Dunkirk Weather in April
Dunkirk in April
The short of it: Dunkirk in April averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 39 mm · daylight 13 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
April in Dunkirk brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 7°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Much like March: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 39 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 46 min in mid-April, 123 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Dunkirk runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Coudekerque-Branche, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
April in Dunkirk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 3° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudekerque-BrancheHauts-de-France | 2 km SE | 14° | 7° | 39 mm |
| Saint-Pol-sur-MerHauts-de-France | 3 km W | 14° | 7° | 40 mm |
| Grande-SyntheHauts-de-France | 6 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 41 mm |
| KoksijdeFlanders | 20 km ENE | 14° | 6° | 39 mm |
| PoperingeFlanders | 32 km SE | 14° | 5° | 43 mm |
| HazebrouckHauts-de-France | 36 km SSE | 14° | 6° | 43 mm |
| CalaisHauts-de-France | 38 km WSW | 14° | 7° | 34 mm |
| IeperFlanders | 41 km ESE | 15° | 5° | 43 mm |