Weather in Bournemouth in April 2025
- April is usually the driest month of the year in Bournemouth
Average weather
Average temperature in Bournemouth in April
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of -1°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +13°C.
Is Bournemouth warm or cold in April?
Bournemouth is typically cool in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +9°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +6°C to +7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Bournemouth:
Climate in Bournemouth in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +11°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -3°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +25°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 58 mm | 52 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 79% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +9°C to +11°C during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 58 mm to 52 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 79%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in April, from 2 to 3.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bournemouth is gradually decreasing during April, going from 3 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Bournemouth?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bournemouth in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 551 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1381 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bournemouth, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.