Date Weather in April
Date in April
The short of it: Date in April averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 84 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Date an average April high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 84 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from March to about 17°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 min in mid-April, 77 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Date runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Koori, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
April in Date, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 7° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KooriFukushima | 2 km NE | 17° | 6° | 84 mm |
| HobaramachiFukushima | 4 km E | 17° | 6° | 87 mm |
| FukushimaFukushima | 8 km SSW | 17° | 6° | 82 mm |
| Yanagawamachi-saiwaichōFukushima | 10 km ENE | 17° | 6° | 88 mm |
| ShiroishiMiyagi | 23 km NNE | 16° | 6° | 89 mm |
| MarumoriMiyagi | 26 km ENE | 16° | 7° | 95 mm |
| NihommatsuFukushima | 27 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 86 mm |
| YamakiyaFukushima | 27 km SSE | 14° | 3° | 105 mm |