Olds Weather in April
Olds in April
The short of it: Olds in April averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -3° · rain 26 mm · daylight 13 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Olds an average April high of 9°, a low of -3° and some 26 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against March, to near 9°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 48 min in mid-April, 126 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Olds runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Didsbury, 13 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Olds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 8° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h