Vernon weather in April

In April, Vernon sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Vernon's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vernon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:12 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Vernon is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Vernon reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-2
28-1
39-1
49-1
59-1
69-1
79-1
89-1
910-1
1010-1
11100
12100
13100
14110
15110
16110
17110
18110
19121
20121
21121
22121
23121
24131
25131
26132
27132
28132
29142
30142

How April really feels in Vernon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vernon weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°481212.28.30.0
Feb / -7°349.18.79.70.0
Mar / -4°4511.38.211.50.4
Apr11° / 4410.53.613.52.6
May17° / 6111.90.815.25.0
Jun20° / 6411.3016.15.9
Jul24° / 11°407.6015.77.4
Aug24° / 11°316.4014.37.6
Sep18° / 448.30.212.46.1
Oct10° / 6011.62.410.52.3
Nov / -3°6713.510.58.80.0
Dec-1° / -7°5212.513.47.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
42971
52872
62872
72872
82872
92773
102872
112971
122971
132971
143070
153070
163070
173169
183268
193268
203268
213367
223367
233367
243367
253565
263565
273565
283664
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Vernon gets around 44 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13420
23520
33520
43519
53618
63618
73717
83717
93716
103715
113714
123714
133613
143613
153612
163511
173511
183510
193410
20349
21348
22338
23337
24337
25337
26336
27346
28346
29346
30356

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 6 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:45 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:456:19
212.65:436:20
312.75:406:22
412.85:386:24
512.85:366:25
612.95:346:27
713.05:316:28
813.05:296:30
913.15:276:32
1013.15:256:33
1113.25:236:35
1213.35:206:36
1313.35:186:38
1413.45:166:40
1513.55:146:41
1613.55:126:43
1713.65:106:44
1813.65:086:46
1913.75:056:48
2013.85:036:49
2113.85:016:51
2213.94:596:52
2313.94:576:54
2414.04:556:56
2514.14:536:57
2614.14:516:59
2714.24:497:00
2814.24:477:02
2914.34:467:04
3014.44:447:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Vernon?

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

2.6
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 Vernon.

What to pack for Vernon in April

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

In April, Vernon sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vernon 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 Vernon peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 14UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vernon 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 Vernon is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 10.1× the cleanest month (January, 2 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vernon's WHO annual average of 8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1221 µg/m³Jan 192 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar3Good
Apr3Good
May3Good
Jun4Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep4Good
Oct20Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vernon?

Vernon sits at 50.3°N, 119.3°W, 383 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lake Country, 30 km away.

Topography around Vernon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vernon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,289 m.

The land around Vernon is covered by grassland (38%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
441 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
2,289 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Lake Country 30 km · Rutland 42 km · Kelowna 45 km · Salmon Arm 48 km · West Kelowna 50 km · Okanagan Mission 52 km · Kamloops 86 km · Penticton 90 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 Vernon (50.2673°, -119.2734°, elevation 383 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).