Westhoughton climate

Westhoughton Weather in April

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Westhoughton, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 10°C on April 1 to 13°C on April 30, and lows from 3°C to 5°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 63 mm over about 15 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Westhoughton, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
11°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
63 mm
Record high
25°CApr 15, 2003
Record low
-5°CApr 9, 1973
Daylight
13 h 01 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
18.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 110°C3°C20°C 2005-2°C 199648%
Apr 210°C3°C20°C 2002-1°C 199647%
Apr 310°C3°C19°C 2002-4°C 197946%
Apr 410°C3°C20°C 1974-2°C 199047%
Apr 511°C3°C15°C 1999-2°C 199048%
Apr 611°C3°C16°C 1980-1°C 200047%
Apr 711°C3°C17°C 19740°C 198647%
Apr 811°C3°C19°C 1974-1°C 197747%
Apr 911°C3°C18°C 1997-5°C 197345%
Apr 1011°C3°C19°C 1981-2°C 197345%
Apr 1111°C3°C18°C 1981-4°C 197844%
Apr 1211°C3°C19°C 1991-1°C 199743%
Apr 1311°C3°C19°C 20030°C 199843%
Apr 1411°C3°C23°C 2003-1°C 199942%
Apr 1511°C3°C25°C 2003-1°C 199941%
Apr 1612°C4°C23°C 20030°C 199842%
Apr 1712°C4°C21°C 19871°C 200143%
Apr 1812°C4°C18°C 1985-1°C 199445%
Apr 1912°C4°C17°C 1976-1°C 199546%
Apr 2012°C4°C19°C 2002-1°C 199146%
Apr 2112°C4°C21°C 1996-1°C 200147%
Apr 2212°C4°C19°C 20041°C 199747%
Apr 2312°C4°C20°C 20040°C 198147%
Apr 2412°C5°C21°C 2004-2°C 198949%
Apr 2513°C5°C22°C 19840°C 198146%
Apr 2613°C5°C23°C 1984-2°C 198946%
Apr 2713°C5°C21°C 19872°C 197446%
Apr 2813°C5°C22°C 19870°C 197646%
Apr 2913°C5°C22°C 19930°C 197646%
Apr 3013°C5°C23°C 19901°C 197446%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Westhoughton, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

April 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station UKM00003334, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.