Plymstock weather in April

In April, Plymstock sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 23% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Plymstock's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plymstock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:31 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
22 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Plymstock is former civil parish and commuter suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.

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 Plymstock reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°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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2107
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5107
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Plymstock weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9714.88.31.6
Feb / 7211.79.71.5
Mar10° / 6311.211.51.9
Apr11° / 5910.913.52.6
May13° / 10°5710.215.23.6
Jun16° / 13°561016.14.7
Jul18° / 15°559.715.75.7
Aug18° / 15°6510.714.35.7
Sep16° / 14°589.712.45.1
Oct14° / 12°10114.110.53.7
Nov12° / 10915.28.82.6
Dec10° / 10414.77.92.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54159
64258
74258
84258
94357
104456
114555
124555
134654
144654
154456
164456
174555
184456
194456
204357
214258
224159
234159
244060
254060
264060
273961
283961
293961
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Plymstock gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
635
735
834
934
1033
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1633
1733
1834
1935
2036
2136
2237
2337
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2638
2738
2838
2938
3038

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
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8100
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11100
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Wind in April

Winds average 22 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1122breezy
1222breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:046:38
212.66:026:40
312.75:596:41
412.85:576:43
512.85:556:45
612.95:536:46
713.05:516:48
813.05:486:49
913.15:466:51
1013.15:446:53
1113.25:426:54
1213.35:406:56
1313.35:376:57
1413.45:356:59
1513.55:337:01
1613.55:317:02
1713.65:297:04
1813.65:277:06
1913.75:257:07
2013.85:227:09
2113.85:207:10
2213.95:187:12
2314.05:167:14
2414.05:147:15
2514.15:127:17
2614.15:107:18
2714.25:087:20
2814.35:067:22
2914.35:057:23
3014.45:037:25

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Plymstock?

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

2.6
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 Plymstock.

What to pack for Plymstock in April

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

In April, Plymstock sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Plymstock in April

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Plymstock in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Plymstock peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Plymstock?

Plymstock sits at 50.4°N, 4.1°W, 27 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Plymouth, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Plymstock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plymstock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Plymstock is covered by grassland (30%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (37%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Plymouth 4.0 km · Saltash 11 km · Paignton 38 km · Newton Abbot 39 km · Brixham 41 km · Torquay 42 km · Bodmin 47 km · St Austell 49 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 Plymstock (50.36°, -4.0905°, elevation 27 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).