Peterborough Weather in April
Peterborough in April
The short of it: Peterborough in April averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 1° · rain 79 mm · daylight 13 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
April in Peterborough brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 1°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from March to about 12°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 24 min in mid-April, 97 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Peterborough runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Lakefield, 15 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
April in Peterborough, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 8° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h