Exmouth weather in April

In April, Exmouth sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Exmouth's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Exmouth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Exmouth is town in East Devon, England.

Density
1,905/km²
people per km²
Founded
1025

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 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Exmouth reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2116
3116
4116
5116
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29128
30138

Exmouth 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7912.98.31.4
Feb / 6110.59.71.4
Mar10° / 5810.711.52.0
Apr11° / 5810.913.52.8
May14° / 5810.715.24.0
Jun17° / 12°5610.416.25.1
Jul19° / 14°529.915.86.0
Aug19° / 14°6310.614.35.9
Sep17° / 13°549.612.45.4
Oct14° / 11°8913.410.43.8
Nov11° / 8913.48.72.5
Dec / 8612.87.81.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63961
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134258
144258
154159
164258
174159
184159
194159
204159
214060
224060
233961
244060
253961
263763
273763
283763
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Exmouth gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
534
634
733
833
933
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1633
1734
1835
1936
2037
2137
2238
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2938
3038

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
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17100
18100
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22100
23100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light 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 6:01 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:016:35
212.65:596:37
312.75:576:39
412.85:546:40
512.85:526:42
612.95:506:44
713.05:486:45
813.05:456:47
913.15:436:49
1013.25:416:50
1113.25:396:52
1213.35:366:53
1313.35:346:55
1413.45:326:57
1513.55:306:58
1613.55:287:00
1713.65:267:02
1813.75:237:03
1913.75:217:05
2013.85:197:06
2113.85:177:08
2213.95:157:10
2314.05:137:11
2414.05:117:13
2514.15:097:15
2614.25:077:16
2714.25:057:18
2814.35:037:19
2914.35:017:21
3014.44:597:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Exmouth?

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 Exmouth.

What to pack for Exmouth in April

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

In April, Exmouth 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 Exmouth 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 offshore 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.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Exmouth 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 Exmouth 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Exmouth?

Exmouth sits at 50.6°N, 3.4°W, 33 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Heavitree, 13 km away.

Topography around Exmouth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Exmouth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Exmouth is covered by water (49%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (44%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Heavitree 13 km · Exeter 15 km · Newton Abbot 18 km · Torquay 19 km · Paignton 23 km · Brixham 26 km · Tiverton 32 km · Taunton 49 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 Exmouth (50.6172°, -3.4023°, elevation 33 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).