Gorseinon weather in April

In April, Gorseinon sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-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 16% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gorseinon's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorseinon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Gorseinon is district town in Swansea, Wales.

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 Gorseinon 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 3°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
10125
11125
12125
13125
14125
15125
16125
17125
18126
19126
20126
21136
22136
23136
24136
25136
26136
27136
28137
29137
30137

How April really feels in Gorseinon

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.

Gorseinon weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12215.90.78.10.9
Feb / 92130.99.61.0
Mar / 8113.30.611.51.8
Apr12° / 7513.10.113.62.9
May15° / 8213.8015.44.0
Jun17° / 11°8513.9016.34.9
Jul19° / 13°9115.1015.95.3
Aug19° / 13°9914.8014.45.2
Sep17° / 11°9012.6012.44.8
Oct14° / 12715.7010.43.3
Nov10° / 12515.90.18.62.0
Dec / 13315.40.47.71.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83466
93565
103565
113664
123664
133763
143664
153664
163664
173664
183565
193565
203664
213664
223565
233565
243565
253565
263466
273466
283466
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gorseinon gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
542
641
740
840
939
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1739
1841
1942
2043
2144
2246
2346
2447
2547
2648
2748
2848
2948
3048

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

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.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:036:39
212.76:016:40
312.75:586:42
412.85:566:44
512.95:546:46
612.95:516:47
713.05:496:49
813.15:476:51
913.15:446:52
1013.25:426:54
1113.35:406:56
1213.35:376:57
1313.45:356:59
1413.55:337:01
1513.55:317:03
1613.65:287:04
1713.75:267:06
1813.75:247:08
1913.85:227:09
2013.95:207:11
2113.95:187:13
2214.05:157:15
2314.05:137:16
2414.15:117:18
2514.25:097:20
2614.25:077:21
2714.35:057:23
2814.45:037:25
2914.45:017:26
3014.54:597:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gorseinon?

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 Gorseinon.

What to pack for Gorseinon in April

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

In April, Gorseinon sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Gorseinon 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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Gorseinon 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 Gorseinon 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
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorseinon?

Gorseinon sits at 51.7°N, 4.0°W, 23 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Llanelli, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Gorseinon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorseinon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m.

The land around Gorseinon is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), trees (29%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
878 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Llanelli 8.0 km · Swansea 9.0 km · Clydach 10 km · Ammanford 14 km · Briton Ferry 16 km · Neath 16 km · Maesteg 27 km · Carmarthen 28 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 Gorseinon (51.6693°, -4.0416°, elevation 23 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).