April is one of the cooler months of the year in Truro, with average highs near 8.1°C and lows around -1°C (mean 3.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 69 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Truro. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Truro was 2010 — when the month averaged 5.5°C — while the coldest were 1997 and 2015 at 1.3°C. Typical April days reach 8.1°C with nights near -1°C. The long-term April temperature trend is broadly flat.
April is about average for rainfall in Truro, averaging 69 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 1982 with 134 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 27 mm.
Relative humidity in Truro during April averages 83%. The most humid April was 1983 at 88%, and the least humid was 2003 at 79%.
April receives about 4.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Truro. The sunniest April was 1992 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2000 at 3.4.
Average wind speed in Truro during April is 0.5 m/s. The windiest Aprils were 2012, 2016 and 2024, among others at 0.6 m/s, while the calmest were 2006, 2017 and 2023, among others at 0.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 3.8°C | 3.2°C | 3.3°C | 3.7°C | 4.0°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 8.3°C | 7.8°C | 7.8°C | 8.3°C | 8.5°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Low | -0.8°C | -1.4°C | -1.2°C | -0.9°C | -0.5°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 66 mm | 58 mm | 95 mm | 66 mm | 52 mm | -14 mm |
April temperatures in Truro have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -11.2°C (1995) to a record high of 22.8°C (2004).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 69 mm, with a wettest year of 134 mm.
A good time to visit Truro
April is a good time to visit Truro, with days averaging 8.1°C and nights around -1°C (mean 3.6°C, cooler than Truro's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. August and July 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 | 8.4°C | 4.1°C | -0.3°C | 18.4°C | -4.9°C | 76 mm | 82% | 0.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 8.4°C | 3.8°C | -0.9°C | 14.6°C | -4.5°C | 40 mm | 80% | 0.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 9.5°C | 4.4°C | -0.7°C | 16.9°C | -5.4°C | 27 mm | 81% | 0.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2022 | 8.7°C | 4.3°C | -0.2°C | 14.6°C | -4.9°C | 65 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 9.0°C | 4.8°C | 0.7°C | 17.6°C | -5.2°C | 71 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 7.3°C | 2.8°C | -1.8°C | 14.9°C | -5.1°C | 33 mm | 79% | 0.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 8.0°C | 3.7°C | -0.5°C | 17.8°C | -6.0°C | 120 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 7.7°C | 2.9°C | -1.8°C | 17.9°C | -8.1°C | 79 mm | 80% | 0.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 9.5°C | 4.5°C | -0.5°C | 19.5°C | -6.4°C | 44 mm | 83% | 0.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 7.3°C | 2.5°C | -2.3°C | 16.4°C | -9.9°C | 65 mm | 79% | 0.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 5.6°C | 1.3°C | -3.0°C | 13.3°C | -10.4°C | 78 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 7.9°C | 3.4°C | -1.1°C | 18.0°C | -5.7°C | 78 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2013 | 8.3°C | 3.5°C | -1.2°C | 17.2°C | -5.2°C | 44 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 10.0°C | 5.3°C | 0.6°C | 18.2°C | -4.7°C | 47 mm | 83% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 8.9°C | 4.2°C | -0.5°C | 19.3°C | -6.1°C | 64 mm | 83% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2010 🔥 | 9.8°C | 5.5°C | 1.3°C | 20.0°C | -4.0°C | 46 mm | 86% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 8.5°C | 4.1°C | -0.3°C | 21.8°C | -6.2°C | 103 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 9.2°C | 4.2°C | -0.7°C | 15.8°C | -4.3°C | 59 mm | 82% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2007 | 6.1°C | 2.0°C | -2.1°C | 18.3°C | -7.0°C | 83 mm | 82% | 0.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2006 | 8.4°C | 3.9°C | -0.6°C | 15.5°C | -3.4°C | 116 mm | 84% | 0.4 m/s | 4 |
| 2005 | 9.1°C | 4.1°C | -0.9°C | 15.1°C | -4.7°C | 91 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 8.4°C | 3.8°C | -0.8°C | 22.8°C | -4.6°C | 93 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 7.0°C | 2.1°C | -2.8°C | 18.9°C | -8.7°C | 89 mm | 79% | 0.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 7.0°C | 2.8°C | -1.5°C | 13.4°C | -4.2°C | 128 mm | 82% | 0.5 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2001 | 5.4°C | 1.5°C | -2.4°C | 13.8°C | -7.1°C | 109 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 8.4°C | 4.1°C | -0.1°C | 14.1°C | -4.2°C | 74 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1999 | 6.7°C | 3.0°C | -0.7°C | 13.4°C | -4.8°C | 66 mm | 83% | 0.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 8.2°C | 4.0°C | -0.1°C | 17.1°C | -4.0°C | 91 mm | 85% | 0.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 5.3°C | 1.3°C | -2.6°C | 11.2°C | -7.0°C | 49 mm | 81% | 0.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 7.9°C | 3.5°C | -0.9°C | 15.0°C | -5.9°C | 76 mm | 84% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 7.3°C | 2.4°C | -2.5°C | 14.8°C | -11.2°C | 54 mm | 81% | 0.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1994 | 10.3°C | 4.9°C | -0.4°C | 18.5°C | -8.3°C | 58 mm | 79% | 0.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 8.7°C | 3.8°C | -1.0°C | 16.9°C | -6.5°C | 50 mm | 83% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1992 | 6.4°C | 1.8°C | -2.8°C | 17.2°C | -8.7°C | 29 mm | 79% | 0.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1991 | 8.4°C | 3.2°C | -1.9°C | 16.7°C | -5.4°C | 40 mm | 79% | 0.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 8.8°C | 4.0°C | -0.7°C | 20.0°C | -5.5°C | 69 mm | 82% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1989 | 8.1°C | 3.7°C | -0.7°C | 16.9°C | -4.2°C | 36 mm | 81% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 7.2°C | 3.0°C | -1.2°C | 13.6°C | -5.2°C | 57 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1987 | 10.7°C | 5.2°C | -0.3°C | 18.9°C | -5.4°C | 32 mm | 81% | 0.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1986 | 9.9°C | 5.3°C | 0.7°C | 18.4°C | -6.5°C | 48 mm | 85% | 0.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1985 | 6.8°C | 2.1°C | -2.5°C | 19.1°C | -7.5°C | 49 mm | 80% | 0.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 7.0°C | 2.8°C | -1.5°C | 17.7°C | -6.7°C | 115 mm | 88% | 0.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1983 | 9.4°C | 5.1°C | 0.8°C | 18.0°C | -6.0°C | 78 mm | 88% | 0.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 🌧️ | 7.1°C | 2.8°C | -1.5°C | 18.0°C | -7.2°C | 134 mm | 82% | 0.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 8.9°C | 4.1°C | -0.7°C | 17.9°C | -7.7°C | 44 mm | 80% | 0.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 8.1°C with lows near -1°C (mean 3.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 69 mm of rainfall in Truro, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 134 mm in 1982.
The hottest April reached 22.8°C in 2004. The coldest dipped to -11.2°C in 1995.
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 7.8°C to 8.8°C and overnight lows from -1.1°C to -0.3°C over the same span.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Truro and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 8.1°C daytime highs and -1°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Truro, averaging 3.6°C.
For April in Truro, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 8.1°C and lows of -1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 0.5 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 0.6 m/s (1981).
The wettest April on record was 1982 with 134 mm. On average, April sees 69 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 Truro 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.
