Wainwright Weather in April
Wainwright in April
The short of it: Wainwright in April averages a high of 10 °C (49 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 27 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low -4° · rain 27 mm · daylight 13 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wainwright an average April high of 10°, a low of -4° and some 27 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against March, to near 10°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 27 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 13 h 53 min in mid-April, 131 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Wainwright runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Vermilion, 58 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
April in Wainwright, 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
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VermilionAlberta | 58 km N | 10° | -3° | 24 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 74 km NE | 9° | -3° | 34 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 109 km NW | 10° | -2° | 27 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 131 km NNW | 9° | -4° | 41 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 134 km W | 9° | -2° | 28 mm |
| StettlerAlberta | 139 km WSW | 10° | -3° | 27 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 159 km N | 10° | -3° | 31 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 169 km W | 10° | -3° | 36 mm |