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London Weather in April

In April, London averages a high of 13°C (56°F) and a low of 5°C (41°F), from 48 years of daily records (1971–2025).

13°C
Average high
56°F
5°C
Average low
41°F
26°C
Record high
79°F · April 22, 2011
-3°C
Record low
27°F · April 11, 1978

What April Is Like in London

  • April in London has become 2.2°C (4.0°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • 5 of the 10 warmest Aprils on record in London have come since 2011.
  • April 2024 was the 4th warmest April in 48 years of records, 2.0°C (3.6°F) above the long-run average.
  • The coldest April reading, -3°C (27°F) on April 11, 1978, has not been matched in 47 years.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 30% of April days, and the month averages 49 mm in total.

Average daytime high in London, every April since 1971
9°C15°C20°C1980199020002010April 1971: 11.2°CApril 1972: 11.9°CApril 1973: 11.7°CApril 1974: 12.9°CApril 1975: 12.6°CApril 1976: 12.6°CApril 1977: 11.3°CApril 1978: 9.7°CApril 1979: 11.4°CApril 1980: 13.2°CApril 1981: 11.6°CApril 1982: 13.3°CApril 1983: 11.9°CApril 1984: 13.5°CApril 1985: 13.0°CApril 1986: 9.9°CApril 1987: 15.4°CApril 1988: 12.7°CApril 1989: 10.6°CApril 1990: 13.9°CApril 1991: 12.1°CApril 1992: 12.9°CApril 1993: 14.3°CApril 1994: 12.7°CApril 1995: 13.8°CApril 1996: 13.9°CApril 1997: 14.6°CApril 1998: 11.3°CApril 1999: 14.3°CApril 2000: 12.6°CApril 2001: 11.9°CApril 2002: 14.8°CApril 2003: 14.8°CApril 2004: 14.3°CApril 2005: 14.1°CApril 2006: 13.3°CApril 2007: 17.8°CApril 2008: 12.9°CApril 2009: 15.2°CApril 2010: 15.5°CApril 2011: 18.7°CApril 2012: 12.4°CApril 2013: 12.6°CApril 2014: 15.5°CApril 2015: 15.4°CApril 2016: 12.9°CApril 2022: 16.1°CApril 2024: 15.2°C
Warmest: 2011 (18.7°C)Latest: 2024 (15.2°C)10-year averageLong-run average (13.3°C)

Look Up a Day in April

See the weather in London on any April date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Hampstead (1971–2016); Heathrow (1986–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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