Cramlington weather in April

In April, Cramlington sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Cramlington's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cramlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:12 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Cramlington is town and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England.

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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Cramlington reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3115
4115
5115
6115
7115
8115
9115
10115
11115
12115
13115
14115
15115
16125
17125
18125
19126
20126
21126
22126
23126
24126
25126
26136
27136
28136
29136
30136

How April really feels in Cramlington

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.

Cramlington weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5312.21.57.50.8
Feb / 4610.91.69.31.0
Mar / 4310.6111.41.9
Apr12° / 51110.213.82.8
May14° / 4811.3015.84.0
Jun17° / 11°6011.50175.1
Jul19° / 13°6112016.55.7
Aug19° / 13°6812.3014.75.6
Sep17° / 11°529.8012.55.2
Oct13° / 5811.8010.23.5
Nov10° / 6212.50.38.12.0
Dec / 5912.41.271.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142773
152773
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
272872
282872
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Cramlington gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2381
3381
4371
5371
6361
7361
8351
9351
10351
11351
12351
13351
14351
15351
16351
17361
18361
19371
20370
21370
22380
23380
24380
25380
26370
27370
28370
29370
30360

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 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:516:31
212.85:486:33
312.85:466:35
412.95:436:37
513.05:406:39
613.15:386:41
713.15:356:43
813.25:336:45
913.35:306:47
1013.45:276:49
1113.45:256:51
1213.55:226:53
1313.65:206:55
1413.75:176:57
1513.75:156:59
1613.85:127:01
1713.95:107:03
1814.05:077:05
1914.05:057:07
2014.15:027:09
2114.25:007:11
2214.34:577:13
2314.34:557:15
2414.44:537:17
2514.54:507:19
2614.54:487:21
2714.64:467:23
2814.74:437:25
2914.84:417:27
3014.84:397:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cramlington?

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 Cramlington.

What to pack for Cramlington in April

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

In April, Cramlington sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cramlington in April

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Cramlington 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 Cramlington peaks around July 24 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cramlington?

Cramlington sits at 55.1°N, 1.6°W, 78 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bedlington, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Cramlington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cramlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Cramlington is covered by grassland (30%), cropland (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (24%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Bedlington 5.0 km · Blyth 7.0 km · Gosforth 10 km · Ashington 10 km · Whitley Bay 10 km · Wallsend 11 km · North Shields 12 km · Newcastle upon Tyne 13 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 Cramlington (55.0865°, -1.586°, elevation 78 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).