Fernie Weather in April
Fernie in April
The short of it: Fernie in April averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -2° · rain 68 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Fernie an average April high of 11°, a low of -2° and some 68 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against March, to near 11°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-April, 116 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Fernie runs about middling and wetter than most in April. Jaffray, 21 km to the SW, is 3° warmer by day.
April in Fernie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 21 km SW | 13° | -1° | 39 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 29 km NNE | 9° | -3° | 46 mm |
| ColemanAlberta | 43 km ENE | 7° | -4° | 45 mm |
| BlairmoreAlberta | 47 km ENE | 7° | -4° | 48 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 51 km W | 12° | -1° | 33 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 58 km N | 7° | -4° | 47 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 68 km WNW | 11° | -2° | 39 mm |
| EurekaMontana | 69 km S | 15° | 0° | 28 mm |