Grande Cache Weather in April
Grande Cache in April
The short of it: Grande Cache in April averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -3° · rain 24 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Grande Cache an average April high of 9°, a low of -3° and some 24 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from March to about 9°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-April, 136 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Grande Cache runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. McBride, 94 km to the SW, is 3° warmer by day.
April in Grande Cache, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 94 km SW | 12° | -1° | 38 mm |
| HintonAlberta | 115 km ESE | 11° | -4° | 27 mm |
| ValemountBritish Columbia | 117 km S | 11° | -1° | 32 mm |
| JasperAlberta | 132 km SSE | 10° | -3° | 21 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 140 km N | 10° | -2° | 24 mm |
| WembleyAlberta | 141 km N | 9° | -2° | 24 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 144 km N | 10° | -2° | 23 mm |
| BeaverlodgeAlberta | 150 km N | 9° | -2° | 22 mm |