Saint-Hyacinthe weather in April

In April, Saint-Hyacinthe sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 13.3 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 15°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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Saint-Hyacinthe's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Hyacinthe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:13 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Saint-Hyacinthe 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 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 8°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
79-1
89-1
990
1090
11100
12100
13101
14111
15111
16111
17122
18122
19122
20132
21132
22133
23133
24143
25143
26144
27144
28154
29154
30155

How April really feels in Saint-Hyacinthe

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.

Saint-Hyacinthe 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° / -14°7510.8108.90.0
Feb-4° / -13°619.28.410.10.0
Mar / -7°7410.6711.60.1
Apr11° / 9911.52.613.32.6
May19° / 10012.4014.75.6
Jun24° / 13°10812.5015.46.3
Jul26° / 16°10212.9015.16.2
Aug25° / 15°10612013.96.6
Sep20° / 10°9410.2012.36.3
Oct13° / 10911.40.610.73.4
Nov / -2°8711.43.99.30.5
Dec-2° / -9°8611.99.38.60.0

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
43169
53169
63268
73169
83070
93070
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
153367
163466
173466
183565
193565
203664
213664
223664
233664
243763
253763
263763
273763
283862
293763
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Hyacinthe gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13914
23914
33914
43914
53913
63913
73813
83813
93712
103712
113711
123610
133610
14369
15378
16378
17377
18387
19386
20386
21395
22395
23394
24404
25403
26403
27403
28402
29402
30392

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
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
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
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light 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 5:42 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:426:11
212.55:406:12
312.65:386:14
412.65:366:15
512.75:346:16
612.85:326:17
712.85:306:19
812.95:286:20
912.95:276:21
1013.05:256:23
1113.05:236:24
1213.15:216:25
1313.15:196:27
1413.25:176:28
1513.25:156:29
1613.35:136:31
1713.35:126:32
1813.45:106:33
1913.45:086:35
2013.55:066:36
2113.55:046:37
2213.65:036:39
2313.65:016:40
2413.74:596:41
2513.84:586:43
2613.84:566:44
2713.84:546:45
2813.94:536:46
2913.94:516:48
3014.04:496:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saint-Hyacinthe?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Hyacinthe.

What to pack for Saint-Hyacinthe in April

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

In April, Saint-Hyacinthe 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 Saint-Hyacinthe 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 Saint-Hyacinthe 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 Saint-Hyacinthe?

Saint-Hyacinthe sits at 45.6°N, 73.0°W, 32 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 19 km away.

Topography around Saint-Hyacinthe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Hyacinthe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Saint-Hyacinthe is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
1,096 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Mont-Saint-Hilaire 19 km · Beloeil 21 km · Saint-Basile-le-Grand 28 km · Sainte-Julie 30 km · Granby 31 km · Chambly 32 km · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 32 km · Varennes 37 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 Saint-Hyacinthe (45.6308°, -72.957°, elevation 32 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).