St. Albert weather in April

In April, St. Albert sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 13°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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is St. Albert's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see St. Albert's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
6th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

St. Albert is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,191/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 6°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in St. Albert reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-5
25-5
36-5
46-4
56-4
66-4
77-4
87-3
97-3
108-3
118-3
128-2
139-2
149-2
159-2
1610-1
1710-1
1810-1
1911-1
2011-1
21110
22110
23120
24120
25120
26121
27121
28131
29131
30131

How April really feels in St. 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
1 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

St. 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-8° / -16°185.45.77.80.0
Feb-5° / -14°113.14.29.40.0
Mar / -9°164.8511.50.0
Apr / -2°337.1313.72.0
May16° / 548.50.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8713.2016.75.7
Jul22° / 11°9313.7016.36.2
Aug21° / 10°589.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 3670.312.55.5
Oct / -1°245.82.210.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.75.68.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°154.65.37.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113565
123664
133664
143763
153763
163763
173763
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
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253664
263565
273565
283664
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

St. 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 22% and peaks near 26% 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 (%)
11711
21811
31811
41912
52012
62112
72112
82212
92212
102212
112212
122212
132212
142211
152211
162210
172210
18239
19239
20239
21248
22248
23247
24257
25257
26256
27266
28266
29266
30266

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.

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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, the windiest month of the year.

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.

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
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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:206:58
212.76:187:00
312.86:157:02
412.96:137:04
512.96:107:06
613.06:087:08
713.16:057:10
813.16:037:11
913.26:007:13
1013.35:587:15
1113.45:557:17
1213.45:537:19
1313.55:507:21
1413.65:487:23
1513.65:467:24
1613.75:437:26
1713.85:417:28
1813.95:397:30
1913.95:367:32
2014.05:347:34
2114.15:327:36
2214.15:297:37
2314.25:277:39
2414.35:257:41
2514.35:227:43
2614.45:207:45
2714.55:187:47
2814.55:167:48
2914.65:147:50
3014.75:127:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit St. Albert?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for St. Albert in April

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

In April, St. Albert sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in St. Albert in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in St. Albert peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is St. Albert?

St. Albert sits at 53.6°N, 113.6°W, 663 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wîhkwêntôwin, 13 km away.

Topography around St. Albert

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around St. Albert has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around St. Albert is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
389 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Wîhkwêntôwin 13 km · Edmonton 14 km · Spruce Grove 22 km · Sherwood Park 25 km · Stony Plain 27 km · Leduc 41 km · Camrose 87 km · Sylvan Lake 150 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 St. Albert (53.6334°, -113.6353°, elevation 663 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).