Provincetown weather in April

In April, Provincetown sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 4.2 in of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 50°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Provincetown's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Provincetown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
8th warmest
Overnight low
42°
5th coldest
Precipitation
4.2 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:07 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
15 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Provincetown is town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, United States.

Founded
1700

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 44°F in the first days to 50°F by the end.

A typical April day in Provincetown reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 5°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°F and 52°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°F warmer than March and about 8°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How April really feels in Provincetown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Provincetown weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 30°4.311.86.19.30.0
Feb38° / 30°3.710.24.910.30.0
Mar41° / 34°4.611.14.111.70.1
Apr47° / 42°4.211.10.713.11.4
May54° / 50°3.510.6014.33.4
Jun63° / 59°3.180155.8
Jul70° / 66°2.47.5014.77.0
Aug70° / 67°2.87.4013.77.1
Sep66° / 62°3.77.9012.36.5
Oct58° / 53°4.89.9010.94.5
Nov50° / 44°4.39.80.59.62.4
Dec43° / 36°4.711.63.390.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94555
104555
114654
124654
134654
144654
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Provincetown gets around 4.2 in of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1396
2396
3406
4395
5395
6395
7395
8384
9384
10374
11374
12363
13363
14353
15352
16352
17352
18351
19351
20351
21351
22361
23361
24360
25370
26370
27370
28380
29380
30380

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 (%)
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21000
31000
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Wind in April

Winds average 15 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 mph on the calmest days to 16 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
116breezy
216breezy
316breezy
416breezy
516breezy
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916breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 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 5:33 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:335:58
212.55:315:59
312.55:296:00
412.65:276:01
512.65:266:03
612.75:246:04
712.75:226:05
812.85:206:06
912.85:196:07
1012.95:176:08
1112.95:156:09
1212.95:146:11
1313.05:126:12
1413.05:106:13
1513.15:096:14
1613.15:076:15
1713.25:056:16
1813.25:046:17
1913.35:026:18
2013.35:006:20
2113.44:596:21
2213.44:576:22
2313.54:566:23
2413.54:546:24
2513.54:536:25
2613.64:516:26
2713.64:506:27
2813.74:486:29
2913.74:476:30
3013.84:456:31

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Provincetown

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Jul
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Oct
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Is April a good time to visit Provincetown?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Provincetown.

What to pack for Provincetown in April

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

In April, Provincetown sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 42°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Provincetown in April

The nearest coast averages about 42°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 67°F and coldest in March near 39°F.

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

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan42Bracing
Feb40Bracing
Mar39Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May49Bracing
Jun58Bracing
Jul65Cool
Aug67Cool
Sep63Cool
Oct57Bracing
Nov51Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Provincetown 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 Provincetown peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Provincetown?

Provincetown sits at 42.1°N, 70.2°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yarmouth, 24 mi away.

Topography around Provincetown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Provincetown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 16 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 ft.

The land around Provincetown is covered by water (40%) and trees (25%) within 2 miles, water (90%) within 10 miles, and water (72%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
184 ft
50 miles
846 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Yarmouth 24 mi · Duxbury 25 mi · Barnstable 25 mi · Hanover 32 mi · Rockland 38 mi · Middleborough 39 mi · Abington 39 mi · Weymouth 40 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 Provincetown (42.053°, -70.1864°, 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).