep	15	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	10	Bracing

UV index in Douglas in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douglas peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	5	5	5	6	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Douglas?

Douglas sits at 54.1°N, 4.5°W, 31 m above sea level, in Isle of Man. The nearest listed city is Whitehaven, 73 km away.

Topography around Douglas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 613 m.

The land around Douglas is covered by water (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (52%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

water 40%

16 km

617 m

water 52%

80 km

613 m

water 88%

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← March Douglas year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Whitehaven 73 km · Workington 82 km · Barrow in Furness 82 km · Newtownards 92 km · Bangor 95 km · Fleetwood 99 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 100 km · Blackpool 101 km

Isle of Man travel facts

Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita: $90,015; 2023
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2015
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Douglas (54.15°, -4.4833°, elevation 31 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	7
2	8	7
3	8	7
4	8	7
5	9	7
6	9	7
7	9	7
8	9	7
9	9	7
10	9	7
11	9	7
12	9	7
13	9	7
14	9	7
15	9	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	8
20	9	8
21	9	8
22	9	8
23	9	8
24	10	8
25	10	8
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	44	56
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	38
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	7
2	8	7
3	8	7
4	8	7
5	9	7
6	9	7
7	9	7
8	9	7
9	9	7
10	9	7
11	9	7
12	9	7
13	9	7
14	9	7
15	9	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	8
20	9	8
21	9	8
22	9	8
23	9	8
24	10	8
25	10	8
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	44	56
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	38
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	7
2	8	7
3	8	7
4	8	7
5	9	7
6	9	7
7	9	7
8	9	7
9	9	7
10	9	7
11	9	7
12	9	7
13	9	7
14	9	7
15	9	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	8
20	9	8
21	9	8
22	9	8
23	9	8
24	10	8
25	10	8
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	44	56
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	38
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100