Chatham weather in April

In April, Chatham sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chatham's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chatham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
89 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Chatham is community in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1998

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Chatham reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
2101
3101
4101
5102
6112
7112
8112
9112
10123
11123
12123
13123
14133
15134
16134
17134
18134
19144
20145
21145
22145
23145
24155
25156
26156
27156
28156
29166
30167

How April really feels in Chatham

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chatham weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°6610.56.69.30.0
Feb / -7°548.5610.30.0
Mar / -3°6610.24.411.60.5
Apr13° / 8912.21.313.13.3
May19° / 10°9212.3014.45.7
Jun25° / 15°9411.20156.6
Jul27° / 18°8611.1014.86.5
Aug26° / 17°7710.4013.76.8
Sep22° / 13°738.7012.36.9
Oct15° / 7610.3010.84.6
Nov / 719.71.99.61.4
Dec / -3°6310.1590.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133565
143664
153664
163664
173763
183763
193763
203862
213862
223862
233862
243862
253862
263862
273961
283961
293961
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Chatham gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1389
2389
3399
4399
5408
6408
7408
8407
9407
10406
11406
12406
13395
14395
15394
16394
17393
18393
19393
20392
21402
22402
23402
24401
25401
26401
27401
28401
29391
30391

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129811
139811
149811
159811
169811
179721
189721
199721
209721
219721
229721
239631
249631
259631
269631
279541
289541
299541
309451

Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:216:46
212.56:196:47
312.56:176:49
412.66:156:50
512.66:136:51
612.76:126:52
712.76:106:53
812.86:086:54
912.86:066:55
1012.96:056:57
1112.96:036:58
1213.06:016:59
1313.06:007:00
1413.15:587:01
1513.15:567:02
1613.15:547:03
1713.25:537:05
1813.25:517:06
1913.35:507:07
2013.35:487:08
2113.45:467:09
2213.45:457:10
2313.55:437:11
2413.55:427:13
2513.65:407:14
2613.65:397:15
2713.65:377:16
2813.75:367:17
2913.75:347:18
3013.85:337:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Chatham?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chatham.

What to pack for Chatham in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Chatham sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Chatham in April

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 29 to Sep 23 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Chatham in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chatham peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chatham?

Chatham sits at 42.4°N, 82.2°W, 183 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Leamington, 53 km away.

Topography around Chatham

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chatham.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chatham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m.

The land around Chatham is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (26%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Leamington 53 km · Kingsville 57 km · Tecumseh 58 km · Saint Clair Shores 59 km · Grosse Pointe Woods 59 km · Mount Clemens 60 km · Roseville 62 km · Clinton Township 63 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chatham (42.4122°, -82.1849°, elevation 183 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).