April is one of the warmer months of the year in Wanaka, with average highs near 11°C and lows around 2.7°C (mean 6.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 125 mm of rainfall and 87% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Wanaka. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Wanaka was 2025 — when the month averaged 8.8°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 4.8°C. Typical April days reach 11°C with nights near 2.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
April is one of the drier months in Wanaka, averaging 125 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2010 with 236 mm, while the driest was 1982 at 19 mm.
Relative humidity in Wanaka during April averages 87%. The most humid April was 1993 at 90%, and the least humid was 2019 at 82%.
April receives about 2.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Wanaka. The sunniest Aprils were 1988, 2012 and 2022 at 3.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1996 at 2.4.
Average wind speed in Wanaka during April is 2.2 m/s. The windiest April was 2010 at 3 m/s, while the calmest were 1992, 2007 and 2008, among others at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 6.6°C | 6.0°C | 6.9°C | 7.2°C | 7.8°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg High | 10.8°C | 10.0°C | 11.2°C | 11.3°C | 12.1°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Low | 2.4°C | 2.0°C | 2.7°C | 3.0°C | 3.5°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 149 mm | 160 mm | 80 mm | 122 mm | 107 mm | -42 mm |
April temperatures in Wanaka have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -5°C (1999) to a record high of 19.7°C (2022).
Rainfall in April is one of the drier months, averaging 125 mm, with a wettest year of 236 mm.
A good time to visit Wanaka
April is a good time to visit Wanaka, with days averaging 11°C and nights around 2.7°C (mean 6.9°C, close to Wanaka'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 🔥 | 12.8°C | 8.8°C | 4.7°C | 18.0°C | -1.6°C | 91 mm | 87% | 2.1 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 11.6°C | 7.6°C | 3.6°C | 15.3°C | -2.4°C | 182 mm | 88% | 2.3 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 12.2°C | 7.9°C | 3.7°C | 15.0°C | -0.9°C | 79 mm | 86% | 1.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 13.5°C | 8.5°C | 3.6°C | 19.7°C | -0.5°C | 86 mm | 83% | 2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 11.7°C | 7.4°C | 3.1°C | 17.2°C | -2.3°C | 100 mm | 85% | 2.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 10.8°C | 6.5°C | 2.2°C | 17.1°C | -2.0°C | 104 mm | 88% | 2.5 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 11.8°C | 7.0°C | 2.2°C | 15.8°C | -2.2°C | 122 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 9.5°C | 5.5°C | 1.6°C | 15.8°C | -2.5°C | 153 mm | 87% | 2.8 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 11.6°C | 7.7°C | 3.8°C | 16.1°C | -2.5°C | 122 mm | 89% | 2 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 12.4°C | 7.9°C | 3.4°C | 16.5°C | -1.7°C | 113 mm | 85% | 1.9 m/s | 3 |
| 2015 | 11.2°C | 7.3°C | 3.4°C | 17.6°C | -4.9°C | 182 mm | 89% | 2.3 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2014 | 11.3°C | 7.5°C | 3.7°C | 18.7°C | -0.7°C | 101 mm | 89% | 2.1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 11.3°C | 7.2°C | 3.1°C | 15.0°C | -0.4°C | 55 mm | 84% | 2.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 12.6°C | 8.2°C | 3.7°C | 18.9°C | -2.7°C | 63 mm | 84% | 1.8 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 9.8°C | 5.8°C | 1.8°C | 16.8°C | -2.2°C | 79 mm | 85% | 2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2010 🌧️ | 11.4°C | 7.6°C | 3.7°C | 14.7°C | -2.7°C | 236 mm | 89% | 3 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 11.0°C | 7.2°C | 3.4°C | 15.6°C | -2.8°C | 161 mm | 88% | 2.6 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2008 | 11.7°C | 7.1°C | 2.6°C | 15.0°C | -2.3°C | 75 mm | 85% | 1.7 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 11.1°C | 7.0°C | 2.8°C | 15.0°C | -2.5°C | 50 mm | 86% | 1.7 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 11.2°C | 7.8°C | 4.4°C | 17.5°C | 0.1°C | 152 mm | 89% | 2.3 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 10.8°C | 5.9°C | 1.1°C | 16.2°C | -3.6°C | 65 mm | 86% | 2.3 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2004 | 10.0°C | 6.0°C | 2.1°C | 15.4°C | -2.6°C | 47 mm | 87% | 2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 11.2°C | 6.4°C | 1.7°C | 15.4°C | -2.6°C | 41 mm | 84% | 1.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 12.3°C | 7.9°C | 3.6°C | 17.4°C | -1.5°C | 82 mm | 85% | 1.8 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2001 | 12.4°C | 7.6°C | 2.9°C | 16.7°C | -1.1°C | 26 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 3 |
| 2000 | 10.6°C | 6.4°C | 2.2°C | 13.9°C | -1.8°C | 98 mm | 87% | 2.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1999 | 10.5°C | 6.4°C | 2.3°C | 15.9°C | -5.0°C | 112 mm | 87% | 1.9 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 10.3°C | 5.9°C | 1.6°C | 14.0°C | -3.3°C | 96 mm | 88% | 2.7 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1997 | 9.1°C | 5.2°C | 1.3°C | 15.3°C | -3.2°C | 194 mm | 88% | 2.5 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 10.1°C | 6.8°C | 3.4°C | 14.1°C | 0.4°C | 232 mm | 89% | 2.4 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1995 | 11.1°C | 7.4°C | 3.7°C | 14.9°C | -1.8°C | 163 mm | 87% | 1.8 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1994 | 10.5°C | 6.5°C | 2.6°C | 15.0°C | -2.8°C | 191 mm | 89% | 2.7 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 8.7°C | 4.8°C | 0.9°C | 14.1°C | -3.5°C | 56 mm | 90% | 1.9 m/s | 3 |
| 1992 | 9.6°C | 5.3°C | 1.1°C | 16.2°C | -2.9°C | 146 mm | 87% | 1.7 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1991 | 8.7°C | 5.0°C | 1.2°C | 16.1°C | -2.2°C | 210 mm | 88% | 2.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1990 | 11.0°C | 6.6°C | 2.2°C | 17.0°C | -4.5°C | 200 mm | 87% | 2.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1989 | 10.7°C | 6.6°C | 2.6°C | 16.5°C | -2.1°C | 152 mm | 88% | 2.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1988 | 10.1°C | 5.5°C | 0.9°C | 13.7°C | -2.3°C | 79 mm | 85% | 2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1987 | 10.4°C | 6.2°C | 2.0°C | 16.2°C | -1.9°C | 147 mm | 86% | 2.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1986 | 11.7°C | 7.3°C | 2.9°C | 15.1°C | -0.6°C | 234 mm | 88% | 2.8 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1985 | 11.6°C | 7.7°C | 3.7°C | 16.8°C | -3.3°C | 171 mm | 87% | 1.8 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1984 | 10.7°C | 6.7°C | 2.7°C | 14.1°C | -3.0°C | 136 mm | 88% | 2.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1983 | 9.5°C | 5.5°C | 1.6°C | 13.6°C | -2.4°C | 228 mm | 89% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 10.9°C | 6.3°C | 1.7°C | 14.8°C | -3.3°C | 19 mm | 86% | 1.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 11.5°C | 7.4°C | 3.3°C | 16.9°C | -2.1°C | 179 mm | 88% | 2.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 11°C with lows near 2.7°C (mean 6.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 125 mm of rainfall in Wanaka, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 236 mm in 2010.
The hottest April reached 19.7°C in 2022. The coldest dipped to -5°C in 1999.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 10.8°C to 12.4°C and overnight lows from 2.6°C to 3.7°C over the same span.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Wanaka and one of the drier months, so plan for around 11°C daytime highs and 2.7°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 7th coolest month in Wanaka, averaging 6.9°C.
For April in Wanaka, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 11°C and lows of 2.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 87% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 2.2 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 3 m/s (2010).
The wettest April on record was 2010 with 236 mm. On average, April sees 125 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 Wanaka 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.
