Raphoe Weather in April
Raphoe in April
The short of it: Raphoe in April averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 1 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 12° · low 6° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Raphoe an average April high of 12°, a low of 6° and some 93 mm of rain. Much like March: highs about 12°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 1 min in mid-April, 142 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, Raphoe runs about middling and drier than most in April. Convoy, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
April in Raphoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 2° warmer, 18 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConvoyUlster | 5 km WSW | 12° | 5° | 95 mm |
| LeifearUlster | 9 km ESE | 12° | 6° | 92 mm |
| StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 10 km SE | 12° | 6° | 92 mm |
| LetterkennyUlster | 12 km NW | 12° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Sion MillsNorthern Ireland | 13 km SE | 12° | 5° | 96 mm |
| BallybofeyUlster | 14 km SW | 12° | 5° | 106 mm |
| New BuildingsNorthern Ireland | 18 km ENE | 12° | 5° | 91 mm |
| CastledergNorthern Ireland | 19 km S | 12° | 5° | 98 mm |