Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in April

Easter; last whale sharks; mild.

No other month rates higher than April for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in this guide.

• Saint Helena coast · Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Baybest weather

  Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 20–28 °C (68–82 °F); cooler and breezier from June to October.Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 68–82 °F (20–28 °C); cooler and breezier from June to October.

• Saint Helena uplands · Longwood, Diana's Peak, Blue Hill, Levelwoodfine

  Cooler, misty and wetter at 500–800 m; bring a fleece all year.

• Ascension · Georgetown, Green Mountainbest weather

  Hot, dry lava lowlands; cloud forest on Green Mountain.

• Tristan da Cunha · Edinburgh of the Seven Seascool

  Cool, windy and wet all year; ships cannot land in heavy swell.

• Jamestown27 °C (81 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 3 rain days
• Tristan da Cunha22 °C (72 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 9 rain days

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.

• Good Friday and Easter Monday

  Mar–Apr (moves yearly)

  Offices and shops close; church services.

• Easter check

  Moves yearly · Jamestown

  Public holidays; shops close; church services.

• Whale shark season

  Dec–Apr · Jamestown

  Boat trips fill; book early.

Crowds · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Medium

Prices · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, side by side.

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Rated best or good this month

• Saint Helena coast

  Best weather of the year (Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Bay)

• Ascension

  Best weather of the year (Georgetown, Green Mountain)

• Jamestown

  Mild; end of whale-shark season.