When to go · Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor in April
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds, parking), Nov–Apr (many businesses closed).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C) / 1°C (34°F)34°F (1°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds, parking), Nov–Apr (many businesses closed).
Is another month better than April?
April is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in April
- Bar HarborHighs around 11 °C (52 °F), lows around 1 °C (34 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 52 °F (11 °C), lows around 34 °F (1 °C), rain on about 11 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring break big impact
March–April · United States
Students fill Florida, Texas and Mexico beaches; parks busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bar Harbor, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Apr: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
Apr: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 11 (better)
May: 12
Crowds
Apr: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Apr: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
May: 1
April: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds, parking), Nov–Apr (many businesses closed).
May: Inside Bar Harbor's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Bar Harbor: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast