Alta Weather in April
Alta in April
The short of it: Alta in April averages a high of 4 °C (38 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 15 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 23 mm · daylight 15 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Alta an average April high of 4°, a low of -3° and some 23 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from March to about 4°, with nights near -3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 23 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 15 h 59 min in mid-April, 281 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Alta runs about middling and drier than most in April. Øksfjord, 46 km to the NW, is 2° cooler by day.
April in Alta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 4° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 46 km NW | 2° | -2° | 32 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 65 km E | 4° | -3° | 30 mm |
| RypefjordFinnmark | 76 km N | 1° | -4° | 52 mm |
| HammerfestFinnmark | 79 km N | 1° | -4° | 52 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 88 km W | 5° | 0° | 27 mm |
| StorslettTroms | 89 km WSW | 5° | 0° | 27 mm |
| KárášjohkaFinnmark | 102 km ESE | 3° | -7° | 19 mm |
| KautokeinoFinnmark | 107 km S | 1° | -8° | 16 mm |