Irvine weather in April

In April, Irvine sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Irvine's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Irvine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:23 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Irvine is town in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

Density
2,133/km²
people per km²

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 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical April day in Irvine reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Irvine

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.

Irvine weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 17920.11.77.40.6
Feb / 13816.71.89.20.6
Mar / 12116.11.211.40.9
Apr / 86140.313.81.7
May12° / 8313.80.115.92.7
Jun14° / 11°9214.2017.13.4
Jul15° / 13°11017.2016.63.9
Aug16° / 13°12917.7014.83.9
Sep14° / 12°12716.6012.53.4
Oct12° / 17619.1010.12.4
Nov / 18419.90.381.5
Dec / 19619.51.26.90.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83268
93367
103466
113466
123565
133565
143763
153763
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Irvine gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1482
2482
3482
4492
5482
6482
7482
8472
9471
10461
11451
12441
13441
14431
15431
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20441
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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
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Wind in April

Winds average 20 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
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1320breezy
1420breezy
1520light breeze
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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 6:44 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:036:44
212.86:006:46
312.85:576:48
412.95:556:50
513.05:526:52
613.15:496:54
713.25:476:56
813.25:446:58
913.35:417:00
1013.45:397:02
1113.55:367:04
1213.55:347:06
1313.65:317:08
1413.75:287:10
1513.85:267:12
1613.95:237:14
1713.95:217:16
1814.05:187:18
1914.15:167:20
2014.25:137:22
2114.25:117:24
2214.35:087:27
2314.45:067:29
2414.55:037:31
2514.55:017:33
2614.64:597:35
2714.74:567:37
2814.74:547:39
2914.84:527:41
3014.94:497:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 3.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Irvine?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Irvine.

What to pack for Irvine in April

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

In April, Irvine sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Irvine 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 offshore 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 Irvine 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 Irvine peaks around June 23 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 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Irvine?

Irvine sits at 55.6°N, 4.7°W, 14 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Kilwinning, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Irvine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Irvine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m.

The land around Irvine is covered by grassland (40%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%), water (26%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
999 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kilwinning 5.0 km · Kilmarnock 10 km · Ayr 17 km · Johnstone 25 km · Barrhead 26 km · Newton Mearns 26 km · Paisley 27 km · Renfrew 33 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 Irvine (55.6194°, -4.6551°, elevation 14 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).