Bathurst Weather in April
Bathurst in April
The short of it: Bathurst in April averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 34 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 7° · low -2° · rain 84 mm · daylight 13 h 34 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Bathurst an average April high of 7°, a low of -2° and some 84 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 7°, with nights near -2°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 34 min in mid-April, 109 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, Bathurst runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Big River, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
April in Bathurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big RiverNew Brunswick | 5 km SSW | 7° | -3° | 82 mm |
| North TetagoucheNew Brunswick | 8 km WNW | 7° | -3° | 83 mm |
| BeresfordNew Brunswick | 9 km NNW | 7° | -2° | 79 mm |
| DunlopNew Brunswick | 10 km NW | 7° | -3° | 79 mm |
| RobertvilleNew Brunswick | 13 km NW | 7° | -3° | 81 mm |
| NigadooNew Brunswick | 14 km NNW | 7° | -3° | 78 mm |
| Belle-BaieNew Brunswick | 18 km NNW | 7° | -3° | 77 mm |
| Petit-RocherNew Brunswick | 19 km NNW | 7° | -3° | 77 mm |