Vulcan Weather in April
Vulcan in April
The short of it: Vulcan in April averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -3° · rain 29 mm · daylight 13 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Vulcan an average April high of 11°, a low of -3° and some 29 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against March, to near 11°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 29 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Vulcan runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. High River, 48 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Vulcan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 7° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High RiverAlberta | 48 km WNW | 11° | -3° | 34 mm |
| OkotoksAlberta | 63 km NW | 11° | -3° | 37 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 73 km NW | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| StrathmoreAlberta | 73 km N | 11° | -3° | 26 mm |
| LegacyAlberta | 73 km NW | 11° | -3° | 31 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 74 km NW | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 74 km NW | 11° | -3° | 29 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 75 km NW | 11° | -3° | 30 mm |