Preston Weather in April
Preston in April
The short of it: Preston in April averages a high of 9 °C (47 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 0° · rain 114 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Preston an average April high of 9°, a low of 0° and some 114 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against March, to near 9°; nights run about 0°. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-April, 98 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Preston runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Sunset Acres, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
April in Preston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 11 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset AcresNova Scotia | 5 km WSW | 9° | 0° | 113 mm |
| Cole HarbourNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 9° | 0° | 113 mm |
| Forest HillsNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 9° | 0° | 113 mm |
| Colby VillageNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 9° | 0° | 113 mm |
| WillowdaleNova Scotia | 8 km SSW | 9° | 0° | 113 mm |
| Portland HillsNova Scotia | 8 km SW | 9° | 0° | 112 mm |
| EllenvaleNova Scotia | 8 km WSW | 9° | 0° | 114 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 8 km SE | 9° | 0° | 115 mm |