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April Weather in Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Daily high temperatures increase by 14°F, from 45°F to 59°F, rarely falling below 29°F or exceeding 73°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 11°F, from 27°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 15°F or exceeding 47°F.

For reference, on July 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Edmonton typically range from 55°F to 75°F, while on January 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from 6°F to 20°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Edmonton

Average High and Low Temperature in April in EdmontonApr112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°FMarMayApr 145°FApr 145°F27°F27°FApr 3059°FApr 3059°F38°F38°FApr 1151°FApr 1151°F31°F31°FApr 2156°FApr 2156°F35°F35°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Edmonton

Average Hourly Temperature in April in EdmontonApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia (4,744 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Edmonton (view comparison).

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The month of April in Edmonton experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 63% to 56%.

The clearest day of the month is April 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 44% of the time.

For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 68%, while on August 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 61%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Edmonton

Cloud Cover Categories in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 137%Apr 137%Apr 3044%Apr 3044%Apr 1139%Apr 1139%Apr 2140%Apr 2140%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Edmonton, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 10% and ending it at 16%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 35% on July 3, and its lowest chance is 5% on February 13.

Over the course of April in Edmonton, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 5% to 15%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 3% to 1%.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Edmonton

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Edmonton is increasing, starting the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 1.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.3 inches or falls below 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Edmonton

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inMarMayApr 10.4 inApr 10.4 inApr 301.2 inApr 301.2 inApr 110.6 inApr 110.6 inApr 210.9 inApr 210.9 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during April in Edmonton is decreasing, starting the month at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.5 inches, and ending the month at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in April in Edmonton

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of April in Edmonton, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 59 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 4 minutes, 6 seconds, and weekly increase of 28 minutes, 40 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 13 hours, 5 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 15 hours, 4 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Edmonton

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Edmonton is 7:05 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 6 minutes earlier at 5:59 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 8:10 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 53 minutes later at 9:03 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Edmonton during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:04 AM and sets 17 hours, 3 minutes later, at 10:07 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:48 AM and sets 7 hours, 28 minutes later, at 4:16 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Edmonton

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay5:59 AM5:59 AMApr 309:03 PMApr 309:03 PM7:05 AM7:05 AMApr 18:10 PMApr 18:10 PM6:41 AM6:41 AMApr 118:28 PMApr 118:28 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Edmonton

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in EdmontonApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay0010102020203030405000010102020303030404050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Edmonton

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in EdmontonApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 103:01 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 251:01 AMMar 251:01 AMApr 812:22 PMApr 812:22 PMApr 235:50 PMApr 235:50 PMMay 79:23 PMMay 79:23 PMMay 237:54 AMMay 237:54 AM8:22 AM8:22 AM8:19 PM8:19 PM7:31 PM7:31 PM7:36 AM7:36 AM6:49 AM6:49 AM8:49 PM8:49 PM9:01 PM9:01 PM6:13 AM6:13 AM5:19 AM5:19 AM9:24 PM9:24 PM9:25 PM9:25 PM4:52 AM4:52 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%4:18 AMSE10:12 AMSW-7:15 AMS237,494 mi
2
45%5:06 AMSE11:27 AMSW-8:16 AMS234,122 mi
3
34%5:39 AMSE12:55 PMSW-9:17 AMS230,761 mi
4
23%6:01 AMSE2:30 PMWSW-10:15 AMS227,676 mi
5
13%6:16 AMESE4:06 PMWSW-11:10 AMS225,167 mi
6
6%6:28 AMESE5:40 PMW-12:02 PMS223,527 mi
7
1%6:38 AME7:15 PMW-12:52 PMS222,981 mi
8
0%6:49 AME8:49 PMWNW-1:43 PMS223,643 mi
9
2%7:00 AMENE10:25 PMWNW-2:34 PMS225,483 mi
10
7%7:14 AMENE--3:28 PMS228,331 mi
11
14%-12:01 AMNW7:34 AMNE4:24 PMS231,902 mi
12
22%-1:32 AMNW8:04 AMNE5:22 PMS235,848 mi
13
32%-2:50 AMNW8:48 AMNE6:19 PMS239,815 mi
14
43%-3:49 AMNW9:48 AMNE7:14 PMS243,491 mi
15
50%-4:28 AMNW11:01 AMNE8:06 PMS246,639 mi
16
63%-4:54 AMNW12:19 PMNE8:53 PMS249,107 mi
17
72%-5:10 AMNW1:38 PMENE9:37 PMS250,822 mi
18
80%-5:22 AMWNW2:53 PMENE10:18 PMS251,783 mi
19
87%-5:32 AMWNW4:07 PMENE10:57 PMS252,038 mi
20
93%-5:39 AMW5:19 PME11:36 PMS251,673 mi
21
95%-5:47 AMW6:31 PME--
22
97%-5:54 AMW7:45 PMESE12:15 AMS250,790 mi
23
100%-6:02 AMWSW9:01 PMESE12:55 AMS249,492 mi
24
100%-6:13 AMWSW10:21 PMSE1:38 AMS247,874 mi
25
98%-6:27 AMSW11:42 PMSE2:24 AMS246,010 mi
26
94%-6:47 AMSW-3:15 AMS243,951 mi
27
89%1:02 AMSE7:19 AMSW-4:10 AMS241,731 mi
28
81%2:12 AMSE8:07 AMSW-5:09 AMS239,372 mi
29
71%3:05 AMSE9:15 AMSW-6:10 AMS236,905 mi
30
61%3:42 AMSE10:38 AMSW-7:10 AMS234,383 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Edmonton is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 31, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on September 15, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Edmonton

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 160%Apr 160%Apr 10%Apr 10%Apr 300%Apr 300%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Edmonton is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 10.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.4 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during April is 10.2 miles per hour on April 13.

Average Wind Speed in April in Edmonton

Average Wind Speed in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMarMayApr 1310.2 mphApr 1310.2 mphApr 110.1 mphApr 110.1 mphApr 309.8 mphApr 309.8 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Edmonton throughout April is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 32% on April 8.

Wind Direction in April in Edmonton

Wind Direction in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMaywestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Edmonton typically lasts for 4.5 months (140 days), from around May 6 to around September 23, rarely starting before April 17 or after May 23, and rarely ending before September 3 or after October 12.

The month of April in Edmonton is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 1% to 34% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Edmonton

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 11%Apr 11%Apr 3034%Apr 3034%Apr 114%Apr 114%Apr 2115%Apr 2115%50%May 650%May 690%May 2390%May 23frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Edmonton are gradually increasing during April, increasing by 54°F, from 5°F to 58°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Edmonton

Growing Degree Days in April in EdmontonApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303010°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FMarMayApr 15°FApr 15°FApr 3058°FApr 3058°FApr 1114°FApr 1114°FApr 2132°FApr 2132°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Edmonton is increasing during April, rising by 1.4 kWh, from 4.1 kWh to 5.5 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Edmonton

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in EdmontonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMarMayApr 14.1 kWhApr 14.1 kWhApr 305.5 kWhApr 305.5 kWhApr 114.6 kWhApr 114.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Edmonton are 53.550 deg latitude, -113.469 deg longitude, and 2,001 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Edmonton contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 285 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,147 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (548 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,266 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Edmonton is covered by artificial surfaces (92%), within 10 miles by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (39%), and within 50 miles by cropland (82%) and trees (11%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Edmonton, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Edmonton.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Edmonton according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Edmonton is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Edmonton and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

Sources mapCXEC, 69%2 mi, 200 ftCZOL, 23%8 mi, 180 ftCYEG, 8%17 mi, 371 ft© OpenStreetMap contributors

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Edmonton and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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