Cranston Weather in April
Cranston in April
The short of it: Cranston in April averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -3° · rain 30 mm · daylight 13 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Cranston an average April high of 11°, a low of -3° and some 30 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against March, to near 11°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 45 min in mid-April, 122 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cranston runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Auburn Bay, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
April in Cranston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 7° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn BayAlberta | 2 km E | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |
| McKenzie LakeAlberta | 2 km N | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |
| McKenzie TowneAlberta | 3 km NNE | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |
| ChaparralAlberta | 4 km W | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 4 km ENE | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| SundanceAlberta | 4 km WNW | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| New BrightonAlberta | 4 km NE | 11° | -3° | 28 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 5 km NE | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |