Witney weather in April

In April, Witney sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 15% 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 Witney's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Witney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:18 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Witney is town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, 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 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Witney reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1114
2124
3124
4124
5124
6124
7124
8124
9124
10124
11124
12125
13135
14135
15135
16135
17135
18135
19135
20135
21135
22146
23146
24146
25146
26146
27146
28146
29146
30146

How April really feels in Witney

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.

Witney 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 / 5711.51.18.10.8
Feb / 459.71.19.61.1
Mar10° / 4910.70.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5611.80.213.63.3
May16° / 6211.2015.44.6
Jun19° / 11°5911016.45.6
Jul21° / 13°6211.40166.1
Aug21° / 13°6611.1014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°579.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 6711.5010.43.8
Nov10° / 6511.60.28.62.1
Dec / 6111.30.97.61.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273070
283070
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Witney gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
935
1035
1135
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1736
1837
1938
2039
2140
2241
2341
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991

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
315light 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 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 5:53 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:536:29
212.75:506:30
312.75:486:32
412.85:466:34
512.95:436:35
612.95:416:37
713.05:396:39
813.15:366:41
913.15:346:42
1013.25:326:44
1113.35:296:46
1213.35:276:47
1313.45:256:49
1413.55:236:51
1513.55:206:53
1613.65:186:54
1713.75:166:56
1813.75:146:58
1913.85:116:59
2013.95:097:01
2113.95:077:03
2214.05:057:05
2314.15:037:06
2414.15:017:08
2514.24:597:10
2614.24:567:11
2714.34:547:13
2814.44:527:15
2914.44:507:16
3014.54:487:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
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 Witney?

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 Witney.

What to pack for Witney in April

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

In April, Witney sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Witney 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 Witney peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Witney?

Witney sits at 51.8°N, 1.5°W, 87 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Carterton, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Witney

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Witney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m.

The land around Witney is covered by grassland (39%), trees (23%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
402 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Carterton 8.0 km · Oxford 16 km · Abingdon 19 km · Cowley 20 km · Didcot 26 km · Bicester 26 km · Swindon 32 km · Banbury 33 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 Witney (51.7836°, -1.4854°, elevation 87 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. 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).