Esquimalt weather in April

In April, Esquimalt sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.2 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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Esquimalt's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esquimalt's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 67 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:31 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Esquimalt is municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada.

Density: 2,494/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1912

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Esquimalt reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8

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

Esquimalt 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	7° / 3°	162	17.4	2.2	8.6	0.6
Feb	8° / 4°	97	13	1.8	9.9	1.0
Mar	9° / 5°	107	15	1	11.6	1.7
Apr	12° / 7°	67	11.2	0.1	13.4	3.0
May	15° / 9°	42	8.3	0	15	4.8
Jun	18° / 11°	27	5.6	0	15.8	6.2
Jul	20° / 13°	14	3.1	0	15.5	7.8
Aug	21° / 13°	22	3.2	0	14.1	7.8
Sep	18° / 12°	43	7.1	0	12.4	6.3
Oct	13° / 8°	107	12.7	0	10.6	3.4
Nov	9° / 5°	167	17	0.7	9	1.4
Dec	7° / 4°	157	16.7	2.4	8.2	0.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	33	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	35	35	37	37	38	40	40	41	41	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	46	46
Cloudier (%)	67	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	65	65	63	63	62	60	60	59	59	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	46	54

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Esquimalt gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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 (%)	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	36
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	31

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 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:17 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	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:19	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:08	5:07	5:05
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:02	6:34
2	12.6	6:00	6:36
3	12.7	5:58	6:37
4	12.7	5:56	6:39
5	12.8	5:54	6:40
6	12.8	5:52	6:42
7	12.9	5:50	6:43
8	13.0	5:48	6:45
9	13.0	5:46	6:46
10	13.1	5:43	6:48
11	13.1	5:41	6:49
12	13.2	5:39	6:51
13	13.2	5:37	6:52
14	13.3	5:35	6:54
15	13.4	5:33	6:55
16	13.4	5:31	6:57
17	13.5	5:29	6:58
18	13.5	5:27	6:59
19	13.6	5:25	7:01
20	13.7	5:23	7:02
21	13.7	5:21	7:04
22	13.8	5:19	7:05
23	13.8	5:18	7:07
24	13.9	5:16	7:08
25	13.9	5:14	7:10
26	14.0	5:12	7:11
27	14.0	5:10	7:13
28	14.1	5:08	7:14
29	14.2	5:07	7:16
30	14.2	5:05	7:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.63 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)	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	3.9	Moderate
2	4.0	Moderate
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Esquimalt

In seasonPeak

None of Esquimalt's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Esquimalt's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Esquimalt?

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

3.0

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 Esquimalt.

What to pack for Esquimalt in April

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

In April, Esquimalt sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Esquimalt in April

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in January near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	8	8	8	9	10	11	12	12	11	10	9	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	8	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Esquimalt 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 Esquimalt peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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	5	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	5	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 Esquimalt 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 Esquimalt is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 4 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)	6	6	9	9	9	8	8	12	10	16	12	4
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	4	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Esquimalt?

Esquimalt sits at 48.4°N, 123.4°W, 38 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Victoria-Downtown, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Esquimalt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esquimalt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,356 m.

The land around Esquimalt is covered by water (41%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

water 41%

16 km

640 m

water 52%

80 km

2,356 m

trees 48%

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

April weather nearby: Victoria-Downtown 4.0 km · Carey 4.0 km · Victoria 4.0 km · Colwood 5.0 km · Langford 7.0 km · Oak Bay 8.0 km · Gordon Head 9.0 km · Saanich 13 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 Esquimalt (48.4357°, -123.4117°, elevation 38 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. 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	11	5
2	11	6
3	11	6
4	11	6
5	11	6
6	11	6
7	11	6
8	11	6
9	11	6
10	11	6
11	11	6
12	11	6
13	12	6
14	12	6
15	12	6
16	12	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	12	7
22	13	7
23	13	7
24	13	7
25	13	7
26	13	7
27	13	7
28	13	7
29	13	8
30	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	36
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	36
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	36
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	32
30	31

	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