April is one of the cooler months of the year in Iqaluit, with average highs near -9°C and lows around -18.6°C (mean -13.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 38 mm of rainfall and 94% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Iqaluit. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Iqaluit was 1996 — when the month averaged -9.6°C — while the coldest was 2011 at -18.5°C. Typical April days reach -9°C with nights near -18.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
April is one of the drier months in Iqaluit, averaging 38 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2006 with 74 mm, while the driest was 1999 at 11 mm.
Relative humidity in Iqaluit during April averages 94%. The most humid April was 1991 at 95%, and the least humid was 1999 at 90%.
April receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Iqaluit. The sunniest April was 1992 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1995 and 1996 at 4.
Average wind speed in Iqaluit during April is 3.9 m/s. The windiest April was 2005 at 4.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1999 at 3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | -14.7°C | -14.2°C | -13.1°C | -14.2°C | -12.5°C | +2.2°C |
| Avg High | -9.9°C | -9.3°C | -8.3°C | -9.5°C | -7.7°C | +2.2°C |
| Avg Low | -19.5°C | -19.1°C | -17.9°C | -18.9°C | -17.2°C | +2.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 42 mm | 30 mm | 43 mm | 39 mm | 38 mm | -4 mm |
April temperatures in Iqaluit have risen by about 3.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -35.9°C (2021) to a record high of 1.2°C (2016).
Rainfall in April is one of the drier months, averaging 38 mm, with a wettest year of 74 mm.
A good time to visit Iqaluit
April is a good time to visit Iqaluit, with days averaging -9°C and nights around -18.6°C (mean -13.8°C, cooler than Iqaluit'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 | -8.6°C | -12.8°C | -17.0°C | -0.9°C | -29.6°C | 39 mm | 93% | 3.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2024 | -6.5°C | -11.5°C | -16.4°C | -0.9°C | -22.9°C | 32 mm | 94% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2023 | -7.6°C | -11.9°C | -16.3°C | 0.5°C | -31.8°C | 39 mm | 93% | 3.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | -9.3°C | -14.0°C | -18.7°C | -2.2°C | -26.9°C | 34 mm | 94% | 4 m/s | 5 |
| 2021 | -6.9°C | -11.8°C | -16.7°C | 0.3°C | -35.9°C | 44 mm | 95% | 4.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2020 | -7.3°C | -12.7°C | -18.2°C | -0.7°C | -30.9°C | 39 mm | 91% | 3.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2019 | -8.5°C | -13.2°C | -17.9°C | 0.1°C | -27.3°C | 33 mm | 94% | 4.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2018 | -9.2°C | -14.6°C | -20.0°C | -1.1°C | -27.5°C | 36 mm | 94% | 4.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2017 | -10.8°C | -15.4°C | -20.1°C | -3.8°C | -32.9°C | 33 mm | 93% | 3.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | -8.7°C | -12.9°C | -17.1°C | 1.2°C | -26.3°C | 72 mm | 94% | 4.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2015 | -10.3°C | -15.2°C | -20.1°C | -1.6°C | -30.0°C | 32 mm | 92% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2014 | -12.6°C | -16.8°C | -21.1°C | -2.7°C | -29.3°C | 30 mm | 94% | 3.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2013 | -7.3°C | -12.0°C | -16.8°C | 0.6°C | -26.5°C | 45 mm | 93% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2012 | -8.7°C | -13.4°C | -18.1°C | -1.7°C | -27.3°C | 41 mm | 94% | 3.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 ❄️ | -13.9°C | -18.5°C | -23.2°C | -5.1°C | -32.4°C | 32 mm | 94% | 3.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2010 | -5.5°C | -10.2°C | -15.0°C | -0.1°C | -22.4°C | 30 mm | 93% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2009 | -9.3°C | -14.2°C | -19.1°C | -3.9°C | -27.2°C | 20 mm | 93% | 3.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 | -7.7°C | -12.8°C | -18.0°C | 0.3°C | -24.7°C | 27 mm | 93% | 4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | -9.2°C | -13.9°C | -18.7°C | -0.8°C | -32.8°C | 25 mm | 95% | 3.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2006 🌧️ | -7.6°C | -12.6°C | -17.7°C | -0.6°C | -30.1°C | 74 mm | 94% | 4.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2005 | -5.3°C | -9.7°C | -14.1°C | -0.6°C | -21.8°C | 64 mm | 94% | 4.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 | -10.0°C | -14.9°C | -19.8°C | -1.9°C | -28.9°C | 44 mm | 94% | 4.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | -9.4°C | -14.0°C | -18.5°C | 0.3°C | -35.5°C | 38 mm | 94% | 4.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 | -9.7°C | -14.5°C | -19.3°C | -1.3°C | -33.6°C | 22 mm | 93% | 4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2001 | -7.5°C | -12.3°C | -17.2°C | -1.3°C | -24.3°C | 63 mm | 94% | 3.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | -7.5°C | -11.9°C | -16.3°C | -2.1°C | -26.1°C | 56 mm | 94% | 3.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1999 | -5.4°C | -10.8°C | -16.2°C | 0.3°C | -26.8°C | 11 mm | 90% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1998 | -7.7°C | -12.8°C | -17.8°C | -0.2°C | -26.4°C | 45 mm | 94% | 3.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | -10.4°C | -15.1°C | -19.8°C | 0.4°C | -35.6°C | 18 mm | 93% | 3.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 🔥 | -5.0°C | -9.6°C | -14.2°C | 0.1°C | -24.8°C | 53 mm | 94% | 4.4 m/s | 4 |
| 1995 | -6.7°C | -11.5°C | -16.2°C | 0.7°C | -29.8°C | 29 mm | 93% | 4.3 m/s | 4 |
| 1994 | -8.5°C | -13.3°C | -18.0°C | 0.1°C | -28.6°C | 34 mm | 94% | 4.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1993 | -12.6°C | -17.4°C | -22.3°C | -5.7°C | -28.8°C | 20 mm | 94% | 3.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1992 | -13.2°C | -18.3°C | -23.4°C | -5.5°C | -29.7°C | 23 mm | 94% | 3.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | -10.9°C | -16.0°C | -21.1°C | -2.1°C | -27.4°C | 28 mm | 95% | 3.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 | -12.7°C | -17.2°C | -21.7°C | -5.6°C | -32.0°C | 37 mm | 94% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1989 | -8.3°C | -13.5°C | -18.8°C | 0.2°C | -29.0°C | 38 mm | 93% | 3.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1988 | -7.1°C | -12.1°C | -17.2°C | -0.7°C | -25.9°C | 29 mm | 93% | 3.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1987 | -10.7°C | -15.6°C | -20.4°C | -0.6°C | -29.7°C | 53 mm | 95% | 4.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1986 | -9.4°C | -13.7°C | -17.9°C | 0.2°C | -31.3°C | 56 mm | 94% | 4.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1985 | -12.0°C | -17.5°C | -23.0°C | -0.5°C | -34.8°C | 13 mm | 94% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | -11.2°C | -15.9°C | -20.7°C | -1.6°C | -34.1°C | 56 mm | 95% | 4.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1983 | -8.5°C | -13.2°C | -18.0°C | -0.3°C | -35.4°C | 54 mm | 95% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | -11.9°C | -16.2°C | -20.6°C | -0.9°C | -30.7°C | 40 mm | 93% | 4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | -9.7°C | -14.5°C | -19.2°C | 0.8°C | -29.7°C | 39 mm | 94% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around -9°C with lows near -18.6°C (mean -13.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 38 mm of rainfall in Iqaluit, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 74 mm in 2006.
The hottest April reached 1.2°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to -35.9°C in 2021.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 3.1°C. Daytime highs moved from -10.7°C to -7.8°C and overnight lows from -20.3°C to -17°C over the same span.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Iqaluit and one of the drier months, so plan for around -9°C daytime highs and -18.6°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Iqaluit, averaging -13.8°C.
For April in Iqaluit, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of -9°C and lows of -18.6°C.
Relative humidity in April averages 94% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 3.9 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 4.8 m/s (2005).
The wettest April on record was 2006 with 74 mm. On average, April sees 38 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 Iqaluit 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.
