Newcastle Weather in April
Newcastle in April
The short of it: Newcastle in April averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low -2° · rain 86 mm · daylight 13 h 32 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Newcastle an average April high of 8°, a low of -2° and some 86 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 8°, with nights near -2°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 32 min in mid-April, 106 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Newcastle runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Nelson-Miramichi, 3 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
April in Newcastle, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson-MiramichiNew Brunswick | 3 km SE | 8° | -2° | 83 mm |
| MiramichiNew Brunswick | 6 km ENE | 8° | -2° | 84 mm |
| Eel GroundNew Brunswick | 6 km SW | 8° | -2° | 81 mm |
| Sunny CornerNew Brunswick | 20 km WSW | 8° | -2° | 82 mm |
| QuarryvilleNew Brunswick | 25 km SW | 8° | -2° | 82 mm |
| Black River-HardwickeNew Brunswick | 27 km E | 8° | -2° | 92 mm |
| RogersvilleNew Brunswick | 31 km SSE | 8° | -2° | 90 mm |
| BlackvilleNew Brunswick | 35 km SW | 9° | -2° | 81 mm |