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Ilminster in April
In April, Ilminster averages a daytime high of 13 °C and a night-time low of 5 °C, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Ilminster's most comfortable months, June to September.
- Average high
- 13 °C
- Average low
- 5 °C
- Rain in the month
- 57 mm
- Daylight on 15 Apr
- 13 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 82
When to go
How April compares with the rest of the year in Ilminster
April is the 7th warmest month in Ilminster by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 8 °C to 21 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 12 °C. By day, April is 3 °C warmer than March, and May is 3 °C warmer than April.
April brings 57 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 76 mm (909 mm a year); it is tied for the 10th wettest month.
On 15 April the sun is up for about 13 h 50 min, against 8 h at the shortest and 16 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 °C | 3 °C | 99 mm | |
| February | 8 °C | 2 °C | 77 mm | |
| March | 11 °C | 4 °C | 62 mm | |
| April | 13 °C | 5 °C | 57 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 8 °C | 57 mm | |
| June | 19 °C | 11 °C | 56 mm | Yes |
| July | 21 °C | 12 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| August | 21 °C | 12 °C | 74 mm | Yes |
| September | 18 °C | 11 °C | 65 mm | Yes |
| October | 15 °C | 8 °C | 93 mm | |
| November | 11 °C | 5 °C | 102 mm | |
| December | 9 °C | 3 °C | 105 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is April a good time to visit Ilminster?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 13 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Ilminster are June to September; the nearest are September, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in United Kingdom in April
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Ilminster
This guide lists 82 places to stay in Ilminster: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 81 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 2; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 54.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.