Portlaoise Weather in April
Portlaoise in April
The short of it: Portlaoise in April averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 4° · rain 72 mm · daylight 13 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Portlaoise an average April high of 13°, a low of 4° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like March: highs about 13°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 53 min in mid-April, 132 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Portlaoise runs about middling and wetter than most in April. Athy, 22 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
April in Portlaoise, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AthyLeinster | 22 km ESE | 13° | 5° | 59 mm |
| KildareLeinster | 29 km ENE | 13° | 5° | 59 mm |
| TullamoreLeinster | 29 km NNW | 13° | 4° | 73 mm |
| CarlowLeinster | 33 km SE | 13° | 5° | 63 mm |
| Droichead NuaLeinster | 37 km ENE | 13° | 5° | 61 mm |
| KilkennyLeinster | 42 km S | 13° | 4° | 61 mm |
| NaasLeinster | 47 km ENE | 13° | 4° | 60 mm |
| An Muileann gCearrLeinster | 55 km N | 12° | 4° | 69 mm |