Weather in Wellington in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Wellington in April
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +8°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +20°C.
Is Wellington warm or cold in April?
Wellington is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +15°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Wellington:
Climate in Wellington in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +16°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +5°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +22°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 73 mm | 74 mm | 87 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting colder in April. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 73 mm to 74 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 6 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in March to 5 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Wellington is gradually decreasing during April, going from 9 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Wellington?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Wellington in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+14°C) and the highest in 2022 (+17°C). The driest year was 2007 with only 644 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2261 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Wellington
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Wellington, 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.