Swift Current Weather in April
Swift Current in April
The short of it: Swift Current in April averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 13 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -2° · rain 24 mm · daylight 13 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Swift Current an average April high of 11°, a low of -2° and some 24 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from March to about 11°, with nights near -2°. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 43 min in mid-April, 120 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Swift Current runs about middling and wetter than most in April. Herbert, 45 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
April in Swift Current, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 9° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerbertSaskatchewan | 45 km ENE | 11° | -2° | 22 mm |
| Gull LakeSaskatchewan | 53 km WSW | 11° | -3° | 25 mm |
| ShaunavonSaskatchewan | 83 km SSW | 11° | -3° | 22 mm |
| GravelbourgSaskatchewan | 100 km ESE | 12° | -2° | 24 mm |
| EastendSaskatchewan | 112 km SW | 11° | -3° | 16 mm |
| EstonSaskatchewan | 117 km NW | 11° | -2° | 20 mm |
| Maple CreekSaskatchewan | 127 km WSW | 12° | -2° | 26 mm |
| RosetownSaskatchewan | 142 km N | 11° | -2° | 20 mm |