Saltash weather in April

In April, Saltash sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Saltash's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saltash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:31 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Saltash is town and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Saltash reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3115
4115
5115
6115
7115
8125
9125
10125
11125
12125
13125
14125
15125
16125
17125
18126
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20136
21136
22136
23136
24136
25136
26136
27136
28137
29137
30137

How April really feels in Saltash

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.

Saltash weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8513.80.48.31.2
Feb / 7111.60.59.71.3
Mar10° / 6511.90.411.52.0
Apr12° / 7312.40.113.53.0
May15° / 7512.7015.24.1
Jun17° / 11°7412.6016.15.1
Jul19° / 13°7212.2015.85.7
Aug19° / 13°7712.9014.35.6
Sep17° / 11°6110.4012.45.2
Oct14° / 9113.6010.53.6
Nov11° / 881408.82.3
Dec / 9313.50.27.91.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53565
63664
73664
83565
93763
103763
113763
123763
133862
143961
153862
163763
173763
183763
193664
203565
213466
223466
233367
243466
253466
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Saltash gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
439
539
638
738
838
937
1037
1136
1236
1336
1437
1537
1638
1739
1840
1941
2042
2143
2243
2344
2444
2544
2645
2745
2845
2945
3044

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light 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
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

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 6:05 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:056:39
212.66:026:40
312.76:006:42
412.85:586:43
512.85:556:45
612.95:536:47
713.05:516:48
813.05:496:50
913.15:476:52
1013.15:446:53
1113.25:426:55
1213.35:406:56
1313.35:386:58
1413.45:367:00
1513.55:337:01
1613.55:317:03
1713.65:297:05
1813.75:277:06
1913.75:257:08
2013.85:237:09
2113.85:217:11
2213.95:197:13
2314.05:177:14
2414.05:157:16
2514.15:137:17
2614.15:117:19
2714.25:097:21
2814.35:077:22
2914.35:057:24
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 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saltash?

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

3.0
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 Saltash.

What to pack for Saltash in April

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

In April, Saltash sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Saltash 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 offshore 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 Saltash 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 Saltash 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 Saltash?

Saltash sits at 50.4°N, 4.2°W, 64 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Plymouth, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Saltash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saltash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Saltash is covered by grassland (30%), trees (25%) and water (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), water (26%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Plymouth 7.0 km · Plymstock 11 km · Bodmin 36 km · St Austell 40 km · Newton Abbot 45 km · Paignton 47 km · Torquay 50 km · Brixham 50 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 Saltash (50.4096°, -4.2251°, elevation 64 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).