North Bay weather in April

In April, North Bay sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 25% 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 North Bay's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 74 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:39 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

North Bay is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 4 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1891

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

A typical April day in North Bay reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 8°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)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12
Avg low (°C)	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-4
2	4	-4
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	5	-3
6	5	-3
7	5	-3
8	5	-2
9	6	-2
10	6	-2
11	6	-2
12	6	-1
13	7	-1
14	7	-1
15	7	-1
16	8	-1
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	10	1
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	3
29	11	3
30	12	3

How April really feels in North Bay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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

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

North Bay weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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° / -14°	62	11.1	11.6	8.8	0.0
Feb	-6° / -14°	47	9.1	9.5	10	0.0
Mar	0° / -8°	56	9.7	7.3	11.6	0.0
Apr	8° / -1°	74	10.5	3.8	13.3	1.2
May	16° / 8°	75	10.2	0.4	14.7	4.9
Jun	21° / 13°	80	11.1	0	15.5	6.3
Jul	23° / 16°	91	12.2	0	15.2	6.6
Aug	22° / 15°	98	12.2	0	14	6.4
Sep	18° / 10°	98	12.1	0	12.3	5.3
Oct	10° / 4°	96	12.9	1	10.7	2.2
Nov	3° / -2°	78	12.6	7.3	9.2	0.1
Dec	-3° / -9°	64	12.2	11.1	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 64%.

	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 (%)	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	64	64	65	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

North Bay gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32
Snow chance (%)	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	18
2	34	18
3	35	18
4	35	18
5	35	18
6	35	17
7	35	17
8	35	16
9	35	16
10	35	15
11	35	14
12	35	14
13	35	13
14	35	12
15	34	12
16	34	11
17	34	11
18	34	10
19	34	10
20	34	10
21	34	9
22	34	9
23	34	8
24	34	8
25	34	8
26	33	7
27	33	7
28	33	7
29	32	6
30	32	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	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

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 6:08 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:37 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	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:21	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:08	6:37
2	12.5	6:06	6:39
3	12.6	6:04	6:40
4	12.7	6:02	6:41
5	12.7	6:00	6:43
6	12.8	5:58	6:44
7	12.8	5:56	6:45
8	12.9	5:54	6:47
9	12.9	5:52	6:48
10	13.0	5:50	6:50
11	13.0	5:48	6:51
12	13.1	5:46	6:52
13	13.2	5:44	6:54
14	13.2	5:42	6:55
15	13.3	5:40	6:56
16	13.3	5:39	6:58
17	13.4	5:37	6:59
18	13.4	5:35	7:00
19	13.5	5:33	7:02
20	13.5	5:31	7:03
21	13.6	5:29	7:04
22	13.6	5:28	7:06
23	13.7	5:26	7:07
24	13.7	5:24	7:09
25	13.8	5:22	7:10
26	13.8	5:21	7:11
27	13.9	5:19	7:13
28	13.9	5:17	7:14
29	14.0	5:15	7:15
30	14.0	5:14	7:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.94 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
Level	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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit North Bay?

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

1.2

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 North Bay.

What to pack for North Bay in April

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

In April, North Bay sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in North Bay 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 North Bay peaks around June 21 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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	2	3	5	6	8	7	6	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is North Bay?

North Bay sits at 46.3°N, 79.5°W, 206 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Huntsville, 111 km away.

Topography around North Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around North Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m.

The land around North Bay is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), water (32%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km

134 m

artificial surfaces 34%

16 km

249 m

trees 56%

80 km

405 m

trees 86%

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

April weather nearby: Huntsville 111 km · Greater Sudbury 118 km · Valley East 123 km · Bracebridge 143 km · Petawawa 175 km · Midland 177 km · Orillia 190 km · Wasaga Beach 205 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 North Bay (46.3168°, -79.4663°, elevation 206 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-4
2	4	-4
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	5	-3
6	5	-3
7	5	-3
8	5	-2
9	6	-2
10	6	-2
11	6	-2
12	6	-1
13	7	-1
14	7	-1
15	7	-1
16	8	-1
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	10	1
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	3
29	11	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-4
2	4	-4
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	5	-3
6	5	-3
7	5	-3
8	5	-2
9	6	-2
10	6	-2
11	6	-2
12	6	-1
13	7	-1
14	7	-1
15	7	-1
16	8	-1
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	10	1
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	3
29	11	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	4	-4
2	4	-4
3	4	-3
4	4	-3
5	5	-3
6	5	-3
7	5	-3
8	5	-2
9	6	-2
10	6	-2
11	6	-2
12	6	-1
13	7	-1
14	7	-1
15	7	-1
16	8	-1
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	9	1
21	9	1
22	9	1
23	10	1
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	3
29	11	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1