High River Weather in April
High River in April
The short of it: High River in April averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -3° · rain 34 mm · daylight 13 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give High River an average April high of 11°, a low of -3° and some 34 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against March, to near 11°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 44 min in mid-April, 121 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 July.
Against its neighbours, High River runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Okotoks, 18 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
April in High River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 7° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OkotoksAlberta | 18 km NNW | 11° | -3° | 37 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 34 km N | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 35 km NNW | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 35 km N | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| ChaparralAlberta | 36 km NNW | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| McKenzie LakeAlberta | 37 km NNW | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 37 km N | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| SundanceAlberta | 37 km NNW | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |