Hamilton Weather in April
Hamilton in April
The short of it: Hamilton in April averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 21 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 78 mm · daylight 13 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Hamilton an average April high of 12°, a low of 3° and some 78 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against March, to near 12°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 21 min in mid-April, 93 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, Hamilton runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Stoney Creek, 8 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
April in Hamilton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney CreekOntario | 8 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 79 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 12 km WSW | 11° | 2° | 82 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 15 km N | 11° | 2° | 84 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 26 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 86 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 30 km N | 11° | 1° | 82 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 36 km WSW | 12° | 2° | 77 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 39 km WNW | 11° | 1° | 80 mm |
| MississaugaOntario | 40 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 82 mm |