Aylesbury weather in April

In April, Aylesbury sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Aylesbury's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aylesbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:15 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Aylesbury is town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.

Density
4,822/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Aylesbury reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4124
5124
6124
7125
8125
9125
10125
11135
12135
13135
14135
15135
16135
17135
18135
19135
20146
21146
22146
23146
24146
25146
26146
27146
28146
29146
30157

How April really feels in Aylesbury

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aylesbury weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5511.218.10.9
Feb / 439.21.39.61.1
Mar10° / 4510.20.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5211.60.113.63.4
May16° / 5710.4015.44.8
Jun19° / 11°5810.3016.45.8
Jul21° / 13°5910.90166.3
Aug21° / 13°6210.8014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°539.4012.45.7
Oct14° / 6111.4010.43.9
Nov10° / 6211.60.18.62.1
Dec / 5810.90.87.61.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
52872
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
113070
123070
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223268
233268
243268
253169
263169
273169
283070
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Aylesbury gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
636
736
836
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1736
1837
1937
2038
2139
2239
2340
2440
2540
2640
2739
2838
2938
3037

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:506:26
212.75:486:28
312.75:456:29
412.85:436:31
512.95:416:33
612.95:386:34
713.05:366:36
813.15:346:38
913.15:316:40
1013.25:296:41
1113.35:276:43
1213.35:246:45
1313.45:226:46
1413.55:206:48
1513.55:186:50
1613.65:156:52
1713.75:136:53
1813.75:116:55
1913.85:096:57
2013.95:066:59
2113.95:047:00
2214.05:027:02
2314.15:007:04
2414.14:587:05
2514.24:567:07
2614.34:547:09
2714.34:527:10
2814.44:507:12
2914.44:487:14
3014.54:467:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Aylesbury?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aylesbury.

What to pack for Aylesbury in April

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

In April, Aylesbury sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Aylesbury in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aylesbury peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aylesbury?

Aylesbury sits at 51.8°N, 0.8°W, 93 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Leighton Buzzard, 16 km away.

Topography around Aylesbury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aylesbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Aylesbury is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (31%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Leighton Buzzard 16 km · Berkhamsted 18 km · Chesham 20 km · Bletchley 20 km · Amersham on the Hill 21 km · High Wycombe 21 km · Dunstable 21 km · Amersham 22 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

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 Aylesbury (51.8167°, -0.8146°, elevation 93 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. 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).