Mission weather in April

In April, Mission sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 177 mm of precipitation across 17.1 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Mission's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mission's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 177 mm; 17.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:26 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Mission is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 182/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1868

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

← March Mission 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mission reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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

How April really feels in Mission

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.

Mission 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	4° / -1°	338	19.9	11.8	8.5	0.0
Feb	6° / -0°	208	16.3	9.9	9.8	0.2
Mar	8° / 1°	265	19.8	11	11.6	1.0
Apr	12° / 3°	177	17.1	4.4	13.4	2.5
May	16° / 7°	121	13.7	0.6	15	4.6
Jun	18° / 10°	96	12.8	0	15.9	5.4
Jul	22° / 12°	56	8.2	0	15.6	7.1
Aug	22° / 12°	75	7.9	0	14.2	7.2
Sep	19° / 10°	129	10.9	0	12.4	5.9
Oct	13° / 6°	263	17.4	0.4	10.5	2.8
Nov	7° / 2°	371	20.6	8.1	8.9	0.6
Dec	3° / -0°	319	20	13.7	8.1	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 75%.

	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 (%)	25	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	23	24	24	24	24	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	28	28	29	30	30	30
Cloudier (%)	75	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	77	76	76	76	76	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	72	72	71	70	70	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Mission gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 17.1 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	52
Snow chance (%)	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	27
2	59	26
3	59	26
4	59	25
5	59	25
6	59	24
7	60	23
8	60	23
9	59	22
10	59	21
11	59	20
12	58	18
13	58	17
14	57	16
15	57	15
16	56	14
17	56	13
18	56	12
19	55	11
20	55	10
21	55	9
22	54	8
23	54	7
24	54	6
25	53	6
26	53	6
27	53	6
28	53	6
29	53	6
30	52	6

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 5:58 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:14 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)	5:58	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	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	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:59
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:58	6:30
2	12.6	5:55	6:32
3	12.7	5:53	6:33
4	12.7	5:51	6:35
5	12.8	5:49	6:36
6	12.9	5:47	6:38
7	12.9	5:45	6:39
8	13.0	5:42	6:41
9	13.0	5:40	6:42
10	13.1	5:38	6:44
11	13.2	5:36	6:46
12	13.2	5:34	6:47
13	13.3	5:32	6:49
14	13.3	5:30	6:50
15	13.4	5:28	6:52
16	13.5	5:26	6:53
17	13.5	5:24	6:55
18	13.6	5:22	6:56
19	13.6	5:20	6:58
20	13.7	5:18	6:59
21	13.8	5:16	7:01
22	13.8	5:14	7:02
23	13.9	5:12	7:04
24	13.9	5:10	7:05
25	14.0	5:08	7:07
26	14.0	5:06	7:08
27	14.1	5:04	7:10
28	14.2	5:02	7:11
29	14.2	5:00	7:13
30	14.3	4:59	7:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.24 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	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	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	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	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	3.7	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	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	4.2	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	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	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mission

In seasonPeak

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

Mission'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 Mission?

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

2.5

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 Mission.

What to pack for Mission in April

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

In April, Mission sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Mission 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 at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in January near 7°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)	7	7	8	9	12	14	15	16	14	11	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	15	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Mission 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 Mission 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	6	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	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Mission?

Mission sits at 49.1°N, 122.3°W, 8 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Townline, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Mission

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mission has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,279 m.

The land around Mission is covered by trees (35%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

233 m

trees 35%

16 km

1,227 m

trees 55%

80 km

3,279 m

trees 62%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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

April weather nearby: Townline 9.0 km · Abbotsford 9.0 km · Haney 24 km · Maple Ridge 24 km · Vedder Crossing 25 km · Walnut Grove 25 km · Chilliwack-Downtown 25 km · Chilliwack 26 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 Mission (49.133°, -122.3026°, 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	27
2	59	26
3	59	26
4	59	25
5	59	25
6	59	24
7	60	23
8	60	23
9	59	22
10	59	21
11	59	20
12	58	18
13	58	17
14	57	16
15	57	15
16	56	14
17	56	13
18	56	12
19	55	11
20	55	10
21	55	9
22	54	8
23	54	7
24	54	6
25	53	6
26	53	6
27	53	6
28	53	6
29	53	6
30	52	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	27
2	59	26
3	59	26
4	59	25
5	59	25
6	59	24
7	60	23
8	60	23
9	59	22
10	59	21
11	59	20
12	58	18
13	58	17
14	57	16
15	57	15
16	56	14
17	56	13
18	56	12
19	55	11
20	55	10
21	55	9
22	54	8
23	54	7
24	54	6
25	53	6
26	53	6
27	53	6
28	53	6
29	53	6
30	52	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	29	71
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	59	27
2	59	26
3	59	26
4	59	25
5	59	25
6	59	24
7	60	23
8	60	23
9	59	22
10	59	21
11	59	20
12	58	18
13	58	17
14	57	16
15	57	15
16	56	14
17	56	13
18	56	12
19	55	11
20	55	10
21	55	9
22	54	8
23	54	7
24	54	6
25	53	6
26	53	6
27	53	6
28	53	6
29	53	6
30	52	6

	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