Flint weather in April

In April, Flint sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 15% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Flint's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flint's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:22 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
72%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Flint is town in Wales, United Kingdom.

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 Flint reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3115
4115
5115
6115
7115
8115
9115
10115
11125
12125
13125
14125
15125
16125
17126
18126
19126
20126
21136
22136
23136
24136
25136
26136
27137
28137
29137
30147

How April really feels in Flint

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.

Flint weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6513.21.17.90.9
Feb / 5611.91.19.41.0
Mar / 6112.90.811.51.8
Apr12° / 6513.20.413.62.9
May15° / 6812.9015.64.1
Jun18° / 11°8113.4016.65.0
Jul19° / 13°8313.9016.25.4
Aug19° / 13°7813.9014.65.4
Sep17° / 11°6812.3012.44.8
Oct13° / 7213.40.110.33.4
Nov10° / 7414.20.28.41.9
Dec / 7713.70.97.41.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42575
52476
62476
72674
82773
92773
102773
112872
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213268
223268
233268
243268
253169
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Flint gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1442
2432
3432
4432
5422
6422
7412
8412
9402
10402
11402
12392
13392
14392
15401
16401
17411
18411
19421
20431
21441
22440
23450
24450
25450
26450
27450
28440
29440
30440

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 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:586:36
212.75:566:38
312.85:536:40
412.85:516:42
512.95:486:43
613.05:466:45
713.15:446:47
813.15:416:49
913.25:396:51
1013.35:366:53
1113.35:346:54
1213.45:316:56
1313.55:296:58
1413.65:277:00
1513.65:247:02
1613.75:227:04
1713.85:207:05
1813.85:177:07
1913.95:157:09
2014.05:137:11
2114.05:107:13
2214.15:087:14
2314.25:067:16
2414.25:047:18
2514.35:017:20
2614.44:597:22
2714.44:577:24
2814.54:557:25
2914.64:537:27
3014.64:517:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Flint?

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

2.9
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 Flint.

What to pack for Flint in April

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

In April, Flint sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Flint 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 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Flint in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flint peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Flint?

Flint sits at 53.2°N, 3.1°W, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Deeside, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Flint

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flint has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Flint is covered by grassland (40%) and water (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Deeside 8.0 km · Buckley 9.0 km · Heswall 9.0 km · Hawarden 10 km · Bebington 14 km · Ellesmere Port Town 16 km · Chester 17 km · Moreton 17 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 Flint (53.2449°, -3.1323°, elevation 29 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).