Whanganui climate

Whanganui Weather in April

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

Average highs run from 19°C on April 1 to 17°C on April 30, and lows from 13°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 92 mm over about 12 wet days.

April day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Whanganui, in °C, with the record for each date.510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

April at a glance

Average high
18°C
Average low
12°C
Precipitation
92 mm
Reanalysis high
25°CApr 7, 1999
Reanalysis low
6°CApr 23, 1992
Daylight
11 h 39 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
11°C
Wind
20.2 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Apr 119°C13°C22°C 20199°C 200439%
Apr 219°C13°C23°C 20169°C 200940%
Apr 319°C13°C22°C 20138°C 199240%
Apr 419°C13°C22°C 20088°C 199241%
Apr 519°C13°C22°C 200310°C 199242%
Apr 619°C13°C22°C 20158°C 200442%
Apr 718°C13°C25°C 19998°C 200442%
Apr 818°C12°C23°C 19997°C 200441%
Apr 918°C12°C20°C 20019°C 200941%
Apr 1018°C12°C21°C 19948°C 201341%
Apr 1118°C12°C21°C 19948°C 201841%
Apr 1218°C12°C21°C 20169°C 201840%
Apr 1318°C12°C22°C 19988°C 199240%
Apr 1418°C12°C22°C 19988°C 199240%
Apr 1518°C12°C22°C 20038°C 199238%
Apr 1618°C12°C23°C 20137°C 199237%
Apr 1718°C12°C22°C 20138°C 199236%
Apr 1818°C12°C22°C 20148°C 201936%
Apr 1918°C12°C22°C 20007°C 200535%
Apr 2018°C12°C21°C 19966°C 199235%
Apr 2117°C12°C20°C 19988°C 200835%
Apr 2217°C12°C23°C 19987°C 199235%
Apr 2317°C12°C22°C 19986°C 199236%
Apr 2417°C12°C22°C 20067°C 199437%
Apr 2517°C12°C20°C 20027°C 200138%
Apr 2617°C12°C23°C 20029°C 199438%
Apr 2717°C12°C21°C 20099°C 199438%
Apr 2817°C12°C21°C 20099°C 200539%
Apr 2917°C12°C21°C 20087°C 200539%
Apr 3017°C11°C19°C 20108°C 199539%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+12).

April 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
April 30
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.