April is one of the warmer months of the year in Nowra, with average highs near 21.4°C and lows around 14.8°C (mean 18.1°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 101 mm of rainfall and 74% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Nowra. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Nowra was 2018 — when the month averaged 20.8°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 16.2°C. Typical April days reach 21.4°C with nights near 14.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
April is a relatively wet time of year in Nowra, averaging 101 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 1988 with 430 mm, while the driest was 1997 at 3 mm.
Relative humidity in Nowra during April averages 74%. The most humid April was 1989 at 86%, and the least humid was 2006 at 59%.
April receives about 3.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Nowra. The sunniest Aprils were 2006 and 2021 at 4.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1988 at 2.6.
Average wind speed in Nowra during April is 1.6 m/s. The windiest April was 2015 at 1.9 m/s, while the calmest were 2018, 2019 and 2021, among others at 1.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.7°C | 17.7°C | 18.4°C | 18.5°C | 18.1°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 21.0°C | 21.2°C | 21.8°C | 21.8°C | 21.2°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 14.5°C | 14.2°C | 15.1°C | 15.2°C | 15.0°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 160 mm | 91 mm | 78 mm | 80 mm | 101 mm | -59 mm |
April temperatures in Nowra have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of 8.2°C (1991) to a record high of 34.4°C (1986).
Rainfall in April is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 101 mm, with a wettest year of 430 mm.
A good time to visit Nowra
April is a good time to visit Nowra, with days averaging 21.4°C and nights around 14.8°C (mean 18.1°C, close to Nowra's yearly average) and higher rainfall. January and February are marginally more temperate, but April still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.7°C | 19.5°C | 16.3°C | 28.0°C | 11.7°C | 99 mm | 75% | 1.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 20.8°C | 17.7°C | 14.7°C | 28.8°C | 11.9°C | 152 mm | 77% | 1.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 21.6°C | 18.3°C | 15.0°C | 25.8°C | 11.2°C | 113 mm | 74% | 1.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 20.4°C | 18.0°C | 15.6°C | 23.8°C | 13.7°C | 162 mm | 84% | 1.7 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 21.0°C | 17.3°C | 13.5°C | 26.7°C | 8.8°C | 7 mm | 72% | 1.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 20.7°C | 17.7°C | 14.7°C | 23.8°C | 11.1°C | 74 mm | 77% | 1.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 23.1°C | 19.4°C | 15.7°C | 27.7°C | 11.9°C | 25 mm | 72% | 1.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 🔥 | 24.9°C | 20.8°C | 16.7°C | 31.7°C | 13.3°C | 24 mm | 68% | 1.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 20.3°C | 17.6°C | 14.9°C | 23.7°C | 10.4°C | 38 mm | 76% | 1.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2016 | 23.9°C | 20.1°C | 16.3°C | 31.7°C | 13.6°C | 29 mm | 70% | 1.4 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2015 | 20.1°C | 17.2°C | 14.4°C | 27.6°C | 9.8°C | 257 mm | 80% | 1.9 m/s | 3 |
| 2014 | 20.6°C | 18.0°C | 15.3°C | 25.2°C | 11.8°C | 80 mm | 82% | 1.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2013 | 21.4°C | 18.1°C | 14.7°C | 27.0°C | 10.3°C | 154 mm | 75% | 1.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2012 | 20.5°C | 17.5°C | 14.5°C | 24.2°C | 9.6°C | 91 mm | 80% | 1.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2011 | 20.5°C | 17.6°C | 14.6°C | 25.0°C | 10.7°C | 78 mm | 74% | 1.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 22.7°C | 19.0°C | 15.3°C | 26.8°C | 11.4°C | 27 mm | 70% | 1.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 21.0°C | 18.0°C | 15.1°C | 26.6°C | 10.3°C | 82 mm | 72% | 1.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 19.8°C | 16.5°C | 13.3°C | 26.1°C | 8.3°C | 82 mm | 74% | 1.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2007 | 21.4°C | 18.3°C | 15.1°C | 26.6°C | 12.8°C | 117 mm | 76% | 1.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2006 | 22.2°C | 18.0°C | 13.7°C | 28.3°C | 9.6°C | 19 mm | 59% | 1.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 24.3°C | 20.3°C | 16.2°C | 29.9°C | 13.5°C | 31 mm | 71% | 1.4 m/s | 4 |
| 2004 | 21.6°C | 18.6°C | 15.6°C | 27.1°C | 12.7°C | 121 mm | 76% | 1.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 20.5°C | 17.9°C | 15.4°C | 24.2°C | 12.6°C | 147 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2002 | 22.4°C | 19.2°C | 15.9°C | 28.6°C | 13.1°C | 79 mm | 76% | 1.5 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2001 | 22.8°C | 19.0°C | 15.2°C | 30.0°C | 11.7°C | 47 mm | 70% | 1.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 21.7°C | 18.6°C | 15.5°C | 27.9°C | 10.6°C | 56 mm | 75% | 1.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1999 | 19.8°C | 17.1°C | 14.3°C | 24.4°C | 11.2°C | 129 mm | 76% | 1.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1998 | 22.4°C | 19.0°C | 15.6°C | 32.3°C | 11.2°C | 121 mm | 72% | 1.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1997 | 23.2°C | 18.7°C | 14.2°C | 27.4°C | 11.3°C | 3 mm | 64% | 1.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 21.0°C | 17.2°C | 13.3°C | 26.3°C | 9.1°C | 90 mm | 67% | 1.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 20.2°C | 16.4°C | 12.6°C | 25.5°C | 8.4°C | 17 mm | 65% | 1.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 20.5°C | 17.2°C | 13.9°C | 26.8°C | 8.3°C | 147 mm | 78% | 1.6 m/s | 4 |
| 1993 | 22.2°C | 18.4°C | 14.6°C | 27.1°C | 12.3°C | 17 mm | 72% | 1.4 m/s | 4 |
| 1992 | 20.3°C | 17.4°C | 14.4°C | 25.6°C | 10.5°C | 79 mm | 76% | 1.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 21.6°C | 17.5°C | 13.4°C | 29.9°C | 8.2°C | 44 mm | 66% | 1.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 20.3°C | 18.0°C | 15.7°C | 24.2°C | 9.9°C | 266 mm | 83% | 1.8 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1989 | 20.4°C | 18.4°C | 16.3°C | 23.4°C | 13.0°C | 331 mm | 86% | 1.7 m/s | 3 |
| 1988 🌧️ | 20.0°C | 17.7°C | 15.5°C | 23.5°C | 11.9°C | 430 mm | 85% | 1.7 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1987 | 22.5°C | 18.3°C | 14.1°C | 29.1°C | 11.4°C | 44 mm | 69% | 1.4 m/s | 4 |
| 1986 | 23.6°C | 18.9°C | 14.3°C | 34.4°C | 9.1°C | 101 mm | 64% | 1.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1985 | 19.6°C | 17.2°C | 14.8°C | 25.9°C | 10.2°C | 172 mm | 80% | 1.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1984 | 19.7°C | 16.6°C | 13.6°C | 24.8°C | 9.0°C | 118 mm | 82% | 1.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 19.0°C | 16.2°C | 13.3°C | 23.1°C | 8.9°C | 108 mm | 77% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 21.8°C | 17.9°C | 13.9°C | 26.5°C | 9.4°C | 37 mm | 70% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.3°C | 18.5°C | 14.7°C | 26.0°C | 10.4°C | 104 mm | 69% | 1.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 21.4°C with lows near 14.8°C (mean 18.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 101 mm of rainfall in Nowra, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 430 mm in 1988.
The hottest April reached 34.4°C in 1986. The coldest dipped to 8.2°C in 1991.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.5°C to 21.3°C and overnight lows from 14.1°C to 15°C over the same span.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Nowra and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 21.4°C daytime highs and 14.8°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 7th coolest month in Nowra, averaging 18.1°C.
For April in Nowra, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 21.4°C and lows of 14.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 74% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in April is 1.6 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 1.9 m/s (2015).
The wettest April on record was 1988 with 430 mm. On average, April sees 101 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Nowra behaves each April, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for April specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
