Truro weather in April

In April, Truro sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 61 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°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 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 Truro's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Truro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:35 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Truro is city in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Density
3,710/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 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Truro reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°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)
1126
2126
3126
4126
5126
6126
7126
8126
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10126
11126
12126
13126
14136
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21137
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30148

Truro weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7313.28.31.7
Feb / 6011.19.71.7
Mar11° / 5711.511.52.4
Apr13° / 6112.213.53.2
May15° / 5811.315.24.4
Jun18° / 12°5810.816.15.5
Jul20° / 14°5610.315.76.0
Aug20° / 14°6010.614.35.9
Sep18° / 12°519.312.45.7
Oct15° / 10°7712.710.54.1
Nov12° / 7613.68.82.7
Dec10° / 7813.47.92.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63565
73664
83664
93763
103763
113862
123862
133862
143961
153862
163862
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193862
203862
213763
223763
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253664
263565
273565
283565
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Truro gets around 61 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
437
537
636
736
835
935
1035
1134
1234
1335
1435
1536
1637
1738
1839
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2042
2143
2244
2344
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2545
2644
2744
2844
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3042

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
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Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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2118light breeze
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2918light breeze
3018light 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 6:08 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:086:42
212.66:066:43
312.76:036:45
412.86:016:47
512.85:596:48
612.95:576:50
713.05:546:52
813.05:526:53
913.15:506:55
1013.15:486:56
1113.25:466:58
1213.35:447:00
1313.35:417:01
1413.45:397:03
1513.55:377:04
1613.55:357:06
1713.65:337:08
1813.65:317:09
1913.75:297:11
2013.85:277:12
2113.85:247:14
2213.95:227:16
2313.95:207:17
2414.05:187:19
2514.15:167:20
2614.15:147:22
2714.25:127:24
2814.25:117:25
2914.35:097:27
3014.45:077:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Truro?

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

3.2
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 Truro.

What to pack for Truro in April

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

In April, Truro sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Truro 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 13 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
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Truro 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 Truro peaks around August 14 at about 7 (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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Truro?

Truro sits at 50.3°N, 5.1°W, 15 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Falmouth, 12 km away.

Topography around Truro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Truro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Truro is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (68%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
521 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Falmouth 12 km · Redruth 13 km · Newquay 17 km · Camborne 18 km · St Austell 22 km · Bodmin 33 km · Penzance 38 km · Saltash 61 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 Truro (50.2653°, -5.0544°, elevation 15 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).