Kingston weather in April

In April, Kingston sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 68 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kingston's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:39 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Kingston is capital of Norfolk Island, Australia.

Founded
1788

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kingston reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12321
22221
32221
42221
52221
62221
72221
82221
92221
102221
112221
122221
132221
142221
152221
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172221
182221
192221
202221
212221
222221
232221
242220
252220
262120
272120
282120
292120
302120

Kingston weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 22°636.313.67.4
Feb23° / 22°657137.3
Mar23° / 22°787.812.27.2
Apr22° / 21°687.111.37.1
May21° / 19°817.810.66.7
Jun19° / 18°929.510.26.3
Jul18° / 17°839.110.36.2
Aug18° / 17°678.5116.4
Sep18° / 17°526.911.86.6
Oct19° / 18°456.212.76.7
Nov20° / 19°495.913.57.0
Dec22° / 21°746.713.87.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46040
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
105842
115842
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225644
235644
245644
255644
265644
275644
285644
295644
305644

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kingston gets around 68 mm of rain over 7.1 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 24% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2723
2823
2923
3023

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142238287
252338276
352438276
462538265
572637255
672737244
782837234
883036224
983136213
1093136213
1193236203
1293236203
1393336193
1493336193
1593335193
16103335193
17103335203
18103335203
19103335202
20103335192
21103335192
22113335192
23123434182
24123434182
25133434172
26143533172
27153532162
28163631152
29173630151
30183729141

Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
225breezy
325breezy
425breezy
525breezy
625breezy
725breezy
825breezy
925breezy
1025breezy
1125breezy
1225breezy
1325breezy
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1525breezy
1625breezy
1725breezy
1825breezy
1925breezy
2025breezy
2125breezy
2225breezy
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2825breezy
2925breezy
3025breezy

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:316:15
211.76:316:14
311.76:326:13
411.76:326:11
511.66:336:10
611.66:336:09
711.66:346:08
811.56:356:07
911.56:356:05
1011.56:366:04
1111.46:366:03
1211.46:376:02
1311.46:386:01
1411.46:386:00
1511.36:395:59
1611.36:395:57
1711.36:405:56
1811.26:405:55
1911.26:415:54
2011.26:425:53
2111.26:425:52
2211.16:435:51
2311.16:435:50
2411.16:445:49
2511.16:455:48
2611.06:455:47
2711.06:465:46
2811.06:475:45
2910.96:475:44
3010.96:485:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kingston?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Kingston for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingston in April

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

In April, Kingston sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kingston in April

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 28 to Jun 28 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Kingston in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kingston peaks around December 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 20UV 14Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kingston?

Kingston sits at 29.1°S, 168.0°E, 71 m above sea level, in Norfolk Island. The nearest listed city is Mont-Dore, 768 km away.

Topography around Kingston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

3 km
149 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
300 m
April weather nearby: Mont-Dore 768 km · Noumea 769 km · Dumbéa 782 km · Bourail 869 km · Ouvéa 945 km · Whangarei 952 km · Massey East 1,064 km · Massey 1,064 km

Norfolk Island travel facts

Religion
Protestant 47%none 27%Roman Catholic 13%other Christian 3%

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 Kingston (-29.0546°, 167.9663°, elevation 71 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).