Chatham Weather in April
Chatham in April
The short of it: Chatham in April averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 3° · rain 79 mm · daylight 13 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
April in Chatham brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 3°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from March to about 12°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 19 min in mid-April, 91 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Chatham runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Ridgetown, 25 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
April in Chatham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 7° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RidgetownOntario | 25 km E | 12° | 2° | 82 mm |
| TilburyOntario | 26 km SW | 13° | 3° | 78 mm |
| WallaceburgOntario | 26 km NW | 12° | 2° | 77 mm |
| AlgonacMichigan | 37 km NW | 12° | 3° | 76 mm |
| Pearl BeachMichigan | 41 km NW | 12° | 2° | 76 mm |
| Marine CityMichigan | 42 km NW | 12° | 2° | 77 mm |
| Belle RiverOntario | 45 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 80 mm |
| Saint ClairMichigan | 52 km NNW | 12° | 2° | 77 mm |