Rayside-Balfour Weather in April
Rayside-Balfour in April
The short of it: Rayside-Balfour in April averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -3° · rain 64 mm · daylight 13 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Rayside-Balfour an average April high of 9°, a low of -3° and some 64 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against March, to near 9°; nights run about -3°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 31 min in mid-April, 105 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Rayside-Balfour runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Dowling, 10 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
April in Rayside-Balfour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 8° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DowlingOntario | 10 km W | 9° | -3° | 64 mm |
| AzildaOntario | 11 km SE | 9° | -3° | 63 mm |
| Valley EastOntario | 17 km ENE | 9° | -3° | 61 mm |
| LivelyOntario | 20 km SSE | 9° | -2° | 70 mm |
| Greater SudburyOntario | 21 km SE | 10° | -2° | 58 mm |
| CapreolOntario | 24 km ENE | 9° | -3° | 63 mm |
| Markstay-WarrenOntario | 58 km ESE | 9° | -2° | 67 mm |
| EspanolaOntario | 58 km SW | 10° | -2° | 65 mm |