McBride Weather in April
McBride in April
The short of it: McBride in April averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low -1° · rain 38 mm · daylight 13 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
April in McBride brings afternoons near 12° and nights around -1°, with about 38 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against March, to near 12°; nights run about -1°. Rain is modest, about 38 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 54 min in mid-April, 134 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, McBride runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Valemount, 80 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
April in McBride, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 7° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ValemountBritish Columbia | 80 km SE | 11° | -1° | 32 mm |
| Grande CacheAlberta | 94 km NE | 9° | -3° | 24 mm |
| JasperAlberta | 147 km ESE | 10° | -3° | 21 mm |
| QuesnelBritish Columbia | 159 km WSW | 14° | -1° | 30 mm |
| HintonAlberta | 172 km E | 11° | -4° | 27 mm |
| Fox MountainBritish Columbia | 183 km SW | 12° | -1° | 23 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 184 km WNW | 12° | -1° | 36 mm |
| Williams LakeBritish Columbia | 185 km SW | 13° | 0° | 21 mm |