April is close to Gatineau's year-round average, with average highs near 10.8°C and lows around -0.6°C (mean 5.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 83 mm of rainfall and 78% relative humidity across the period.
April is close to Gatineau's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Gatineau was 2010 — when the month averaged 8.5°C — while the coldest was 2018 at 1.5°C. Typical April days reach 10.8°C with nights near -0.6°C. The long-term April temperature trend is broadly flat.
April is about average for rainfall in Gatineau, averaging 83 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 1993 with 141 mm, while the driest was 1999 at 26 mm.
Relative humidity in Gatineau during April averages 78%. The most humid April was 1993 at 85%, and the least humid was 1995 at 73%.
April receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Gatineau. The sunniest Aprils were 1999 and 2016 at 5.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1993 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Gatineau during April is 0.7 m/s. The windiest April was 1982 at 0.9 m/s, while the calmest were 1989, 1991 and 1992 at 0.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 5.3°C | 4.8°C | 5.3°C | 4.7°C | 5.8°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 10.9°C | 10.2°C | 11.1°C | 10.5°C | 11.7°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Low | -0.4°C | -0.7°C | -0.5°C | -1.0°C | -0.1°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 74 mm | 82 mm | 82 mm | 93 mm | 81 mm | +7 mm |
April temperatures in Gatineau have risen by about 1.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -14.8°C (1982) to a record high of 27.2°C (2023).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 83 mm, with a wettest year of 141 mm.
A good time to visit Gatineau
April is a good time to visit Gatineau, with days averaging 10.8°C and nights around -0.6°C (mean 5.1°C, close to Gatineau's yearly average) and higher 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 | 11.4°C | 5.2°C | -1.0°C | 23.7°C | -10.0°C | 91 mm | 75% | 0.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 12.2°C | 6.3°C | 0.4°C | 22.1°C | -6.0°C | 90 mm | 75% | 0.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 12.9°C | 6.9°C | 0.9°C | 27.2°C | -9.1°C | 100 mm | 77% | 0.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 10.8°C | 5.0°C | -0.7°C | 18.8°C | -4.8°C | 92 mm | 74% | 0.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 13.5°C | 7.5°C | 1.4°C | 22.4°C | -6.4°C | 50 mm | 73% | 0.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 9.2°C | 3.7°C | -1.7°C | 15.6°C | -6.0°C | 65 mm | 76% | 0.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 9.9°C | 4.2°C | -1.5°C | 18.9°C | -10.4°C | 128 mm | 79% | 0.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 ❄️ | 5.6°C | 1.5°C | -2.7°C | 17.1°C | -10.9°C | 112 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 12.4°C | 6.5°C | 0.7°C | 23.6°C | -4.0°C | 136 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 4 |
| 2016 | 8.2°C | 1.8°C | -4.6°C | 20.9°C | -14.1°C | 55 mm | 75% | 0.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2015 | 11.4°C | 5.4°C | -0.6°C | 20.1°C | -12.1°C | 69 mm | 74% | 0.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2014 | 10.5°C | 4.6°C | -1.2°C | 22.6°C | -8.8°C | 106 mm | 78% | 0.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2013 | 10.6°C | 4.8°C | -1.1°C | 20.9°C | -7.4°C | 68 mm | 74% | 0.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 10.7°C | 5.0°C | -0.7°C | 25.5°C | -4.9°C | 59 mm | 74% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 10.5°C | 4.9°C | -0.6°C | 22.2°C | -6.3°C | 136 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 🔥 | 14.7°C | 8.5°C | 2.3°C | 25.6°C | -1.3°C | 58 mm | 76% | 0.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 11.6°C | 5.5°C | -0.5°C | 26.6°C | -5.1°C | 83 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 14.0°C | 7.6°C | 1.1°C | 22.9°C | -7.5°C | 70 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 9.7°C | 4.9°C | 0.1°C | 22.6°C | -6.4°C | 108 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2006 | 12.4°C | 6.3°C | 0.1°C | 20.9°C | -5.9°C | 63 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 12.2°C | 6.2°C | 0.1°C | 22.7°C | -4.8°C | 131 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 10.0°C | 4.6°C | -0.8°C | 24.0°C | -10.1°C | 74 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 9.5°C | 3.4°C | -2.7°C | 24.4°C | -13.1°C | 58 mm | 74% | 0.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 | 10.8°C | 5.5°C | 0.2°C | 26.8°C | -7.9°C | 94 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 11.6°C | 5.2°C | -1.2°C | 22.2°C | -6.2°C | 27 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 9.2°C | 3.9°C | -1.4°C | 18.7°C | -8.0°C | 108 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 11.9°C | 5.6°C | -0.6°C | 20.5°C | -5.0°C | 26 mm | 73% | 0.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1998 | 13.5°C | 6.9°C | 0.3°C | 22.4°C | -4.3°C | 56 mm | 73% | 0.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1997 | 10.0°C | 4.3°C | -1.5°C | 20.2°C | -11.4°C | 56 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1996 | 8.2°C | 3.1°C | -1.9°C | 15.9°C | -9.6°C | 117 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 8.1°C | 2.7°C | -2.8°C | 16.5°C | -11.3°C | 50 mm | 73% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 10.6°C | 5.0°C | -0.6°C | 21.6°C | -6.3°C | 99 mm | 82% | 0.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1993 🌧️ | 9.6°C | 4.7°C | -0.2°C | 20.3°C | -6.0°C | 141 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1992 | 7.8°C | 2.7°C | -2.5°C | 21.6°C | -13.0°C | 51 mm | 85% | 0.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1991 | 12.1°C | 6.9°C | 1.8°C | 22.1°C | -4.3°C | 127 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1990 | 10.6°C | 5.7°C | 0.9°C | 26.8°C | -6.6°C | 94 mm | 84% | 0.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1989 | 9.0°C | 3.5°C | -2.1°C | 16.3°C | -6.1°C | 32 mm | 77% | 0.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1988 | 11.4°C | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 18.5°C | -4.6°C | 97 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1987 | 13.7°C | 8.1°C | 2.5°C | 25.7°C | -5.7°C | 66 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1986 | 14.1°C | 7.6°C | 1.1°C | 25.1°C | -5.2°C | 41 mm | 77% | 0.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1985 | 9.3°C | 3.9°C | -1.5°C | 22.0°C | -11.4°C | 70 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 11.6°C | 6.1°C | 0.5°C | 20.7°C | -5.1°C | 113 mm | 82% | 0.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 9.2°C | 4.2°C | -0.7°C | 18.1°C | -6.0°C | 108 mm | 84% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 8.4°C | 2.6°C | -3.2°C | 20.2°C | -14.8°C | 61 mm | 79% | 0.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 11.7°C | 5.6°C | -0.5°C | 19.3°C | -7.1°C | 79 mm | 77% | 0.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 10.8°C with lows near -0.6°C (mean 5.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 83 mm of rainfall in Gatineau, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 141 mm in 1993.
The hottest April reached 27.2°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to -14.8°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 1.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 10°C to 12.2°C and overnight lows from -1.1°C to 0.2°C over the same span.
April is close to Gatineau's year-round average and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 10.8°C daytime highs and -0.6°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Gatineau, averaging 5.1°C.
For April in Gatineau, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 10.8°C and lows of -0.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 78% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 0.7 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 0.9 m/s (1982).
The wettest April on record was 1993 with 141 mm. On average, April sees 83 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 Gatineau 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.
