April was a very warm month, with an average temperature of 11.4°C in De Bilt compared to a long-term average of 9.8°C. After a record sunny month, April was also very sunny. The sun shone in De Bilt for 260 hours (national average 250), which ranks third in the list of sunniest April months since measurements began.
It is expected that on April 30, the highest temperature of the month will be reached.
In Eelde, the lowest temperature of the month was recorded at -3.5°C on April 8. Around that day, the nights were chilly, with inland temperatures around freezing. The last days of the month were sunny and very warm, with afternoon temperatures between 20 and 26 degrees. It is expected that on April 30, the highest temperature of the month will be reached. The month had eight warm days in De Bilt. These are days with a (maximum) temperature of 20.0 degrees or higher, which is about twice the long-term average.
Top 3 sunniest April months
After a record sunny March, April was also a very sunny month. The sunniest area had about 275 sunshine hours in the southwestern coastal region, while the least sunny area was in the far (northeast) with only 230 sunshine hours. The first eight days of the month were sunny, after which there was more cloud cover but still significant sunny periods. April 16 and 17 were not only rainy but also very gloomy, and the other rainy days (April 21, 23, and 24) were predominantly cloudy. From the 25th, the weather became sunny again, and the last four days of the month were once again sunny.
Precipitation very unevenly distributed across the country
The precipitation deficit - calculated from April 1 - has risen to about 45 mm.
The month was slightly on the dry side. The precipitation was very unevenly distributed across the country. With 50-80 millimeters, April was wet in the far (southeast) and around the Veluwe, while the month was particularly dry in the northwest and along the (south)west coast with less than 10 millimeters. In De Bilt, 37 millimeters fell, which is slightly less than normal (42 millimeters). The precipitation deficit - calculated from April 1 - has thus risen to about 45 millimeters, which is higher than the median (about 28 millimeters).