Elgin weather in April

In April, Elgin sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. 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 42 min at the start of April to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Elgin's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elgin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 54 mm; 12.1 wet days
Daylight: 14 hours; 5:13 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 4th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

Elgin is former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland, UK.

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 8°C through the month.

A typical April day in Elgin reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°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	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

How April really feels in Elgin

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Elgin weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	70	15.5	0.9	7	0.7
Feb	6° / 4°	59	12.7	1.7	9	0.6
Mar	7° / 5°	57	13.6	1.2	11.4	0.9
Apr	8° / 6°	54	12.1	0.6	14	1.5
May	10° / 8°	57	11.8	0	16.3	2.3
Jun	13° / 11°	70	13.3	0	17.6	3.1
Jul	15° / 13°	68	13.4	0	17.1	4.0
Aug	15° / 13°	85	14.4	0	15	4.1
Sep	14° / 12°	81	13.5	0	12.5	3.6
Oct	12° / 9°	103	16.6	0	10	2.5
Nov	9° / 7°	90	17.1	0.4	7.7	1.6
Dec	7° / 5°	78	16.1	1.2	6.4	0.9

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 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	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 (%)	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	39	38	38	39	39	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	69	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	66	66	65	65	63	63	62	61	62	62	61	61	62	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Elgin gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	40
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	40	3
3	41	3
4	41	3
5	41	3
6	41	3
7	41	3
8	41	3
9	41	3
10	40	3
11	40	2
12	39	2
13	39	2
14	39	2
15	39	2
16	39	2
17	39	1
18	39	1
19	39	1
20	39	1
21	39	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	40	1
25	40	0
26	40	0
27	41	0
28	41	0
29	41	0
30	40	0

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 23 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
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	24	breezy
2	24	breezy
3	24	breezy
4	24	breezy
5	24	breezy
6	24	breezy
7	24	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	23	breezy
12	23	breezy
13	23	breezy
14	23	breezy
15	23	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	22	breezy
23	22	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy
29	21	breezy
30	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:45 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	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.4	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:53	5:50	5:47	5:44	5:41	5:39	5:36	5:33	5:30	5:27	5:25	5:22	5:19	5:16	5:13	5:11	5:08	5:05	5:03	5:00	4:57	4:55	4:52	4:49	4:47	4:44	4:42	4:39	4:37
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:42	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:51	6:54	6:56	6:58	7:00	7:02	7:05	7:07	7:09	7:11	7:14	7:16	7:18	7:20	7:22	7:25	7:27	7:29	7:31	7:34	7:36	7:38	7:40	7:42	7:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:56	6:40
2	12.8	5:53	6:42
3	12.9	5:50	6:45
4	13.0	5:47	6:47
5	13.1	5:44	6:49
6	13.2	5:41	6:51
7	13.2	5:39	6:54
8	13.3	5:36	6:56
9	13.4	5:33	6:58
10	13.5	5:30	7:00
11	13.6	5:27	7:02
12	13.7	5:25	7:05
13	13.8	5:22	7:07
14	13.8	5:19	7:09
15	13.9	5:16	7:11
16	14.0	5:13	7:14
17	14.1	5:11	7:16
18	14.2	5:08	7:18
19	14.2	5:05	7:20
20	14.3	5:03	7:22
21	14.4	5:00	7:25
22	14.5	4:57	7:27
23	14.6	4:55	7:29
24	14.7	4:52	7:31
25	14.7	4:49	7:34
26	14.8	4:47	7:36
27	14.9	4:44	7:38
28	15.0	4:42	7:40
29	15.1	4:39	7:42
30	15.1	4:37	7:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 3.87 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)	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Elgin?

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

1.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elgin.

What to pack for Elgin in April

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

In April, Elgin sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 6°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 Elgin 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 7°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)	7	7	7	7	9	12	14	14	13	12	10	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	7	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Elgin 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 Elgin peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Elgin?

Elgin sits at 57.6°N, 3.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Inverness, 57 km away.

Topography around Elgin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elgin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m.

The land around Elgin is covered by grassland (30%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (31%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

129 m

grassland 30%

16 km

403 m

water 31%

80 km

1,309 m

grassland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

April weather nearby: Inverness 57 km · Aberdeen 92 km · Peterhead 93 km · Nigg 94 km · Arbroath 129 km · Dundee 133 km · Perth 140 km · Fort William 142 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 Elgin (57.6495°, -3.3184°, elevation 20 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	5
2	8	5
3	8	5
4	8	5
5	8	5
6	8	5
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	6
13	8	6
14	8	6
15	8	6
16	8	6
17	9	6
18	9	6
19	9	6
20	9	6
21	9	6
22	9	6
23	9	6
24	9	6
25	9	7
26	9	7
27	9	7
28	9	7
29	9	7
30	9	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	40	3
3	41	3
4	41	3
5	41	3
6	41	3
7	41	3
8	41	3
9	41	3
10	40	3
11	40	2
12	39	2
13	39	2
14	39	2
15	39	2
16	39	2
17	39	1
18	39	1
19	39	1
20	39	1
21	39	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	40	1
25	40	0
26	40	0
27	41	0
28	41	0
29	41	0
30	40	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	40	3
3	41	3
4	41	3
5	41	3
6	41	3
7	41	3
8	41	3
9	41	3
10	40	3
11	40	2
12	39	2
13	39	2
14	39	2
15	39	2
16	39	2
17	39	1
18	39	1
19	39	1
20	39	1
21	39	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	40	1
25	40	0
26	40	0
27	41	0
28	41	0
29	41	0
30	40	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	3
2	40	3
3	41	3
4	41	3
5	41	3
6	41	3
7	41	3
8	41	3
9	41	3
10	40	3
11	40	2
12	39	2
13	39	2
14	39	2
15	39	2
16	39	2
17	39	1
18	39	1
19	39	1
20	39	1
21	39	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	40	1
25	40	0
26	40	0
27	41	0
28	41	0
29	41	0
30	40	0

	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