April is close to Cranbrook's year-round average, with average highs near 8.2°C and lows around -3.1°C (mean 2.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 42 mm of rainfall and 75% relative humidity across the period.
April is close to Cranbrook's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Cranbrook was 2016 — when the month averaged 7.1°C — while the coldest were 1997 and 2011 at -2°C. Typical April days reach 8.2°C with nights near -3.1°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.2°C per decade.
April is about average for rainfall in Cranbrook, averaging 42 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2011 with 79 mm, while the driest was 2021 at 20 mm.
Relative humidity in Cranbrook during April averages 75%. The most humid April was 2011 at 89%, and the least humid was 2021 at 64%.
April receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Cranbrook. The sunniest Aprils were 2004 and 2025 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2003 at 3.8.
Average wind speed in Cranbrook during April is 0.3 m/s. The windiest Aprils were 2019, 2020 and 2021, among others at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 2.8°C | 2.9°C | 2.4°C | 2.2°C | 2.3°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg High | 8.5°C | 8.6°C | 8.1°C | 7.6°C | 8.3°C | -0.2°C |
| Avg Low | -3.1°C | -2.8°C | -3.2°C | -3.1°C | -3.6°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 41 mm | 40 mm | 40 mm | 51 mm | 33 mm | -8 mm |
April temperatures in Cranbrook have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -18.5°C (1997) to a record high of 24.6°C (1987).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 42 mm, with a wettest year of 79 mm.
A good time to visit Cranbrook
April is a good time to visit Cranbrook, with days averaging 8.2°C and nights around -3.1°C (mean 2.6°C, close to Cranbrook's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. August and July 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 | 9.5°C | 3.2°C | -3.1°C | 17.5°C | -6.1°C | 35 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 8.9°C | 3.2°C | -2.5°C | 18.0°C | -6.8°C | 43 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 8.3°C | 2.5°C | -3.3°C | 24.1°C | -10.6°C | 52 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 5.4°C | 0.2°C | -4.9°C | 12.8°C | -13.3°C | 23 mm | 70% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 10.4°C | 3.6°C | -3.2°C | 19.5°C | -7.0°C | 20 mm | 64% | 0.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 7.0°C | 1.1°C | -4.9°C | 14.2°C | -14.4°C | 26 mm | 74% | 0.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2019 | 8.9°C | 3.4°C | -2.0°C | 14.1°C | -4.4°C | 33 mm | 72% | 0.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 4.8°C | -0.2°C | -5.1°C | 19.0°C | -16.1°C | 78 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 7.0°C | 2.0°C | -3.0°C | 10.5°C | -7.7°C | 71 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2016 🔥 | 13.6°C | 7.1°C | 0.7°C | 21.7°C | -3.4°C | 35 mm | 72% | 0.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 9.0°C | 3.2°C | -2.6°C | 18.7°C | -5.6°C | 24 mm | 70% | 0.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2014 | 7.6°C | 2.1°C | -3.3°C | 17.7°C | -9.4°C | 37 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2013 | 6.1°C | 0.9°C | -4.3°C | 15.6°C | -9.9°C | 51 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 8.8°C | 3.3°C | -2.2°C | 20.3°C | -8.1°C | 52 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 2.5°C | -2.0°C | -6.5°C | 9.4°C | -17.1°C | 79 mm | 89% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 8.1°C | 2.4°C | -3.2°C | 19.9°C | -9.9°C | 50 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 5.9°C | 0.8°C | -4.3°C | 17.0°C | -9.9°C | 44 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 4.3°C | -1.3°C | -6.9°C | 13.7°C | -16.7°C | 29 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 7.7°C | 2.4°C | -3.0°C | 14.3°C | -11.7°C | 37 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2006 | 9.0°C | 3.6°C | -1.8°C | 17.8°C | -5.6°C | 51 mm | 78% | 0.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 9.9°C | 3.7°C | -2.4°C | 20.7°C | -5.6°C | 25 mm | 70% | 0.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 12.1°C | 5.4°C | -1.2°C | 19.6°C | -5.3°C | 41 mm | 70% | 0.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2003 | 8.7°C | 3.3°C | -2.0°C | 17.1°C | -7.3°C | 47 mm | 77% | 0.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2002 | 6.8°C | 1.2°C | -4.3°C | 14.3°C | -14.5°C | 41 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2001 | 7.6°C | 2.2°C | -3.3°C | 20.5°C | -7.8°C | 54 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 9.0°C | 2.8°C | -3.3°C | 15.6°C | -10.0°C | 36 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 8.5°C | 2.4°C | -3.7°C | 16.9°C | -10.9°C | 26 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 10.3°C | 4.6°C | -1.1°C | 20.5°C | -4.6°C | 29 mm | 71% | 0.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 3.6°C | -2.0°C | -7.6°C | 10.8°C | -18.5°C | 37 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 8.3°C | 2.9°C | -2.4°C | 15.5°C | -7.5°C | 47 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1995 | 7.3°C | 1.9°C | -3.5°C | 13.1°C | -6.4°C | 42 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 10.3°C | 4.5°C | -1.4°C | 18.3°C | -6.9°C | 45 mm | 75% | 0.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1993 | 8.9°C | 3.6°C | -1.8°C | 13.1°C | -4.6°C | 53 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1992 | 11.0°C | 4.9°C | -1.1°C | 20.9°C | -5.8°C | 37 mm | 70% | 0.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 7.5°C | 2.3°C | -2.9°C | 17.2°C | -6.3°C | 42 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1990 | 10.4°C | 4.1°C | -2.2°C | 17.2°C | -9.6°C | 42 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 8.9°C | 3.1°C | -2.7°C | 16.7°C | -9.0°C | 45 mm | 75% | 0.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 10.7°C | 4.4°C | -2.0°C | 22.1°C | -7.5°C | 42 mm | 71% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 12.1°C | 5.8°C | -0.5°C | 24.6°C | -5.7°C | 34 mm | 71% | 0.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1986 | 8.2°C | 2.5°C | -3.3°C | 16.9°C | -11.6°C | 37 mm | 73% | 0.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 9.0°C | 3.3°C | -2.5°C | 16.7°C | -6.3°C | 38 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1984 | 7.9°C | 2.3°C | -3.4°C | 19.5°C | -6.8°C | 38 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1983 | 8.1°C | 2.5°C | -3.2°C | 15.3°C | -9.5°C | 59 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 4.6°C | -1.0°C | -6.6°C | 12.8°C | -13.9°C | 41 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 7.4°C | 2.0°C | -3.5°C | 17.1°C | -8.2°C | 40 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 8.2°C with lows near -3.1°C (mean 2.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 42 mm of rainfall in Cranbrook, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 79 mm in 2011.
The hottest April reached 24.6°C in 1987. The coldest dipped to -18.5°C in 1997.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 7.4°C to 8.5°C and overnight lows from -3.8°C to -3.4°C over the same span.
April is close to Cranbrook's year-round average and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 8.2°C daytime highs and -3.1°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Cranbrook, averaging 2.6°C.
For April in Cranbrook, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 8.2°C and lows of -3.1°C.
Relative humidity in April averages 75% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 0.3 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 0.4 m/s (1986).
The wettest April on record was 2011 with 79 mm. On average, April sees 42 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 Cranbrook 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.
