Sōbetsu Weather in April
Sōbetsu in April
The short of it: Sōbetsu in April averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 2° · rain 72 mm · daylight 13 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sōbetsu an average April high of 9°, a low of 2° and some 72 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against March, to near 9°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 19 min in mid-April, 91 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sōbetsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Tōyako-onsemmachi, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
April in Sōbetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōyako-onsemmachiHokkaido | 6 km WNW | 9° | 1° | 73 mm |
| DateHokkaido | 10 km S | 11° | 2° | 72 mm |
| ToyouraHokkaido | 15 km W | 10° | 2° | 74 mm |
| RusutsuHokkaido | 20 km N | 8° | 0° | 79 mm |
| RebunHokkaido | 23 km W | 10° | 2° | 70 mm |
| MakkariHokkaido | 23 km NNW | 8° | 0° | 77 mm |
| KimobetsuHokkaido | 26 km N | 7° | 0° | 79 mm |
| NoboribetsuHokkaido | 27 km ESE | 10° | 2° | 72 mm |