april weather in auckland new zealand
The earliest sunrise of the month in Auckland is 6:33 AM on April 1 and the latest sunrise is 25 minutes later at 6:59 AM on April 30. The latest sunset is 6:15 PM on April 1 and the earliest sunset is 38 minutes earlier at 5:36 PM on April 30. Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2:00 AM on April 1, 2018, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier. Most places in New Zealand receive over 2,000 hours of sunshine a year, with the sunniest areas - Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay and Nelson/Marlborough - receiving over 2,350 hours. As New Zealand observes daylight saving, during summer months daylight can last up until 9.30pm. Over the course of April in Auckland, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 3 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 11 seconds, and weekly decrease of 15 minutes, 18 seconds. The temperature in April fluctuates between hot days and cold nights, but April weather is generally known for its lack of wind, lack of rain and its long, fine spells. Popular hiking routes tend to be less crowded although there can be occasional storms leaving snow on ground, as well as shorter days and frost on the ground. The average New Zealand temperature decreases as you travel south. January and February are the warmest months, and July is the coldest month of the year. You can check on New Zealand weather conditions on the Met Service website. The month of April in Auckland experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 33% to 40%. The clearest day of the month is April 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 67% of the time. Average Weather in April in Auckland New Zealand. In Auckland, the month of April is characterized by gradually falling daily high temperatures, with daily highs decreasing by 4°F, from 69°F to 65°F over the course of the month, and rarely exceeding 73°F or dropping below 61°F. The latest sunrise of the month in Auckland is 7:34 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 59 minutes earlier at 6:35 AM on April 2. The latest sunset is 7:15 PM on April 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 38 minutes earlier at 5:36 PM on April 30. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Auckland is increasing, starting the month at 2.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.9 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 3.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.7 inches or falls below 1.0 inches. New Zealand's average rainfall is high and evenly spread throughout the year. Over the northern and central areas of New Zealand more rain falls in winter than in summer, whereas for much of the southern part of New Zealand, winter is the season of least rainfall.
The weather in Auckland, New Zealand in April is daily highs decreasing by 4°F, from 69°F to 65°F over the course of the month, and rarely exceeding 73°F or dropping below 61°F.