April is one of the cooler months of the year in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with average highs near 1.9°C and lows around -0.1°C (mean 0.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 105 mm of rainfall and 88% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was 2010 — when the month averaged 2.6°C — while the coldest was 2015 at -1.1°C. Typical April days reach 1.9°C with nights near -0.1°C. The long-term April temperature trend is broadly flat.
April is about average for rainfall in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, averaging 105 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2019 with 170 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 48 mm.
Relative humidity in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine during April averages 88%. The most humid April was 2021 at 93%, and the least humid was 2020 at 83%.
April receives about 4.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The sunniest April was 1991 at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1988 and 2019 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine during April is 6 m/s. The windiest April was 1982 at 7.7 m/s, while the calmest was 2008 at 4.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 1.0°C | 0.4°C | 1.0°C | 0.9°C | 1.4°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 2.1°C | 1.6°C | 1.9°C | 2.1°C | 2.2°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Low | -0.1°C | -0.8°C | 0.0°C | -0.1°C | 0.6°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 116 mm | 110 mm | 103 mm | 102 mm | 88 mm | -28 mm |
April temperatures in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -11.6°C (1995) to a record high of 8.9°C (2011).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 105 mm, with a wettest year of 170 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
April is a good time to visit Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with days averaging 1.9°C and nights around -0.1°C (mean 0.9°C, cooler than Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine's yearly average) and higher 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 | 2.0°C | 1.1°C | 0.3°C | 5.4°C | -3.5°C | 119 mm | 88% | 6 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 | 2.6°C | 1.7°C | 0.8°C | 5.9°C | -1.1°C | 68 mm | 86% | 6.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 2.0°C | 1.2°C | 0.3°C | 4.9°C | -3.5°C | 48 mm | 88% | 5.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 1.9°C | 1.2°C | 0.5°C | 4.6°C | -1.1°C | 112 mm | 92% | 6.1 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 2.9°C | 2.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.1°C | -0.6°C | 113 mm | 93% | 6.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 1.7°C | 0.9°C | 0.1°C | 6.5°C | -1.7°C | 70 mm | 83% | 5.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2019 🌧️ | 1.5°C | 0.4°C | -0.6°C | 6.6°C | -5.5°C | 170 mm | 88% | 7.3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 1.9°C | 0.7°C | -0.5°C | 6.5°C | -5.7°C | 96 mm | 86% | 6.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 1.8°C | 1.0°C | 0.1°C | 7.0°C | -2.8°C | 83 mm | 88% | 5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 1.2°C | 0.0°C | -1.1°C | 5.8°C | -8.2°C | 101 mm | 86% | 6.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 ❄️ | 0.2°C | -1.1°C | -2.3°C | 3.1°C | -6.7°C | 123 mm | 87% | 6.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2014 | 1.7°C | 0.5°C | -0.7°C | 7.0°C | -4.1°C | 103 mm | 89% | 6.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 2.3°C | 1.2°C | 0.2°C | 7.8°C | -4.7°C | 104 mm | 87% | 6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 3.6°C | 2.5°C | 1.4°C | 7.9°C | -1.2°C | 71 mm | 88% | 5.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 2.9°C | 1.6°C | 0.4°C | 8.9°C | -5.4°C | 101 mm | 86% | 6.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2010 🔥 | 3.5°C | 2.6°C | 1.7°C | 6.2°C | 0.1°C | 70 mm | 92% | 5.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2009 | 2.4°C | 1.3°C | 0.2°C | 6.8°C | -3.1°C | 107 mm | 88% | 6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2008 | 1.6°C | 0.7°C | -0.3°C | 4.6°C | -5.4°C | 64 mm | 89% | 4.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2007 | 1.4°C | 0.8°C | 0.1°C | 5.7°C | -4.1°C | 77 mm | 85% | 6.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2006 | 2.4°C | 1.7°C | 0.9°C | 5.3°C | -0.6°C | 103 mm | 88% | 6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 2.3°C | 0.9°C | -0.4°C | 4.8°C | -3.2°C | 98 mm | 88% | 6.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 2.3°C | 1.4°C | 0.5°C | 6.2°C | -0.8°C | 134 mm | 90% | 5.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 0.7°C | -0.4°C | -1.5°C | 4.1°C | -7.7°C | 103 mm | 84% | 5.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 1.9°C | 1.0°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | -1.9°C | 118 mm | 85% | 6.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 1.5°C | 0.8°C | 0.1°C | 6.0°C | -2.4°C | 111 mm | 85% | 6.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 2.4°C | 1.5°C | 0.5°C | 6.5°C | -1.1°C | 115 mm | 87% | 5.9 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 2.0°C | 1.2°C | 0.3°C | 4.3°C | -2.9°C | 87 mm | 89% | 6.2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 2.2°C | 1.5°C | 0.7°C | 6.6°C | -2.4°C | 127 mm | 90% | 6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1997 | 0.7°C | 0.0°C | -0.7°C | 3.3°C | -2.8°C | 98 mm | 87% | 7.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 1.9°C | 0.9°C | 0.0°C | 5.4°C | -3.0°C | 134 mm | 91% | 5.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 1.3°C | -0.3°C | -1.9°C | 4.8°C | -11.6°C | 96 mm | 91% | 5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 2.3°C | 0.6°C | -1.0°C | 5.3°C | -11.0°C | 133 mm | 87% | 5.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 1.5°C | -0.2°C | -1.9°C | 6.2°C | -10.7°C | 106 mm | 89% | 5.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 0.9°C | -0.7°C | -2.2°C | 4.5°C | -6.5°C | 81 mm | 85% | 6.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1991 | 1.3°C | 0.0°C | -1.3°C | 5.3°C | -6.5°C | 104 mm | 88% | 5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 | 2.1°C | 1.0°C | -0.1°C | 5.6°C | -3.6°C | 134 mm | 87% | 6.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 2.3°C | 1.4°C | 0.4°C | 5.9°C | -2.8°C | 95 mm | 88% | 5.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1988 | 1.5°C | 0.7°C | -0.2°C | 3.8°C | -4.4°C | 145 mm | 92% | 6.5 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1987 | 2.2°C | 1.0°C | -0.2°C | 7.0°C | -2.5°C | 87 mm | 90% | 5.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1986 | 1.8°C | 0.9°C | 0.0°C | 5.5°C | -5.1°C | 90 mm | 91% | 5.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1985 | 1.1°C | -0.1°C | -1.3°C | 5.2°C | -7.0°C | 90 mm | 86% | 6.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1984 | 1.8°C | 0.8°C | -0.1°C | 4.5°C | -3.5°C | 101 mm | 89% | 6.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1983 | 3.0°C | 2.1°C | 1.2°C | 6.8°C | -1.5°C | 134 mm | 93% | 5.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 2.1°C | 0.8°C | -0.5°C | 6.8°C | -5.3°C | 145 mm | 87% | 7.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 2.7°C | 1.4°C | 0.1°C | 6.0°C | -6.4°C | 159 mm | 88% | 6.7 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 1.9°C with lows near -0.1°C (mean 0.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 105 mm of rainfall in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 170 mm in 2019.
The hottest April reached 8.9°C in 2011. The coldest dipped to -11.6°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 2.1°C to 2.3°C and overnight lows from -0.1°C to 0.7°C over the same span.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 1.9°C daytime highs and -0.1°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 5th coolest month in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, averaging 0.9°C.
For April in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 1.9°C and lows of -0.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 88% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 6 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 7.7 m/s (1982).
The wettest April on record was 2019 with 170 mm. On average, April sees 105 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 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine 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.
