Lancaster Weather in April
Lancaster in April
The short of it: Lancaster in April averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 0° · rain 98 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
April in Lancaster brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 0°, with about 98 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 9°, with nights near 0°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-April, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Lancaster runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Island View Heights, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
April in Lancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island View HeightsNew Brunswick | 1 km SE | 9° | 0° | 98 mm |
| Quinton HeightsNew Brunswick | 2 km ENE | 9° | 0° | 100 mm |
| GreendaleNew Brunswick | 3 km ENE | 9° | 0° | 100 mm |
| Fairville PlateauNew Brunswick | 3 km E | 9° | 0° | 100 mm |
| MilfordNew Brunswick | 3 km NE | 9° | 0° | 100 mm |
| Saint John WestNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | 9° | 0° | 101 mm |
| Fundy HeightsNew Brunswick | 5 km E | 9° | 0° | 101 mm |
| North EndNew Brunswick | 5 km ENE | 9° | 0° | 101 mm |