Saint-Pierre weather in April

In April, Saint-Pierre sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 109 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Saint-Pierre's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Pierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
109 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
30 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saint-Pierre is commune in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France.

Density
248/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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 2°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical April day in Saint-Pierre reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Saint-Pierre

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.

Saint-Pierre weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°14117.615.18.80.0
Feb / -4°12215.212.9100.0
Mar / -2°12413.89.611.60.0
Apr / 10913.24.613.30.0
May / 10211.40.514.80.2
Jun / 10411.3015.61.8
Jul14° / 13°10911.8015.33.8
Aug17° / 16°9911.20145.2
Sep15° / 13°12511012.44.4
Oct11° / 14112.60.110.62.5
Nov / 14315.62.49.20.8
Dec / 15117.9108.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23169
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Pierre gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in April

Winds average 30 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 31 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
131windy
231windy
331windy
431windy
531windy
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830windy
930windy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:347:04
212.66:327:06
312.66:307:07
412.76:287:09
512.76:267:10
612.86:247:11
712.86:227:13
812.96:207:14
913.06:187:15
1013.06:167:17
1113.16:147:18
1213.16:127:20
1313.26:107:21
1413.26:097:22
1513.36:077:24
1613.36:057:25
1713.46:037:27
1813.46:017:28
1913.55:597:29
2013.65:577:31
2113.65:557:32
2213.75:547:33
2313.75:527:35
2413.85:507:36
2513.85:487:38
2613.95:467:39
2713.95:457:40
2814.05:437:42
2914.05:417:43
3014.15:407:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saint-Pierre?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

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

What to pack for Saint-Pierre in April

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

In April, Saint-Pierre sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and a windbreaker. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreakerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saint-Pierre in April

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun7Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Saint-Pierre 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 Saint-Pierre peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Pierre?

Saint-Pierre sits at 46.8°N, 56.2°W, 30 m above sea level, in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The nearest listed city is Conception Bay South, 253 km away.

Topography around Saint-Pierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Pierre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Saint-Pierre is covered by grassland (39%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (88%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
276 m
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April weather nearby: Conception Bay South 253 km · Paradise 263 km · Mount Pearl 270 km · Corner Brook 275 km · St. John's 276 km · Glace Bay 296 km · Sydney 315 km · New Glasgow 515 km

Saint Pierre and Miquelon travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Religion
Roman Catholic 99%other 1%

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-Pierre (46.7791°, -56.1773°, elevation 30 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).