Chilliwack-Downtown weather in April

In April, Chilliwack-Downtown sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 172 mm of precipitation across 17.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chilliwack-Downtown's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chilliwack-Downtown's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 172 mm; 17.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:24 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

← March Chilliwack-Downtown year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Chilliwack-Downtown reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	1
2	8	1
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	1
9	9	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	11	2
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	13	3

How April really feels in Chilliwack-Downtown

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chilliwack-Downtown weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -2°	342	19.7	15.8	8.5	0.0
Feb	4° / -2°	212	16.3	12.4	9.8	0.0
Mar	6° / -1°	263	20	14.5	11.6	0.5
Apr	10° / 2°	172	17.3	7.3	13.4	1.9
May	15° / 6°	122	14.8	2	15	3.9
Jun	17° / 8°	102	14.4	0.1	15.9	4.8
Jul	21° / 11°	61	8.8	0	15.6	6.7
Aug	21° / 11°	74	8.6	0	14.2	6.8
Sep	17° / 8°	124	11.1	0	12.4	5.5
Oct	11° / 5°	256	17.4	2.2	10.5	2.4
Nov	5° / 1°	372	20.5	12.1	8.9	0.2
Dec	2° / -2°	325	20	16.8	8.1	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	21	20	19	19	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	26	27	27	27	27	28	29	29
Cloudier (%)	78	78	78	79	80	80	79	79	80	81	81	79	79	79	79	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	74	73	73	73	73	72	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Chilliwack-Downtown gets around 172 mm of rain and snow over 17.3 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53
Snow chance (%)	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	27	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	60	39
2	60	38
3	60	37
4	60	36
5	60	35
6	60	34
7	60	33
8	60	32
9	60	31
10	60	30
11	60	29
12	59	27
13	59	26
14	58	25
15	58	24
16	57	23
17	57	23
18	57	22
19	56	21
20	56	20
21	55	19
22	55	18
23	55	18
24	54	17
25	54	16
26	54	16
27	54	16
28	54	15
29	53	15
30	53	15

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:03	5:01	4:59	4:57
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:56	6:29
2	12.6	5:54	6:30
3	12.7	5:52	6:32
4	12.7	5:50	6:33
5	12.8	5:48	6:35
6	12.9	5:45	6:36
7	12.9	5:43	6:38
8	13.0	5:41	6:40
9	13.0	5:39	6:41
10	13.1	5:37	6:43
11	13.2	5:35	6:44
12	13.2	5:33	6:46
13	13.3	5:30	6:47
14	13.3	5:28	6:49
15	13.4	5:26	6:50
16	13.5	5:24	6:52
17	13.5	5:22	6:53
18	13.6	5:20	6:55
19	13.6	5:18	6:56
20	13.7	5:16	6:58
21	13.8	5:14	6:59
22	13.8	5:12	7:01
23	13.9	5:10	7:03
24	13.9	5:08	7:04
25	14.0	5:06	7:06
26	14.0	5:05	7:07
27	14.1	5:03	7:09
28	14.2	5:01	7:10
29	14.2	4:59	7:12
30	14.3	4:57	7:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Chilliwack-Downtown

In seasonPeak

In April, Chilliwack-Downtown sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chilliwack-Downtown's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Chilliwack-Downtown?

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

1.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chilliwack-Downtown.

What to pack for Chilliwack-Downtown in April

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

In April, Chilliwack-Downtown sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Chilliwack-Downtown in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chilliwack-Downtown peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	4	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Chilliwack-Downtown in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chilliwack-Downtown is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	11	11	12	12	13	21	12	11	9	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	12	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chilliwack-Downtown?

Chilliwack-Downtown sits at 49.2°N, 122.0°W, 8 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Chilliwack, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Chilliwack-Downtown

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chilliwack-Downtown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,683 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,275 m.

The land around Chilliwack-Downtown is covered by trees (28%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

107 m

trees 28%

16 km

1,683 m

trees 62%

80 km

3,275 m

trees 72%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

← March Chilliwack-Downtown year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Chilliwack 1.0 km · Vedder Crossing 7.0 km · Abbotsford 24 km · Mission 25 km · Townline 31 km · Haney 47 km · Maple Ridge 47 km · Walnut Grove 50 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

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 Chilliwack-Downtown (49.1643°, -121.9591°, elevation 8 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	1
2	8	1
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	1
9	9	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	11	2
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	60	39
2	60	38
3	60	37
4	60	36
5	60	35
6	60	34
7	60	33
8	60	32
9	60	31
10	60	30
11	60	29
12	59	27
13	59	26
14	58	25
15	58	24
16	57	23
17	57	23
18	57	22
19	56	21
20	56	20
21	55	19
22	55	18
23	55	18
24	54	17
25	54	16
26	54	16
27	54	16
28	54	15
29	53	15
30	53	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	1
2	8	1
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	1
9	9	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	11	2
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	60	39
2	60	38
3	60	37
4	60	36
5	60	35
6	60	34
7	60	33
8	60	32
9	60	31
10	60	30
11	60	29
12	59	27
13	59	26
14	58	25
15	58	24
16	57	23
17	57	23
18	57	22
19	56	21
20	56	20
21	55	19
22	55	18
23	55	18
24	54	17
25	54	16
26	54	16
27	54	16
28	54	15
29	53	15
30	53	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	1
2	8	1
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	9	1
8	9	1
9	9	1
10	9	1
11	9	1
12	10	2
13	10	2
14	10	2
15	10	2
16	10	2
17	10	2
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	11	2
21	11	2
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	29	71
30	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	60	39
2	60	38
3	60	37
4	60	36
5	60	35
6	60	34
7	60	33
8	60	32
9	60	31
10	60	30
11	60	29
12	59	27
13	59	26
14	58	25
15	58	24
16	57	23
17	57	23
18	57	22
19	56	21
20	56	20
21	55	19
22	55	18
23	55	18
24	54	17
25	54	16
26	54	16
27	54	16
28	54	15
29	53	15
30	53	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100