Aberdeen weather in April

In April, Aberdeen sees average daytime highs of 56°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 5.4 in of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 54°F in the first days to 59°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Aberdeen's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aberdeen's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 56°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 43°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 5.4 in; 15.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:35 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Aberdeen is city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.

Density: 508/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 54°F in the first days to 59°F by the end.

A typical April day in Aberdeen reaches about 56°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 66°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°F warmer than March and about 5°F cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59
Avg low (°F)	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	41
2	54	41
3	54	42
4	54	42
5	55	42
6	55	42
7	55	42
8	55	42
9	55	42
10	55	42
11	55	42
12	55	42
13	56	42
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	56	43
17	56	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	44
23	58	44
24	58	44
25	58	44
26	58	44
27	58	44
28	59	44
29	59	45
30	59	45

Aberdeen weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	47° / 39°	9.8	18.7	1.7	8.7	1.1
Feb	49° / 39°	6.4	15.2	1.5	10	1.7
Mar	52° / 40°	7.4	18.4	1	11.6	2.2
Apr	56° / 43°	5.4	15.6	0.1	13.3	3.2
May	62° / 47°	3.1	10.6	0	14.8	5.1
Jun	65° / 51°	2.0	7.9	0	15.6	6.2
Jul	71° / 53°	0.7	3.4	0	15.3	7.7
Aug	72° / 54°	1.2	4.4	0	14	7.7
Sep	68° / 51°	2.5	7	0	12.4	6.8
Oct	59° / 46°	6.5	13.6	0	10.6	4.2
Nov	51° / 41°	10.6	18.8	0.5	9.1	1.9
Dec	46° / 38°	10.2	18.2	2.1	8.4	1.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	24	25	25	28	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	78	78	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	76	75	75	72	72	72	70	70	69	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Aberdeen gets around 5.4 in of rain and snow over 15.6 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	55
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	46
30	45

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:10
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:05	6:35
2	12.6	6:03	6:36
3	12.6	6:01	6:38
4	12.7	5:59	6:39
5	12.7	5:57	6:41
6	12.8	5:55	6:42
7	12.8	5:53	6:43
8	12.9	5:51	6:45
9	13.0	5:49	6:46
10	13.0	5:47	6:48
11	13.1	5:45	6:49
12	13.1	5:43	6:50
13	13.2	5:41	6:52
14	13.2	5:39	6:53
15	13.3	5:37	6:55
16	13.4	5:35	6:56
17	13.4	5:33	6:57
18	13.5	5:31	6:59
19	13.5	5:29	7:00
20	13.6	5:27	7:02
21	13.6	5:26	7:03
22	13.7	5:24	7:04
23	13.7	5:22	7:06
24	13.8	5:20	7:07
25	13.8	5:18	7:09
26	13.9	5:17	7:10
27	13.9	5:15	7:11
28	14.0	5:13	7:13
29	14.0	5:11	7:14
30	14.1	5:10	7:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Aberdeen

In seasonPeak

In April, Aberdeen sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aberdeen's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Aberdeen?

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 Aberdeen.

What to pack for Aberdeen in April

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

In April, Aberdeen sees daytime highs around 56°F and nights near 43°F. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Aberdeen in April

The nearest coast averages about 51°F 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 16 mi away) is warmest in August at about 58°F and coldest in February near 48°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	48	48	49	51	54	56	57	58	58	55	52	49
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	48	Bracing
Feb	48	Bracing
Mar	49	Bracing
Apr	51	Bracing
May	54	Bracing
Jun	56	Bracing
Jul	57	Bracing
Aug	58	Bracing
Sep	58	Bracing
Oct	55	Bracing
Nov	52	Bracing
Dec	49	Bracing

UV index in Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	5	8	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Aberdeen?

Aberdeen sits at 47.0°N, 123.8°W, 23 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tumwater, 43 mi away.

Topography around Aberdeen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Aberdeen.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Aberdeen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft around an average of 95 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,289 ft.

The land around Aberdeen is covered by trees (54%) within 2 miles, trees (82%) within 10 miles, and trees (70%) and water (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

581 ft

trees 54%

10 miles

938 ft

trees 82%

50 miles

6,289 ft

trees 70%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Aberdeen year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Tumwater 43 mi · Olympia 43 mi · Centralia 45 mi · Lacey 47 mi · University Place 62 mi · Lakewood 63 mi · Spanaway 66 mi · Parkland 66 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Aberdeen (46.9754°, -123.8157°, elevation 23 ft), 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	41
2	54	41
3	54	42
4	54	42
5	55	42
6	55	42
7	55	42
8	55	42
9	55	42
10	55	42
11	55	42
12	55	42
13	56	42
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	56	43
17	56	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	44
23	58	44
24	58	44
25	58	44
26	58	44
27	58	44
28	59	44
29	59	45
30	59	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	55
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	46
30	45

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	41
2	54	41
3	54	42
4	54	42
5	55	42
6	55	42
7	55	42
8	55	42
9	55	42
10	55	42
11	55	42
12	55	42
13	56	42
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	56	43
17	56	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	44
23	58	44
24	58	44
25	58	44
26	58	44
27	58	44
28	59	44
29	59	45
30	59	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	55
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	46
30	45

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	41
2	54	41
3	54	42
4	54	42
5	55	42
6	55	42
7	55	42
8	55	42
9	55	42
10	55	42
11	55	42
12	55	42
13	56	42
14	56	43
15	56	43
16	56	43
17	56	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	44
23	58	44
24	58	44
25	58	44
26	58	44
27	58	44
28	59	44
29	59	45
30	59	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	55
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	52
20	51
21	51
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	46
30	45

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100