Ancaster Weather in April
Ancaster in April
The short of it: Ancaster in April averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 2° · rain 82 mm · daylight 13 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ancaster an average April high of 11°, a low of 2° and some 82 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against March, to near 11°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 21 min in mid-April, 93 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ancaster runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Hamilton, 12 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Ancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 7° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HamiltonOntario | 12 km ENE | 12° | 3° | 78 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 18 km E | 12° | 3° | 79 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 22 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 84 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 25 km WSW | 12° | 2° | 77 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 31 km WNW | 11° | 1° | 80 mm |
| BrantOntario | 31 km WSW | 11° | 1° | 81 mm |
| GrimsbyOntario | 34 km E | 12° | 3° | 84 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 34 km NNE | 11° | 1° | 82 mm |