April is one of the warmer months of the year in Fort McMurray, with average highs near 6.8°C and lows around -4.2°C (mean 1.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 43 mm of rainfall and 78% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Fort McMurray. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Fort McMurray was 2006 — when the month averaged 6.5°C — while the coldest was 2013 at -4.2°C. Typical April days reach 6.8°C with nights near -4.2°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.7°C per decade.
April is about average for rainfall in Fort McMurray, averaging 43 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2024 with 81 mm, while the driest was 1991 at 9 mm.
Relative humidity in Fort McMurray during April averages 78%. The most humid April was 2013 at 95%, and the least humid was 2000 at 66%.
April receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Fort McMurray. The sunniest April was 2018 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2010 at 3.9.
Average wind speed in Fort McMurray during April is 0.2 m/s. The windiest Aprils were 2005, 2011 and 2015, among others at 0.3 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 1.9°C | 2.3°C | 1.8°C | 0.3°C | -0.6°C | -2.5°C |
| Avg High | 7.6°C | 8.3°C | 7.5°C | 5.5°C | 4.2°C | -3.4°C |
| Avg Low | -3.8°C | -3.7°C | -3.9°C | -4.8°C | -5.3°C | -1.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 41 mm | 39 mm | 36 mm | 50 mm | 53 mm | +12 mm |
April temperatures in Fort McMurray have fallen by about 1.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -26.1°C (1995) to a record high of 24.7°C (2001).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 43 mm, with a wettest year of 81 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.9°C per decade while lows fell 0.4°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Fort McMurray
April is a good time to visit Fort McMurray, with days averaging 6.8°C and nights around -4.2°C (mean 1.3°C, warmer than Fort McMurray's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. July and August are marginally more temperate, but April still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.7°C | 0.9°C | -3.9°C | 17.9°C | -19.5°C | 55 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 7.3°C | 2.1°C | -3.1°C | 14.5°C | -9.4°C | 81 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 4.4°C | 0.1°C | -4.2°C | 16.9°C | -12.6°C | 44 mm | 89% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 1.4°C | -2.8°C | -6.9°C | 13.2°C | -17.0°C | 55 mm | 92% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 5.7°C | 0.2°C | -5.2°C | 17.4°C | -12.3°C | 44 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 0.6°C | -4.0°C | -8.7°C | 16.7°C | -26.1°C | 39 mm | 93% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 6.2°C | 1.3°C | -3.6°C | 15.8°C | -15.3°C | 61 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 0.8°C | -4.1°C | -8.9°C | 22.5°C | -24.0°C | 57 mm | 93% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 6.3°C | 1.2°C | -3.9°C | 13.7°C | -11.1°C | 50 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 4 |
| 2016 | 6.3°C | 0.7°C | -5.0°C | 22.8°C | -17.6°C | 37 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 8.4°C | 2.1°C | -4.3°C | 21.4°C | -16.5°C | 47 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 4.1°C | -1.0°C | -6.0°C | 15.9°C | -19.3°C | 57 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2013 ❄️ | -0.4°C | -4.2°C | -8.0°C | 8.9°C | -19.8°C | 62 mm | 95% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 7.0°C | 1.6°C | -3.7°C | 14.9°C | -12.3°C | 39 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2011 | 6.3°C | 1.3°C | -3.7°C | 15.1°C | -8.5°C | 23 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 9.8°C | 4.2°C | -1.4°C | 21.3°C | -10.6°C | 69 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2009 | 6.7°C | 1.7°C | -3.2°C | 13.3°C | -7.6°C | 55 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2008 | 2.1°C | -2.7°C | -7.5°C | 16.8°C | -18.3°C | 53 mm | 88% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 6.8°C | 1.5°C | -3.8°C | 17.2°C | -14.5°C | 37 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2006 🔥 | 13.3°C | 6.5°C | -0.3°C | 21.4°C | -8.8°C | 36 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 10.1°C | 4.4°C | -1.4°C | 20.6°C | -7.6°C | 47 mm | 73% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3°C | 2.3°C | -3.7°C | 15.6°C | -9.6°C | 29 mm | 72% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 9.3°C | 3.0°C | -3.2°C | 21.1°C | -12.7°C | 21 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 | 2.3°C | -3.0°C | -8.4°C | 13.0°C | -17.8°C | 27 mm | 72% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 8.9°C | 2.9°C | -3.2°C | 24.7°C | -9.1°C | 25 mm | 68% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 7.5°C | 1.3°C | -4.8°C | 22.3°C | -17.7°C | 29 mm | 66% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 9.6°C | 3.7°C | -2.2°C | 23.4°C | -6.8°C | 36 mm | 68% | 0.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 12.3°C | 5.8°C | -0.7°C | 18.3°C | -4.4°C | 36 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 5.3°C | -0.6°C | -6.6°C | 17.2°C | -20.9°C | 58 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 5.7°C | 0.6°C | -4.4°C | 14.4°C | -25.2°C | 35 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1995 | 5.3°C | -0.7°C | -6.7°C | 13.4°C | -26.1°C | 44 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 9.0°C | 2.7°C | -3.6°C | 20.1°C | -11.0°C | 23 mm | 68% | 0.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 9.2°C | 3.5°C | -2.3°C | 17.5°C | -7.3°C | 45 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1992 | 8.6°C | 2.4°C | -3.8°C | 21.7°C | -18.5°C | 30 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 11.4°C | 4.8°C | -1.9°C | 17.3°C | -5.3°C | 9 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 6.2°C | 0.9°C | -4.4°C | 20.0°C | -12.7°C | 73 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 6.2°C | 0.3°C | -5.5°C | 21.0°C | -16.5°C | 15 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 8.6°C | 2.5°C | -3.6°C | 22.9°C | -10.1°C | 42 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 9.0°C | 3.8°C | -1.4°C | 23.4°C | -8.4°C | 27 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 6.7°C | 1.3°C | -4.1°C | 19.2°C | -13.6°C | 36 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1985 | 7.7°C | 2.1°C | -3.6°C | 15.1°C | -10.3°C | 63 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 12.2°C | 5.8°C | -0.5°C | 23.0°C | -5.9°C | 28 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1983 | 8.3°C | 2.2°C | -4.0°C | 19.3°C | -16.0°C | 35 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 3.1°C | -2.0°C | -7.1°C | 19.2°C | -21.2°C | 56 mm | 89% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 6.3°C | 0.8°C | -4.7°C | 14.7°C | -16.6°C | 69 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 6.8°C with lows near -4.2°C (mean 1.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 43 mm of rainfall in Fort McMurray, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 81 mm in 2024.
The hottest April reached 24.7°C in 2001. The coldest dipped to -26.1°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have fallen by about 1.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 7.5°C to 4.9°C and overnight lows from -4°C to -4.7°C over the same span.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Fort McMurray and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 6.8°C daytime highs and -4.2°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Fort McMurray, averaging 1.3°C.
For April in Fort McMurray, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 6.8°C and lows of -4.2°C.
Relative humidity in April averages 78% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 0.2 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 0.3 m/s (1985).
The wettest April on record was 2024 with 81 mm. On average, April sees 43 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Fort McMurray behaves each April, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for April specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
