Woodstock weather in April

In April, Woodstock sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 15°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 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Woodstock's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Woodstock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:48 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Woodstock is city in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

Founded
1851

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Woodstock reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
19-1
29-1
39-1
490
590
6100
7100
8100
9101
10111
11111
12111
13111
14121
15122
16122
17122
18132
19132
20133
21133
22143
23143
24143
25144
26144
27154
28154
29154
30155

How April really feels in Woodstock

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.

Woodstock weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°7111.810.59.20.0
Feb-1° / -9°569.38.210.20.0
Mar / -5°6610.46.111.60.3
Apr12° / 9112.12.513.12.9
May18° / 9512.1014.45.5
Jun24° / 13°10111.7015.16.6
Jul26° / 15°9611.6014.96.6
Aug25° / 14°8110.5013.86.9
Sep21° / 10°869.8012.36.5
Oct14° / 8411.60.310.83.8
Nov / -1°7510.84.19.50.8
Dec / -5°6711.698.90.0

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 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133466
143565
153565
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203664
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293862
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Woodstock gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13714
23814
33814
43914
53914
63913
73913
83913
93912
103911
113911
123910
13399
14398
15398
16397
17406
18406
19405
20415
21415
22414
23424
24423
25423
26422
27422
28422
29422
30421

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309721

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:146:41
212.56:136:42
312.56:116:43
412.66:096:44
512.66:076:46
612.76:056:47
712.76:046:48
812.86:026:49
912.86:006:50
1012.95:586:51
1112.95:576:53
1213.05:556:54
1313.05:536:55
1413.15:516:56
1513.15:506:57
1613.25:486:59
1713.25:467:00
1813.35:447:01
1913.35:437:02
2013.45:417:03
2113.45:407:05
2213.55:387:06
2313.55:367:07
2413.65:357:08
2513.65:337:09
2613.65:327:10
2713.75:307:12
2813.75:297:13
2913.85:277:14
3013.85:267:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Woodstock?

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

2.9
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 Woodstock.

What to pack for Woodstock in April

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

In April, Woodstock sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Woodstock in April

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 6 to Sep 19 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Woodstock in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Woodstock peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Woodstock?

Woodstock sits at 43.1°N, 80.7°W, 299 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Tillsonburg, 30 km away.

Topography around Woodstock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Woodstock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Woodstock is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
419 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tillsonburg 30 km · Stratford 31 km · Brant 32 km · Forest Heights 37 km · Kitchener 38 km · Brantford 39 km · Waterloo 42 km · London 43 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 Woodstock (43.1334°, -80.7497°, elevation 299 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).