Kitimat Weather in April
Kitimat in April
The short of it: Kitimat in April averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 3° · rain 124 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
April in Kitimat brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 3°, with about 124 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from March to about 12°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 124 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-April, 137 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kitimat runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Terrace, 52 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Kitimat, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 67 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 52 km N | 12° | 3° | 66 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 112 km WNW | 10° | 3° | 164 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 125 km NE | 10° | -1° | 24 mm |
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 126 km NE | 11° | -1° | 24 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 135 km ENE | 11° | -1° | 24 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 149 km NNE | 11° | -1° | 31 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 189 km E | 11° | -3° | 19 mm |
| Bella BellaBritish Columbia | 213 km S | 10° | 5° | 205 mm |