Exeter weather in April

In April, Exeter sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 19% 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 Exeter's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Exeter's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 64 mm; 11.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:28 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 1st clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Exeter is city in Devon, England.

Density: 4,788/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1974

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

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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 Exeter reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

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

How April really feels in Exeter

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.

Exeter weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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° / 3°	67	12.2	0.6	8.2	1.1
Feb	8° / 3°	56	10.5	0.6	9.7	1.2
Mar	10° / 4°	56	11.4	0.4	11.5	2.1
Apr	12° / 5°	64	11.4	0.2	13.5	3.1
May	15° / 8°	65	12	0	15.2	4.3
Jun	18° / 11°	61	10.8	0	16.2	5.5
Jul	20° / 13°	57	10.8	0	15.8	6.0
Aug	20° / 13°	65	11.3	0	14.3	5.9
Sep	17° / 11°	53	9.5	0	12.4	5.5
Oct	14° / 8°	76	12.5	0	10.4	3.7
Nov	11° / 6°	73	12.3	0	8.7	2.3
Dec	8° / 4°	73	11.9	0.4	7.8	1.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% 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 (%)	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Exeter gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 42% 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	37	37	37	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	39
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42

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	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	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 6:02 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:23 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)	6:02	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:01	4:59
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:19	7:20	7:22	7:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:02	6:36
2	12.6	5:59	6:38
3	12.7	5:57	6:39
4	12.8	5:55	6:41
5	12.8	5:52	6:43
6	12.9	5:50	6:44
7	13.0	5:48	6:46
8	13.0	5:46	6:48
9	13.1	5:43	6:49
10	13.2	5:41	6:51
11	13.2	5:39	6:52
12	13.3	5:37	6:54
13	13.4	5:35	6:56
14	13.4	5:32	6:57
15	13.5	5:30	6:59
16	13.5	5:28	7:01
17	13.6	5:26	7:02
18	13.7	5:24	7:04
19	13.7	5:22	7:06
20	13.8	5:20	7:07
21	13.9	5:17	7:09
22	13.9	5:15	7:10
23	14.0	5:13	7:12
24	14.0	5:11	7:14
25	14.1	5:09	7:15
26	14.2	5:07	7:17
27	14.2	5:05	7:19
28	14.3	5:03	7:20
29	14.3	5:01	7:22
30	14.4	4:59	7:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.28 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	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	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	3.6	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	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Exeter?

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

3.1

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 Exeter.

What to pack for Exeter in April

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Exeter in April

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°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)	10	9	9	10	12	14	16	17	17	16	14	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Exeter 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 Exeter peaks around August 13 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	7	5	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	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Exeter?

Exeter sits at 50.7°N, 3.5°W, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Heavitree, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Exeter

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Exeter has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Exeter is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

156 m

trees 40%

16 km

356 m

grassland 49%

80 km

651 m

grassland 43%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

April weather nearby: Heavitree 2.0 km · Exmouth 15 km · Tiverton 20 km · Newton Abbot 22 km · Torquay 29 km · Paignton 32 km · Brixham 37 km · Taunton 44 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 Exeter (50.7236°, -3.5275°, elevation 46 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	11	5
2	11	5
3	11	5
4	11	5
5	11	5
6	11	5
7	12	5
8	12	5
9	12	5
10	12	5
11	12	5
12	12	5
13	12	5
14	12	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	12	5
18	12	6
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	7
29	13	7
30	14	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	39
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	39
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	37
20	38
21	39
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1