Grange Hill weather in April

In April, Grange Hill sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Grange Hill's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grange Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:12 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Grange Hill is area and ward in Epping Forest, Essex, England.

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 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Grange Hill reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°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)
1125
2125
3125
4125
5125
6125
7135
8135
9135
10135
11135
12135
13135
14135
15135
16146
17146
18146
19146
20146
21146
22146
23146
24146
25157
26157
27157
28157
29157
30157

How April really feels in Grange Hill

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.

Grange Hill weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5410.80.98.11.0
Feb / 469.40.99.61.3
Mar10° / 42100.711.52.3
Apr14° / 4710.80.113.63.7
May17° / 539.9015.35.1
Jun20° / 12°569.4016.36.1
Jul22° / 14°5510015.96.5
Aug22° / 14°6310014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°438.4012.46.0
Oct15° / 5810.8010.44.3
Nov11° / 6010.90.18.62.4
Dec / 5811.30.87.71.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53268
63268
73268
83367
93268
103268
113268
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173466
183466
193367
203367
213367
223367
233367
243367
253367
263268
273169
283169
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Grange Hill gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
533
633
733
833
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1734
1834
1935
2036
2137
2237
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2837
2937
3036

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 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light 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 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 5:47 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:476:22
212.75:446:24
312.75:426:26
412.85:396:27
512.95:376:29
612.95:356:31
713.05:336:32
813.15:306:34
913.15:286:36
1013.25:266:37
1113.35:236:39
1213.35:216:41
1313.45:196:43
1413.55:176:44
1513.55:146:46
1613.65:126:48
1713.75:106:49
1813.75:086:51
1913.85:056:53
2013.95:036:54
2113.95:016:56
2214.04:596:58
2314.04:577:00
2414.14:557:01
2514.24:537:03
2614.24:517:05
2714.34:497:06
2814.44:477:08
2914.44:457:10
3014.54:437:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Grange Hill?

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

3.7
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 Grange Hill.

What to pack for Grange Hill in April

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

In April, Grange Hill sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Grange Hill 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 Grange Hill peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grange Hill?

Grange Hill sits at 51.6°N, 0.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Woodford Green, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Grange Hill

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grange Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Grange Hill is covered by trees (35%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (35%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
306 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Woodford Green 4.0 km · Ilford 6.0 km · Chingford 6.0 km · Becontree 7.0 km · Leytonstone 7.0 km · Manor Park 7.0 km · Walthamstow 8.0 km · Romford 8.0 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 Grange Hill (51.6118°, 0.0861°, elevation 0 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. 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).