Amherst Weather in April
Amherst in April
The short of it: Amherst in April averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 0° · rain 81 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Amherst an average April high of 9°, a low of 0° and some 81 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 9°, with nights near 0°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 28 min in mid-April, 102 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Amherst runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Sackville, 15 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
April in Amherst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 15 km WNW | 9° | -1° | 82 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 19 km NW | 8° | -1° | 83 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 8° | -1° | 78 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 23 km SSE | 8° | -1° | 103 mm |
| OxfordNova Scotia | 28 km ESE | 9° | -1° | 96 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 30 km NNE | 8° | -1° | 75 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 33 km NW | 8° | -1° | 82 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 36 km W | 8° | -1° | 101 mm |