Christchurch weather in April

In April, Christchurch sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Christchurch's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Christchurch's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 60 mm; 10.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:21 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Christchurch is coastal town in Dorset, England.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: ~700 CE

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Christchurch reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°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)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	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

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

Christchurch weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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° / 5°	93	14.6	0.3	8.2	1.3
Feb	8° / 5°	67	11.2	0.5	9.7	1.2
Mar	9° / 6°	59	11.3	0.3	11.5	1.9
Apr	11° / 7°	60	10.6	0.1	13.5	2.8
May	14° / 10°	55	9.5	0	15.2	4.1
Jun	17° / 13°	58	9.6	0	16.2	5.3
Jul	19° / 15°	58	9.8	0	15.8	6.1
Aug	19° / 15°	74	10.5	0	14.3	6.0
Sep	17° / 14°	70	10.7	0	12.4	5.5
Oct	15° / 11°	110	13.6	0	10.4	3.9
Nov	11° / 8°	113	14.7	0	8.7	2.5
Dec	9° / 6°	101	13.2	0.2	7.8	1.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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 (%)	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	40	40	40
Cloudier (%)	61	60	59	59	59	58	58	59	58	58	58	56	56	56	55	56	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	57	57	59	59	60	60	60

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

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Christchurch gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)	38	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35

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 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:16 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)	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:55	6:29
2	12.6	5:52	6:31
3	12.7	5:50	6:32
4	12.8	5:48	6:34
5	12.8	5:45	6:36
6	12.9	5:43	6:37
7	13.0	5:41	6:39
8	13.0	5:39	6:41
9	13.1	5:36	6:42
10	13.2	5:34	6:44
11	13.2	5:32	6:45
12	13.3	5:30	6:47
13	13.4	5:28	6:49
14	13.4	5:25	6:50
15	13.5	5:23	6:52
16	13.5	5:21	6:54
17	13.6	5:19	6:55
18	13.7	5:17	6:57
19	13.7	5:15	6:59
20	13.8	5:13	7:00
21	13.9	5:10	7:02
22	13.9	5:08	7:03
23	14.0	5:06	7:05
24	14.0	5:04	7:07
25	14.1	5:02	7:08
26	14.2	5:00	7:10
27	14.2	4:58	7:12
28	14.3	4:56	7:13
29	14.3	4:54	7:15
30	14.4	4:52	7:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.32 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)	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	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	Bright

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

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Christchurch?

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

2.8

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 Christchurch.

What to pack for Christchurch in April

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

In April, Christchurch sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Christchurch in April

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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	9	11	14	16	18	17	16	13	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Christchurch 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 Christchurch peaks around August 12 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Christchurch in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Christchurch is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Christchurch's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	13	17	17	15	13	11	12	12	11	10	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Christchurch?

Christchurch sits at 50.7°N, 1.8°W, 4 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bournemouth, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Christchurch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Christchurch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Christchurch is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (43%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

119 m

water 43%

80 km

302 m

water 37%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

April weather nearby: Bournemouth 7.0 km · New Milton 8.0 km · Ferndown 12 km · Poole 15 km · Wimborne Minster 15 km · Totton 29 km · Hythe 30 km · Southampton 32 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

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 Christchurch (50.7358°, -1.7813°, elevation 4 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	10	6
2	10	6
3	10	6
4	11	6
5	11	6
6	11	7
7	11	7
8	11	7
9	11	7
10	11	7
11	11	7
12	11	7
13	11	7
14	11	7
15	11	7
16	11	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	13	8
30	13	8

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35

	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