Great Wyrley weather in April

In April, Great Wyrley sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.4 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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Great Wyrley's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Great Wyrley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:19 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Great Wyrley is village in Staffordshire, England, UK.

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 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Great Wyrley reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°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)
1114
2114
3114
4114
5114
6114
7124
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13124
14125
15125
16125
17135
18135
19135
20135
21135
22135
23135
24135
25136
26136
27146
28146
29146
30146

How April really feels in Great Wyrley

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.

Great Wyrley 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 / 5712.31.480.7
Feb / 4910.81.49.50.9
Mar10° / 5211.6111.51.9
Apr12° / 5912.40.313.63.1
May15° / 6311.7015.54.4
Jun18° / 10°7211.8016.55.4
Jul20° / 12°7012.3016.15.9
Aug20° / 12°6711.9014.55.8
Sep17° / 10°6010.4012.45.2
Oct13° / 6911.8010.33.5
Nov10° / 6612.80.38.51.8
Dec / 66121.27.50.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
72674
82674
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172773
182872
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242971
252971
263070
272971
282971
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Great Wyrley gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1402
2392
3391
4391
5381
6382
7382
8372
9372
10372
11361
12361
13361
14361
15371
16371
17381
18391
19401
20411
21421
22430
23430
24430
25430
26430
27430
28420
29420
30420

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 15 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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light 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 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 5:54 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:546:31
212.75:526:33
312.85:496:35
412.85:476:37
512.95:456:38
613.05:426:40
713.05:406:42
813.15:376:44
913.25:356:45
1013.25:336:47
1113.35:306:49
1213.45:286:51
1313.55:266:53
1413.55:236:54
1513.65:216:56
1613.75:196:58
1713.75:167:00
1813.85:147:02
1913.95:127:03
2013.95:097:05
2114.05:077:07
2214.15:057:09
2314.15:037:10
2414.25:017:12
2514.34:597:14
2614.34:567:16
2714.44:547:17
2814.54:527:19
2914.54:507:21
3014.64:487:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Great Wyrley?

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 Great Wyrley.

What to pack for Great Wyrley in April

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Great Wyrley 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 Great Wyrley peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Great Wyrley?

Great Wyrley sits at 52.7°N, 2.0°W, 135 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Cannock, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Great Wyrley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Great Wyrley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Great Wyrley is covered by grassland (31%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (30%), grassland (28%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Cannock 3.0 km · Bloxwich 5.0 km · Burntwood 6.0 km · Walsall 9.0 km · Wednesfield 9.0 km · Aldridge 9.0 km · Willenhall 9.0 km · Wolverhampton 11 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 Great Wyrley (52.6628°, -2.0111°, elevation 135 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).