Anacortes weather in April

In April, Anacortes sees average daytime highs of 53°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 4.1 in of precipitation across 14.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 55°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Anacortes's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anacortes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
53°
7th warmest
Overnight low
44°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.1 in
14.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:28 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
6 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Anacortes is city in Skagit County, Washington, United States.

Density
450/km²
people per km²
Founded
1891

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 51°F in the first days to 55°F by the end.

A typical April day in Anacortes reaches about 53°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 59°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°F warmer than March and about 5°F cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Anacortes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Anacortes 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan44° / 38°7.218.33.18.60.7
Feb46° / 38°4.714.62.59.91.1
Mar49° / 40°5.718.31.411.61.7
Apr53° / 44°4.114.60.213.42.7
May58° / 49°3.010.30154.3
Jun62° / 53°2.28.4015.85.5
Jul67° / 57°1.04.3015.57.3
Aug68° / 58°1.44.6014.17.4
Sep64° / 55°2.88.4012.46.0
Oct56° / 48°5.614.2010.63.4
Nov49° / 42°8.218.40.991.5
Dec44° / 38°7.1182.98.20.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93070
103169
113169
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Anacortes gets around 4.1 in of rain and snow over 14.6 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 48% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1542
2542
3542
4542
5532
6532
7531
8531
9521
10521
11511
12511
13501
14491
15491
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28420
29420
30410

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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Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
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66calm
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116calm
126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

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

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:596:31
212.65:576:33
312.75:556:34
412.75:536:36
512.85:516:37
612.85:496:39
712.95:466:40
813.05:446:42
913.05:426:43
1013.15:406:44
1113.15:386:46
1213.25:366:47
1313.25:346:49
1413.35:326:50
1513.45:306:52
1613.45:286:53
1713.55:266:55
1813.55:246:56
1913.65:226:58
2013.75:206:59
2113.75:187:01
2213.85:167:02
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2513.95:107:07
2614.05:097:08
2714.15:077:10
2814.15:057:11
2914.25:037:13
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Anacortes

In seasonPeak

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

Anacortes'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 Anacortes?

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

2.7
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 Anacortes.

What to pack for Anacortes in April

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

In April, Anacortes sees daytime highs around 53°F and nights near 44°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Anacortes in April

The nearest coast averages about 48°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 54°F and coldest in February near 46°F.

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

45°50°55°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan46Bracing
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Mar47Bracing
Apr48Bracing
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Jul53Bracing
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Oct50Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec47Bracing

UV index in Anacortes 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 Anacortes peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Anacortes in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Anacortes is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1018 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Anacortes?

Anacortes sits at 48.5°N, 122.6°W, 23 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mount Vernon, 14 mi away.

Topography around Anacortes

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Anacortes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 ft around an average of 75 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,758 ft.

The land around Anacortes is covered by water (51%) and trees (25%) within 2 miles, water (61%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (49%) and water (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
558 ft
10 miles
1,581 ft
50 miles
10,758 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Mount Vernon 14 mi · Oak Harbor 15 mi · Bellingham 18 mi · Arlington 31 mi · Oak Bay 32 mi · Gordon Head 32 mi · Victoria 34 mi · Saanich 35 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 Anacortes (48.5126°, -122.6127°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).