Yellowknife Weather in April
Yellowknife in April
The short of it: Yellowknife in April averages a high of 0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -12 °C (10 °F), with 8.0 mm (0.31 in) of rain and about 14 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -12° · rain 8.0 mm · daylight 14 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Yellowknife an average April high of 0°, a low of -12° and some 8.0 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from March to about 0°, with nights near -12°. It is the driest month of the year, only 8.0 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 14 h 44 min in mid-April, 193 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates April 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Yellowknife runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Behchokǫ̀, 94 km to the WNW, is 2° warmer by day.
April in Yellowknife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 10° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 94 km WNW | 2° | -14° | 9.0 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 197 km SSW | 4° | -9° | 12 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 211 km SW | 6° | -9° | 15 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 303 km SSE | 5° | -8° | 14 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 368 km W | 6° | -8° | 19 mm |