Greenock weather in April

In April, Greenock sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Greenock's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:23 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
76%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Greenock is town and administrative centre of Inverclyde, Scotland, UK.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Greenock reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°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)
1103
2103
3103
4103
5104
6104
7104
8104
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10104
11104
12114
13114
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30125

How April really feels in Greenock

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Greenock 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 / 17718.65.37.40.4
Feb / 14416.44.69.20.6
Mar / 13116.33.311.41.2
Apr11° / 10415.60.913.82.2
May14° / 11015.70.1163.4
Jun16° / 11216.2017.24.0
Jul17° / 11°12517.3016.74.5
Aug17° / 11°14318.2014.84.4
Sep15° / 13015.7012.53.8
Oct12° / 17417.40.110.12.5
Nov / 16017.80.781.3
Dec / 17117.23.46.80.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102278
112278
122377
132377
142476
152476
162575
172575
182575
192575
202674
212773
222674
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302773

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Greenock gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1516
2516
3516
4515
5515
6515
7505
8504
9494
10484
11473
12473
13473
14473
15472
16472
17482
18492
19502
20512
21512
22521
23531
24541
25541
26551
27551
28551
29551
30551

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 13 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2113light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:036:45
212.86:006:47
312.95:576:49
412.95:556:51
513.05:526:53
613.15:496:55
713.25:476:57
813.25:446:59
913.35:417:01
1013.45:397:03
1113.55:367:05
1213.65:337:07
1313.65:317:09
1413.75:287:11
1513.85:267:13
1613.95:237:15
1714.05:207:18
1814.05:187:20
1914.15:157:22
2014.25:137:24
2114.35:107:26
2214.35:087:28
2314.45:057:30
2414.55:037:32
2514.65:007:34
2614.64:587:36
2714.74:567:38
2814.84:537:40
2914.94:517:42
3014.94:497:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 3.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Greenock?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greenock.

What to pack for Greenock in April

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

In April, Greenock sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Greenock in April

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Greenock in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greenock peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Greenock?

Greenock sits at 55.9°N, 4.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Vale of Leven, 12 km away.

Topography around Greenock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greenock has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m.

The land around Greenock is covered by water (41%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (50%), water (24%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
706 m
80 km
1,195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Vale of Leven 12 km · Dumbarton 12 km · Erskine 20 km · Johnstone 20 km · Clydebank 23 km · Paisley 24 km · Renfrew 24 km · Bearsden 27 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 Greenock (55.9484°, -4.7612°, elevation 12 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).