Humberstone weather in April

In April, Humberstone sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.5 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 Humberstone's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Humberstone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:15 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Humberstone is suburb in Leicester, Leicestershire, 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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Humberstone reaches about 13°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
4124
5124
6124
7124
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13125
14125
15135
16135
17135
18135
19135
20135
21135
22135
23136
24146
25146
26146
27146
28146
29146
30146

How April really feels in Humberstone

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.

Humberstone 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 / 5011.7180.7
Feb / 409.81.59.51.0
Mar10° / 4510.7111.52.1
Apr13° / 5311.50.313.63.3
May16° / 5610.9015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6411016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.6016.16.1
Aug21° / 13°6511.2014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°559.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 6210.9010.33.8
Nov10° / 5811.80.38.51.9
Dec / 5611.31.27.50.9

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
42971
53070
63070
73070
83169
93169
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
182971
192971
202971
212971
223070
233070
243070
253169
263169
273268
283169
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Humberstone gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3362
4362
5362
6362
7362
8352
9352
10351
11351
12351
13351
14351
15361
16361
17361
18371
19381
20381
21390
22400
23400
24400
25400
26400
27400
28400
29400
30390

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 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light 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 5:51 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:516:27
212.75:486:29
312.85:466:31
412.85:436:33
512.95:416:35
613.05:386:36
713.05:366:38
813.15:346:40
913.25:316:42
1013.25:296:44
1113.35:276:45
1213.45:246:47
1313.55:226:49
1413.55:206:51
1513.65:176:52
1613.75:156:54
1713.75:136:56
1813.85:106:58
1913.95:087:00
2013.95:067:01
2114.05:047:03
2214.15:017:05
2314.14:597:07
2414.24:577:08
2514.34:557:10
2614.34:537:12
2714.44:517:14
2814.54:487:16
2914.54:467:17
3014.64:447:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Humberstone?

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

3.3
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 Humberstone.

What to pack for Humberstone in April

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

In April, Humberstone sees daytime highs around 13°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 Humberstone 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 Humberstone 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 Humberstone?

Humberstone sits at 52.6°N, 1.1°W, 72 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Leicester, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Humberstone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Humberstone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m.

The land around Humberstone is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
544 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Leicester 3.0 km · Oadby 5.0 km · Evington 5.0 km · Braunstone 7.0 km · Wigston Magna 7.0 km · Mountsorrel 9.0 km · Glen Parva 9.0 km · Loughborough 15 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 Humberstone (52.6474°, -1.0865°, elevation 72 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).