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Typical April weather

Bar Harbor

Maine · April

The wettest of the spring months, with the town half-shuttered.

53° days
35° nights

about 7 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight · ocean 42°

What to pack

What April feels like

Acadia's carriage roads stay closed through mud season so they aren't torn up by boots and hooves — the park posts the reopening date, and it's usually later than visitors assume. A few hotels and restaurants open for the last week; most wait for May.

Rain arrives about 7 days of the month, so keep one flexible day in your plans. about 13 nights dip below freezing.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 42° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.

The numbers

Typical high53°
Typical low35°
Days with real rain7
Total rain5.2 in
Water temperature42°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)5:48 am / 7:17 pm

How April compares

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