Granby weather in April

In April, Granby sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 14°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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Granby's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Granby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:13 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Granby is city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.

Density
424/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 7°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Granby reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-2
27-2
37-2
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
890
990
1090
11100
12100
13101
14111
15111
16111
17111
18122
19122
20122
21132
22133
23133
24133
25143
26143
27144
28144
29154
30154

How April really feels in Granby

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Granby weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -13°7812.111.18.90.0
Feb-3° / -13°6410.19.410.10.0
Mar / -7°7811.47.711.60.1
Apr11° / 9912.3313.22.4
May18° / 10812.90.214.75.3
Jun23° / 13°11813.5015.46.2
Jul25° / 15°10813.7015.16.2
Aug24° / 14°11112.7013.96.6
Sep20° / 10°9810.9012.36.1
Oct13° / 11412.60.710.73.2
Nov / -2°9012.64.99.30.4
Dec-1° / -9°901310.38.60.0

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253565
263664
273664
283664
293664
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Granby gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14015
24115
34115
44115
54114
64114
74114
84114
94113
104013
114012
124012
134011
144010
154010
16409
17419
18418
19418
20417
21417
22426
23426
24425
25425
26424
27424
28423
29413
30413

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

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
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:416:10
212.55:396:11
312.65:376:12
412.65:356:14
512.75:346:15
612.75:326:16
712.85:306:18
812.95:286:19
912.95:266:20
1013.05:246:22
1113.05:226:23
1213.15:206:24
1313.15:186:26
1413.25:176:27
1513.25:156:28
1613.35:136:29
1713.35:116:31
1813.45:096:32
1913.45:076:33
2013.55:066:35
2113.55:046:36
2213.65:026:37
2313.65:006:39
2413.74:596:40
2513.74:576:41
2613.84:556:42
2713.84:546:44
2813.94:526:45
2913.94:506:46
3014.04:496:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Granby?

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

2.4
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 Granby.

What to pack for Granby in April

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

In April, Granby sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Granby 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 Granby 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Granby?

Granby sits at 45.4°N, 72.7°W, 102 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint-Hyacinthe, 31 km away.

Topography around Granby

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Granby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,288 m.

The land around Granby is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
1,288 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Saint-Hyacinthe 31 km · Mont-Saint-Hilaire 40 km · Beloeil 41 km · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 43 km · Chambly 43 km · Saint-Basile-le-Grand 45 km · Magog 48 km · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 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
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 Granby (45.4001°, -72.7324°, elevation 102 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).