Weston-super-Mare weather in April

In April, Weston-super-Mare sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Weston-super-Mare's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weston-super-Mare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Weston-super-Mare is town in North Somerset, England.

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 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Weston-super-Mare reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°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 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3115
4125
5126
6126
7126
8126
9126
10126
11126
12126
13126
14126
15126
16136
17136
18136
19136
20137
21137
22137
23137
24137
25137
26147
27147
28147
29147
30148

How April really feels in Weston-super-Mare

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.

Weston-super-Mare weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.80.58.21.3
Feb / 5610.60.69.61.4
Mar10° / 5610.70.411.52.2
Apr13° / 5911.20.113.53.3
May15° / 6211.3015.34.5
Jun18° / 12°6010.1016.35.7
Jul20° / 14°6211.1015.96.1
Aug20° / 14°7311.5014.45.9
Sep18° / 12°6010.3012.45.5
Oct14° / 8213.2010.43.9
Nov11° / 8113.608.62.4
Dec / 8012.80.27.71.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53664
63664
73763
83664
93763
103862
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
214060
223862
233862
243862
253763
263763
273664
283664
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Weston-super-Mare gets around 59 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
534
634
734
833
933
1032
1132
1231
1331
1431
1532
1632
1733
1834
1936
2037
2138
2239
2340
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041

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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30991

Wind in April

Winds average 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:596:34
212.75:576:36
312.75:546:38
412.85:526:39
512.95:506:41
612.95:476:43
713.05:456:44
813.15:436:46
913.15:406:48
1013.25:386:49
1113.35:366:51
1213.35:346:53
1313.45:316:54
1413.45:296:56
1513.55:276:58
1613.65:256:59
1713.65:237:01
1813.75:207:03
1913.85:187:05
2013.85:167:06
2113.95:147:08
2214.05:127:10
2314.05:107:11
2414.15:087:13
2514.25:067:15
2614.25:047:16
2714.35:027:18
2814.35:007:20
2914.44:587:21
3014.54:567:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Weston-super-Mare?

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

3.3
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 Weston-super-Mare.

What to pack for Weston-super-Mare in April

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

In April, Weston-super-Mare sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Weston-super-Mare in April

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 18°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Weston-super-Mare in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Weston-super-Mare 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Weston-super-Mare?

Weston-super-Mare sits at 51.3°N, 3.0°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Burnham-on-Sea, 12 km away.

Topography around Weston-super-Mare

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Weston-super-Mare.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weston-super-Mare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Weston-super-Mare is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Burnham-on-Sea 12 km · Clevedon 14 km · Penarth 17 km · Nailsea 18 km · Cardiff 21 km · Portishead 21 km · Barry 22 km · Bridgwater 24 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 Weston-super-Mare (51.346°, -2.9766°, elevation 13 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).