Prince Albert weather in April

In April, Prince Albert sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Prince Albert's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prince Albert's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
6th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:13 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Prince Albert is city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
534/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Prince Albert reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-7
24-7
34-7
45-6
55-6
65-6
76-6
86-5
96-5
107-5
117-4
128-4
138-4
148-4
159-3
169-3
179-3
1810-2
1910-2
2011-2
2111-2
2211-1
2312-1
2412-1
2512-1
26120
27130
28130
29130
30130

How April really feels in Prince Albert

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
9 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Prince Albert weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -21°164.65.57.90.0
Feb-9° / -19°1033.49.40.0
Mar-2° / -12°195.3511.50.0
Apr / -3°337.13.413.61.8
May17° / 457.60.615.65.5
Jun21° / 10°8911.5016.66.1
Jul23° / 12°8411.8016.26.7
Aug23° / 10°578.4014.57.1
Sep17° / 446.60.112.45.7
Oct / -2°326.4210.31.6
Nov-3° / -10°194.54.48.40.0
Dec-10° / -18°1344.97.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43862
53862
63862
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
143961
153961
163961
173961
184060
194060
204159
214159
224060
234060
244060
253961
263961
273961
283862
293862
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Prince Albert gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12015
22015
32014
42014
52014
62013
72013
82013
92013
102112
112112
122112
132111
142211
152210
162210
172310
182410
192410
202510
21259
22259
23269
24269
25269
26268
27278
28278
29278
30267

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 13 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:497:27
212.76:467:28
312.86:447:30
412.86:417:32
512.96:397:34
613.06:377:36
713.16:347:38
813.16:327:39
913.26:297:41
1013.36:277:43
1113.36:247:45
1213.46:227:47
1313.56:207:48
1413.66:177:50
1513.66:157:52
1613.76:137:54
1713.86:107:56
1813.86:087:58
1913.96:067:59
2014.06:038:01
2114.06:018:03
2214.15:598:05
2314.25:578:07
2414.25:548:09
2514.35:528:10
2614.45:508:12
2714.45:488:14
2814.55:468:16
2914.65:448:18
3014.65:418:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Prince Albert?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prince Albert.

What to pack for Prince Albert in April

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

In April, Prince Albert sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Prince Albert 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 Prince Albert peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Prince Albert 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 Prince Albert is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Prince Albert's WHO annual average of 7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1815 µg/m³Dec 203 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep6Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prince Albert?

Prince Albert sits at 53.2°N, 105.8°W, 431 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lawson, 129 km away.

Topography around Prince Albert

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prince Albert has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Prince Albert is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (32%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
393 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Lawson 129 km · University Heights 130 km · Saskatoon 133 km · Lakewood 133 km · Core Neighbourhoods 134 km · Confederation 134 km · Nutana Sector 136 km · Stonebridge 137 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 Prince Albert (53.2001°, -105.7677°, elevation 431 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. 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).