Bar Harbor weather in April

In April, Bar Harbor sees average daytime highs of 48°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 3.8 in of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 43°F in the first days to 52°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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bar Harbor's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bar Harbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 48°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 37°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 3.8 in; 11.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 4:56 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.6; out of 10

Bar Harbor is town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 5.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1763

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 43°F in the first days to 52°F by the end.

A typical April day in Bar Harbor reaches about 48°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 55°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 10°F warmer than March and about 10°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)	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53
Avg low (°F)	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	42	31
2	43	32
3	43	32
4	43	33
5	44	33
6	44	33
7	44	34
8	45	34
9	45	34
10	46	35
11	46	35
12	46	35
13	47	36
14	47	36
15	48	36
16	48	37
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	49	38
21	50	38
22	50	39
23	50	39
24	51	39
25	51	40
26	51	40
27	52	40
28	52	40
29	52	41
30	53	41

How April really feels in Bar Harbor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 21 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bar Harbor weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 16°	3.9	10.2	7.7	9	0.0
Feb	31° / 17°	3.3	9.3	7	10.1	0.0
Mar	38° / 25°	3.9	10.6	6	11.6	0.0
Apr	48° / 37°	3.8	11.4	2.4	13.2	1.6
May	57° / 46°	3.3	11	0	14.6	3.9
Jun	66° / 54°	3.6	10.1	0	15.3	5.9
Jul	72° / 60°	2.8	10	0	15	6.7
Aug	72° / 60°	2.8	8.3	0	13.8	7.0
Sep	66° / 54°	3.7	7.9	0	12.3	6.3
Oct	56° / 45°	4.7	9.9	0.2	10.8	3.7
Nov	45° / 35°	4.3	10	1.5	9.4	1.1
Dec	35° / 24°	4.8	11.6	6.2	8.7	0.0

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 63%.

	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 (%)	37	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	36	37	37	38	37	37	38	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	63	64	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	64	63	63	62	63	63	62	63	63	63	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bar Harbor gets around 3.8 in of rain and snow over 11.4 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	14
2	36	14
3	36	14
4	37	13
5	37	13
6	37	13
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	11
10	37	10
11	37	10
12	37	9
13	37	8
14	37	7
15	38	7
16	38	6
17	38	6
18	39	5
19	39	5
20	39	4
21	39	4
22	39	4
23	39	4
24	39	4
25	39	3
26	39	3
27	39	3
28	38	3
29	38	3
30	38	2

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 10 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:27 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	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:46	4:44	4:42	4:41	4:39	4:38	4:36	4:34	4:33
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:24	5:51
2	12.5	5:22	5:53
3	12.6	5:20	5:54
4	12.6	5:18	5:55
5	12.7	5:16	5:56
6	12.7	5:14	5:58
7	12.8	5:12	5:59
8	12.8	5:11	6:00
9	12.9	5:09	6:01
10	12.9	5:07	6:03
11	13.0	5:05	6:04
12	13.0	5:03	6:05
13	13.1	5:01	6:06
14	13.1	5:00	6:08
15	13.2	4:58	6:09
16	13.2	4:56	6:10
17	13.3	4:54	6:11
18	13.3	4:53	6:13
19	13.4	4:51	6:14
20	13.4	4:49	6:15
21	13.5	4:47	6:16
22	13.5	4:46	6:18
23	13.6	4:44	6:19
24	13.6	4:42	6:20
25	13.7	4:41	6:21
26	13.7	4:39	6:22
27	13.8	4:38	6:24
28	13.8	4:36	6:25
29	13.9	4:34	6:26
30	13.9	4:33	6:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.82 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)	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.4	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bar Harbor

In seasonPeak

None of Bar Harbor's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bar Harbor sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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Is April a good time to visit Bar Harbor?

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

1.6

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 Bar Harbor.

What to pack for Bar Harbor in April

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

In April, Bar Harbor sees daytime highs around 48°F and nights near 37°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Bar Harbor in April

The nearest coast averages about 40°F 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 55°F and coldest in March near 38°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)	42	39	38	40	44	48	53	55	54	52	49	46
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	42	Bracing
Feb	39	Bracing
Mar	38	Bracing
Apr	40	Bracing
May	44	Bracing
Jun	48	Bracing
Jul	53	Bracing
Aug	55	Bracing
Sep	54	Bracing
Oct	52	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	46	Bracing

UV index in Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	6	8	4	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Moderate	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Bar Harbor?

Bar Harbor sits at 44.4°N, 68.2°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bangor, 40 mi away.

Topography around Bar Harbor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bar Harbor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 ft around an average of 105 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,526 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,516 ft.

The land around Bar Harbor is covered by water (52%) and trees (41%) within 2 miles, water (48%) and trees (47%) within 10 miles, and water (49%) and trees (47%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

938 ft

water 52%

10 miles

1,526 ft

water 48%

50 miles

1,516 ft

water 49%

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

April weather nearby: Bangor 40 mi · Waterville 71 mi · Augusta 78 mi · Brunswick 93 mi · Lewiston 101 mi · Auburn 103 mi · South Portland 114 mi · Portland 114 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
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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 Bar Harbor (44.3876°, -68.2039°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	42	31
2	43	32
3	43	32
4	43	33
5	44	33
6	44	33
7	44	34
8	45	34
9	45	34
10	46	35
11	46	35
12	46	35
13	47	36
14	47	36
15	48	36
16	48	37
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	49	38
21	50	38
22	50	39
23	50	39
24	51	39
25	51	40
26	51	40
27	52	40
28	52	40
29	52	41
30	53	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	14
2	36	14
3	36	14
4	37	13
5	37	13
6	37	13
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	11
10	37	10
11	37	10
12	37	9
13	37	8
14	37	7
15	38	7
16	38	6
17	38	6
18	39	5
19	39	5
20	39	4
21	39	4
22	39	4
23	39	4
24	39	4
25	39	3
26	39	3
27	39	3
28	38	3
29	38	3
30	38	2

	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	42	31
2	43	32
3	43	32
4	43	33
5	44	33
6	44	33
7	44	34
8	45	34
9	45	34
10	46	35
11	46	35
12	46	35
13	47	36
14	47	36
15	48	36
16	48	37
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	49	38
21	50	38
22	50	39
23	50	39
24	51	39
25	51	40
26	51	40
27	52	40
28	52	40
29	52	41
30	53	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	14
2	36	14
3	36	14
4	37	13
5	37	13
6	37	13
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	11
10	37	10
11	37	10
12	37	9
13	37	8
14	37	7
15	38	7
16	38	6
17	38	6
18	39	5
19	39	5
20	39	4
21	39	4
22	39	4
23	39	4
24	39	4
25	39	3
26	39	3
27	39	3
28	38	3
29	38	3
30	38	2

	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	42	31
2	43	32
3	43	32
4	43	33
5	44	33
6	44	33
7	44	34
8	45	34
9	45	34
10	46	35
11	46	35
12	46	35
13	47	36
14	47	36
15	48	36
16	48	37
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	49	38
21	50	38
22	50	39
23	50	39
24	51	39
25	51	40
26	51	40
27	52	40
28	52	40
29	52	41
30	53	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	14
2	36	14
3	36	14
4	37	13
5	37	13
6	37	13
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	11
10	37	10
11	37	10
12	37	9
13	37	8
14	37	7
15	38	7
16	38	6
17	38	6
18	39	5
19	39	5
20	39	4
21	39	4
22	39	4
23	39	4
24	39	4
25	39	3
26	39	3
27	39	3
28	38	3
29	38	3
30	38	2

	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