Edmundston weather in April

In April, Edmundston sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Edmundston's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edmundston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
6th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Edmundston is city in New Brunswick, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
155/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 4°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical April day in Edmundston reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-5
24-5
34-5
44-4
54-4
65-4
75-4
85-4
95-3
106-3
116-3
126-3
136-3
147-2
157-2
167-2
178-2
188-2
198-1
208-1
219-1
229-1
2390
24100
25100
26100
27111
28111
29111
30121

How April really feels in Edmundston

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
1 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Edmundston weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -17°7710.310.38.70.0
Feb-6° / -15°669.19.39.90.0
Mar-0° / -9°8110.59.311.60.0
Apr / -2°9211.96.213.31.0
May15° / 9814.20.714.94.1
Jun20° / 10°10713015.75.7
Jul23° / 13°11314.3015.36.0
Aug22° / 12°10112.5014.16.3
Sep17° / 9911.1012.45.3
Oct10° / 11012.11.710.62.2
Nov / -4°9511.26.69.10.1
Dec-4° / -12°9911.810.78.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
62971
72971
82971
92971
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213070
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Edmundston gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13727
23827
33827
43927
53927
63927
74027
84026
94026
104025
113924
123923
133922
143921
153921
163920
173919
183918
193917
204017
214016
224015
234014
244013
254012
264111
274110
28419
29428
30427

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:236:53
212.66:216:55
312.66:196:56
412.76:166:58
512.76:146:59
612.86:127:00
712.96:107:02
812.96:087:03
913.06:067:05
1013.06:047:06
1113.16:027:07
1213.16:007:09
1313.25:587:10
1413.35:567:12
1513.35:547:13
1613.45:527:15
1713.45:517:16
1813.55:497:17
1913.55:477:19
2013.65:457:20
2113.65:437:22
2213.75:417:23
2313.85:397:25
2413.85:377:26
2513.95:367:27
2613.95:347:29
2714.05:327:30
2814.05:307:32
2914.15:297:33
3014.15:277:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Edmundston?

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

1.0
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 Edmundston.

What to pack for Edmundston in April

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

In April, Edmundston sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Edmundston in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Edmundston peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Edmundston?

Edmundston sits at 47.4°N, 68.3°W, 200 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rivière-du-Loup, 104 km away.

Topography around Edmundston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edmundston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m.

The land around Edmundston is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
570 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Rivière-du-Loup 104 km · Rimouski 120 km · Fredericton Northside 202 km · Fredericton 203 km · Baie-Comeau 205 km · Miramichi 217 km · Beauport 224 km · Lévis 225 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 Edmundston (47.3737°, -68.3251°, elevation 200 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).