April is one of the warmer months of the year in Kerikeri, with average highs near 20.2°C and lows around 16°C (mean 18.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 94 mm of rainfall and 78% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Kerikeri. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Kerikeri was 2025 — when the month averaged 19.5°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 15.8°C. Typical April days reach 20.2°C with nights near 16°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
April is about average for rainfall in Kerikeri, averaging 94 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 1999 with 244 mm, while the driest was 2005 at 14 mm.
Relative humidity in Kerikeri during April averages 78%. The most humid April was 2025 at 84%, and the least humid was 2005 at 72%.
April receives about 3.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kerikeri. The sunniest Aprils were 2005, 2019 and 2021 at 3.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2023 and 2025 at 3.
Average wind speed in Kerikeri during April is 5.1 m/s. The windiest April was 2023 at 6.7 m/s, while the calmest were 1981 and 2016 at 4.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.7°C | 17.8°C | 18.0°C | 18.4°C | 18.6°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg High | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 20.0°C | 20.6°C | 20.6°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Low | 15.4°C | 15.6°C | 16.0°C | 16.3°C | 16.6°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 108 mm | 90 mm | 84 mm | 75 mm | 128 mm | +20 mm |
April temperatures in Kerikeri have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of 10°C (1992) to a record high of 25.3°C (1998).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 94 mm, with a wettest year of 244 mm.
A good time to visit Kerikeri
April is a good time to visit Kerikeri, with days averaging 20.2°C and nights around 16°C (mean 18.1°C, warmer than Kerikeri's yearly average) and higher rainfall. February and January 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 🔥 | 21.3°C | 19.5°C | 17.8°C | 23.1°C | 14.6°C | 227 mm | 84% | 6.6 m/s | 3 |
| 2024 | 20.3°C | 18.2°C | 16.1°C | 22.2°C | 13.8°C | 94 mm | 78% | 4.9 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 20.3°C | 18.6°C | 16.9°C | 22.6°C | 13.6°C | 188 mm | 84% | 6.7 m/s | 3 |
| 2022 | 20.9°C | 19.0°C | 17.2°C | 23.5°C | 14.6°C | 90 mm | 79% | 5.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 20.3°C | 18.2°C | 16.0°C | 23.5°C | 12.3°C | 92 mm | 79% | 4.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 20.3°C | 18.0°C | 15.7°C | 23.3°C | 13.3°C | 77 mm | 77% | 4.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 20.6°C | 18.3°C | 15.9°C | 23.3°C | 13.5°C | 62 mm | 74% | 4.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 20.9°C | 18.4°C | 16.0°C | 23.8°C | 12.6°C | 72 mm | 77% | 5.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 20.9°C | 19.1°C | 17.2°C | 24.3°C | 14.5°C | 135 mm | 82% | 5.3 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 21.2°C | 18.9°C | 16.6°C | 24.1°C | 14.5°C | 88 mm | 77% | 4.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 20.4°C | 18.4°C | 16.4°C | 23.2°C | 13.4°C | 68 mm | 76% | 5.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2014 | 20.7°C | 18.6°C | 16.5°C | 22.4°C | 13.8°C | 66 mm | 78% | 4.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2013 | 20.8°C | 18.6°C | 16.4°C | 23.1°C | 14.7°C | 67 mm | 78% | 4.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2012 | 19.8°C | 17.9°C | 16.1°C | 21.4°C | 13.9°C | 71 mm | 78% | 6.2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 19.9°C | 18.0°C | 16.1°C | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 71 mm | 77% | 5.4 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 20.4°C | 18.2°C | 16.0°C | 22.3°C | 13.8°C | 54 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 19.9°C | 18.1°C | 16.3°C | 21.8°C | 12.5°C | 101 mm | 75% | 5.9 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2008 | 20.0°C | 18.3°C | 16.6°C | 21.9°C | 13.8°C | 165 mm | 80% | 5.3 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 19.6°C | 17.5°C | 15.4°C | 21.8°C | 13.5°C | 51 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 20.2°C | 18.5°C | 16.8°C | 22.7°C | 14.0°C | 128 mm | 82% | 5.1 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2005 | 21.0°C | 18.4°C | 15.9°C | 23.4°C | 11.1°C | 14 mm | 72% | 5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 19.4°C | 17.2°C | 15.0°C | 22.2°C | 12.4°C | 34 mm | 77% | 4.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 20.0°C | 17.9°C | 15.9°C | 22.4°C | 12.4°C | 90 mm | 79% | 5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2002 | 19.9°C | 17.8°C | 15.8°C | 21.7°C | 13.5°C | 61 mm | 75% | 5.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2001 | 20.0°C | 18.1°C | 16.3°C | 21.6°C | 13.7°C | 130 mm | 78% | 5.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 20.2°C | 18.2°C | 16.1°C | 22.6°C | 13.5°C | 68 mm | 78% | 5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1999 🌧️ | 20.1°C | 18.5°C | 16.8°C | 23.7°C | 14.3°C | 244 mm | 81% | 6.1 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 21.5°C | 19.4°C | 17.2°C | 25.3°C | 13.7°C | 88 mm | 80% | 5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1997 | 19.2°C | 17.0°C | 14.7°C | 22.2°C | 12.5°C | 42 mm | 74% | 5.3 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1996 | 20.5°C | 18.6°C | 16.7°C | 22.3°C | 13.8°C | 110 mm | 80% | 4.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1995 | 20.8°C | 19.0°C | 17.1°C | 23.5°C | 13.0°C | 99 mm | 83% | 4.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 19.7°C | 17.4°C | 15.2°C | 22.0°C | 10.9°C | 68 mm | 78% | 5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 19.0°C | 16.7°C | 14.3°C | 21.6°C | 10.1°C | 55 mm | 77% | 4.7 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 18.2°C | 15.8°C | 13.4°C | 22.0°C | 10.0°C | 51 mm | 74% | 4.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1991 | 19.1°C | 16.9°C | 14.7°C | 21.8°C | 12.2°C | 82 mm | 76% | 5.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 21.0°C | 18.7°C | 16.3°C | 22.6°C | 14.5°C | 60 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1989 | 20.6°C | 18.2°C | 15.8°C | 22.7°C | 14.0°C | 85 mm | 74% | 5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1988 | 19.8°C | 17.5°C | 15.3°C | 21.8°C | 12.3°C | 46 mm | 75% | 5.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1987 | 19.8°C | 17.5°C | 15.1°C | 22.4°C | 12.7°C | 83 mm | 79% | 6.1 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1986 | 20.4°C | 18.0°C | 15.6°C | 22.3°C | 12.8°C | 54 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1985 | 19.3°C | 17.6°C | 16.0°C | 23.1°C | 12.8°C | 229 mm | 79% | 6.1 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1984 | 19.8°C | 17.2°C | 14.5°C | 22.2°C | 10.9°C | 38 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1983 | 19.7°C | 17.6°C | 15.5°C | 22.4°C | 12.8°C | 227 mm | 81% | 4.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 19.1°C | 16.8°C | 14.6°C | 22.0°C | 12.0°C | 131 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 21.2°C | 18.7°C | 16.3°C | 23.3°C | 14.4°C | 78 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 20.2°C with lows near 16°C (mean 18.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 94 mm of rainfall in Kerikeri, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 244 mm in 1999.
The hottest April reached 25.3°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to 10°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 1.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 19.8°C to 20.6°C and overnight lows from 15.4°C to 16.8°C over the same span.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Kerikeri and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 20.2°C daytime highs and 16°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 8th coolest month in Kerikeri, averaging 18.1°C.
For April in Kerikeri, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 20.2°C and lows of 16°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 78% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 5.1 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 6.7 m/s (2023).
The wettest April on record was 1999 with 244 mm. On average, April sees 94 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 Kerikeri 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.
