Swift Current weather in April

In April, Swift Current sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 13.5 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 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Swift Current's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Swift Current's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
6th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Swift Current is city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
691/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

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 7°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Swift Current reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-4
27-4
37-4
47-4
58-3
68-3
78-3
88-3
99-3
109-3
119-2
1210-2
1310-2
1410-2
1510-1
1611-1
1711-1
1811-1
1912-1
20120
21120
22120
23120
24130
25130
26131
27131
28131
29141
30141

How April really feels in Swift Current

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Swift Current 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-6° / -15°174.75.48.30.0
Feb-4° / -14°113.54.29.70.0
Mar / -8°215.55.211.50.1
Apr10° / -2°347.63.413.52.5
May17° / 559.41.215.25.3
Jun21° / 10°9212.8016.15.9
Jul24° / 12°619.5015.77.2
Aug24° / 11°517.9014.37.6
Sep19° / 385.80.312.46.6
Oct11° / -1°315.92.310.52.8
Nov / -8°215.85.28.80.0
Dec-5° / -13°164.75.37.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
154159
164159
174159
184159
194258
204258
214258
224357
234357
244258
254258
264258
274258
284060
294060
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Swift Current gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 28% 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 (%)
11913
21913
31912
41912
52012
62012
72012
82112
92211
102211
112311
122311
132311
142410
152410
162510
172510
182610
192710
202710
212710
222810
232810
242810
252810
26289
27289
28289
29289
30289

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 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 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 6:59 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:597:33
212.66:577:34
312.76:547:36
412.86:527:38
512.86:507:39
612.96:487:41
713.06:457:43
813.06:437:44
913.16:417:46
1013.16:397:47
1113.26:377:49
1213.36:347:51
1313.36:327:52
1413.46:307:54
1513.56:287:55
1613.56:267:57
1713.66:247:59
1813.66:228:00
1913.76:208:02
2013.86:178:03
2113.86:158:05
2213.96:138:07
2313.96:118:08
2414.06:098:10
2514.16:078:11
2614.16:058:13
2714.26:038:15
2814.26:018:16
2914.36:008:18
3014.45:588:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Swift Current?

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 Swift Current.

What to pack for Swift Current in April

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

In April, Swift Current sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Swift Current 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 Swift Current peaks around July 11 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Swift Current?

Swift Current sits at 50.3°N, 107.8°W, 742 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Moose Jaw, 161 km away.

Topography around Swift Current

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Swift Current has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 756 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Swift Current is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
487 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Moose Jaw 161 km · Medicine Hat 207 km · Stonebridge 216 km · Nutana Sector 218 km · Lakewood 220 km · Core Neighbourhoods 220 km · Confederation 220 km · Saskatoon 220 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 Swift Current (50.2834°, -107.8013°, elevation 742 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).