Northallerton weather in April

In April, Northallerton sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Northallerton's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Northallerton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:13 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Northallerton is town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.

Density
1,305/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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Northallerton reaches about 12°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 7°C and 16°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
4114
5114
6114
7114
8114
9114
10114
11114
12114
13114
14114
15114
16124
17124
18124
19124
20124
21124
22125
23125
24125
25125
26135
27135
28135
29135
30135

How April really feels in Northallerton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Northallerton 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 / 5912.72.17.70.5
Feb / 5311.22.49.30.7
Mar / 4911.11.511.51.7
Apr12° / 5611.20.513.72.8
May14° / 5211.1015.74.0
Jun17° / 10°6711.9016.85.0
Jul19° / 12°6411.9016.45.7
Aug19° / 12°6911.7014.75.6
Sep16° / 589.9012.55.0
Oct13° / 6111.70.110.23.3
Nov / 6212.20.58.21.6
Dec / 6612.51.77.20.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92872
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162872
172872
182872
192872
202872
212773
222773
232773
242773
252773
262773
272773
282773
292773
302872

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Northallerton gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2372
3372
4362
5362
6352
7352
8342
9342
10342
11332
12332
13332
14342
15342
16342
17352
18362
19362
20371
21381
22391
23391
24391
25391
26390
27390
28390
29390
30380

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 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light 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 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 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 4:41 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:516:30
212.75:486:32
312.85:466:34
412.95:436:36
513.05:416:38
613.05:386:40
713.15:356:42
813.25:336:43
913.25:306:45
1013.35:286:47
1113.45:256:49
1213.55:236:51
1313.55:206:53
1413.65:186:55
1513.75:166:57
1613.85:136:59
1713.85:117:01
1813.95:087:03
1914.05:067:05
2014.15:037:06
2114.15:017:08
2214.24:597:10
2314.34:567:12
2414.34:547:14
2514.44:527:16
2614.54:497:18
2714.54:477:20
2814.64:457:22
2914.74:437:24
3014.74:417:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 4.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Northallerton?

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

2.8
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 Northallerton.

What to pack for Northallerton in April

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

In April, Northallerton sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Northallerton in April

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March 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
Jan7Bracing
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Mar7Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Northallerton 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 Northallerton peaks around August 10 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Northallerton?

Northallerton sits at 54.3°N, 1.4°W, 43 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Yarm, 19 km away.

Topography around Northallerton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Northallerton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m.

The land around Northallerton is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Yarm 19 km · Darlington 22 km · Thornaby-on-Tees 23 km · Ripon 23 km · Stockton-on-Tees 27 km · Billingham 29 km · Middlesbrough 29 km · Newton Aycliffe 32 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 Northallerton (54.339°, -1.4324°, elevation 43 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).