Glasgow weather in April
In April, Glasgow has daytime highs averaging 11 °C, nights around 3.6 °C, with 14 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 10.8°C Average high
- 3.6°C Average low
- 14days Wet days
- 75mm Rainfall
- 14h Daylight
Daily temperatures through April
How April develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 April | 9.8 °C | 3.2 °C | 48 % |
| 11–20 April | 10.5 °C | 3.0 °C | 36 % |
| 21–30 April | 12.0 °C | 4.5 °C | 53 % |
- Average highs rise from 9.8 °C early in April to 12.0 °C by the end of it.
- Rain is most likely over days 21–30 of April (53 % of days) and least likely over days 11–20 (36 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical April | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 3.6 of 30 | 12 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 14 of 30 | 46 % |
Conditions in April
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 7.3 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 22 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | -3.6 °C |
| Relative humidity | 79 % |
| Wind speed | 20 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 72 % |
April compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | 6.5 °C | 98 mm | 75 % |
| March | 8.1 °C | 88 mm | 75 % |
| April | 10.8 °C | 75 mm | 72 % |
| May | 13.8 °C | 80 mm | 70 % |
| June | 16.0 °C | 86 mm | 76 % |
See all twelve months for Glasgow
- April is the 7th warmest month here.
- It is the 1st driest month of the year.
- It ranks 2nd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 14 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 14 of 30 days — 46 % of the month.
- Nights are about 7.2 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest April day on record since 1991 reached 22 °C, 11 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsApril in Glasgow, answered
How warm is Glasgow in April?
Daily highs average 11 °C and nights fall to about 3.6 °C, a spread of 7.2 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes April the 7th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Glasgow in April?
April averages 75 mm of rain, spread over about 14 of the 30 days — 46 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 72 % of the sky.
How long are the days in April?
Glasgow averages 14 hours between sunrise and sunset in April. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.