Claresholm Weather in April
Claresholm in April
The short of it: Claresholm in April averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -2° · rain 32 mm · daylight 13 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Claresholm an average April high of 11°, a low of -2° and some 32 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 11°, with nights near -2°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 42 min in mid-April, 119 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Claresholm runs cooler than most and about as wet in April. Fort Macleod, 37 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Claresholm, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort MacleodAlberta | 37 km SSE | 12° | -2° | 34 mm |
| NantonAlberta | 38 km NNW | 11° | -3° | 32 mm |
| VulcanAlberta | 47 km NNE | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| CoalhurstAlberta | 57 km SE | 12° | -2° | 33 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 60 km ESE | 12° | -2° | 32 mm |
| High RiverAlberta | 64 km NNW | 11° | -3° | 34 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 66 km ESE | 12° | -1° | 33 mm |
| Pincher CreekAlberta | 67 km SSW | 10° | -2° | 37 mm |