April is one of the cooler months of the year in Rivière-du-Loup, with average highs near 5.7°C and lows around -2.6°C (mean 1.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 64 mm of rainfall and 81% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Rivière-du-Loup. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Rivière-du-Loup was 2010 — when the month averaged 4.4°C — while the coldest was 1982 at -2.7°C. Typical April days reach 5.7°C with nights near -2.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
April is about average for rainfall in Rivière-du-Loup, averaging 64 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2005 with 152 mm, while the driest was 1997 at 25 mm.
Relative humidity in Rivière-du-Loup during April averages 81%. The most humid April was 1984 at 91%, and the least humid was 1998 at 74%.
April receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Rivière-du-Loup. The sunniest April was 1992 at 5.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2017 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Rivière-du-Loup during April is 2.1 m/s. The windiest April was 2024 at 2.6 m/s, while the calmest were 1983 and 2017 at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 1.1°C | 1.5°C | 1.5°C | 1.3°C | 2.7°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg High | 5.4°C | 6.0°C | 5.6°C | 5.1°C | 6.9°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | -3.3°C | -3.0°C | -2.6°C | -2.5°C | -1.5°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 58 mm | 43 mm | 85 mm | 80 mm | 48 mm | -9 mm |
April temperatures in Rivière-du-Loup have risen by about 3.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -18.4°C (2003) to a record high of 21.4°C (1990).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 64 mm, with a wettest year of 152 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.4°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Rivière-du-Loup
April is a good time to visit Rivière-du-Loup, with days averaging 5.7°C and nights around -2.6°C (mean 1.6°C, cooler than Rivière-du-Loup'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 | 6.7°C | 2.7°C | -1.4°C | 18.1°C | -10.1°C | 73 mm | 77% | 2.4 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 | 7.9°C | 3.6°C | -0.6°C | 14.9°C | -6.7°C | 30 mm | 74% | 2.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 8.0°C | 3.4°C | -1.3°C | 16.5°C | -10.5°C | 26 mm | 79% | 2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 6.3°C | 2.3°C | -1.7°C | 12.7°C | -6.4°C | 59 mm | 78% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 8.2°C | 3.8°C | -0.6°C | 15.7°C | -7.3°C | 45 mm | 80% | 2.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 4.1°C | 0.5°C | -3.2°C | 11.7°C | -7.2°C | 56 mm | 80% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 4.3°C | 0.7°C | -2.9°C | 13.3°C | -11.7°C | 104 mm | 84% | 2.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 3.3°C | -0.6°C | -4.5°C | 14.0°C | -14.9°C | 110 mm | 86% | 2.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 5.1°C | 1.6°C | -1.9°C | 17.0°C | -9.5°C | 82 mm | 89% | 1.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 3.0°C | -1.0°C | -5.1°C | 14.7°C | -16.0°C | 39 mm | 78% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 4.8°C | 1.0°C | -2.9°C | 13.2°C | -13.8°C | 65 mm | 81% | 2.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.9°C | 1.1°C | -2.7°C | 14.3°C | -9.0°C | 85 mm | 85% | 2.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5°C | 1.9°C | -2.7°C | 18.7°C | -9.2°C | 54 mm | 78% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2012 | 6.4°C | 2.9°C | -0.6°C | 16.9°C | -3.7°C | 114 mm | 80% | 2.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2011 | 4.3°C | 1.0°C | -2.4°C | 13.4°C | -8.7°C | 101 mm | 84% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 🔥 | 8.3°C | 4.4°C | 0.4°C | 14.6°C | -2.7°C | 52 mm | 82% | 2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 6.9°C | 3.0°C | -0.9°C | 18.6°C | -4.3°C | 99 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 6.1°C | 2.5°C | -1.0°C | 12.6°C | -9.2°C | 104 mm | 88% | 1.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2007 | 5.8°C | 2.1°C | -1.7°C | 17.6°C | -7.2°C | 62 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 7.5°C | 2.9°C | -1.7°C | 16.8°C | -6.5°C | 59 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2005 🌧️ | 5.9°C | 2.5°C | -0.9°C | 13.2°C | -4.3°C | 152 mm | 86% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 3.2°C | -0.6°C | -4.4°C | 18.4°C | -11.0°C | 82 mm | 90% | 1.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 4.2°C | -0.9°C | -6.0°C | 12.1°C | -18.4°C | 65 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 5.9°C | 1.7°C | -2.5°C | 15.7°C | -9.7°C | 69 mm | 78% | 2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 6.4°C | 1.6°C | -3.1°C | 18.1°C | -8.0°C | 31 mm | 79% | 2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2000 | 4.3°C | 0.4°C | -3.4°C | 10.1°C | -9.5°C | 128 mm | 83% | 1.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 5.7°C | 1.3°C | -3.2°C | 15.1°C | -10.2°C | 34 mm | 80% | 1.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 8.1°C | 3.3°C | -1.6°C | 17.0°C | -5.6°C | 30 mm | 74% | 1.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1997 | 5.1°C | 0.5°C | -4.2°C | 14.3°C | -10.2°C | 25 mm | 77% | 1.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 6.3°C | 2.1°C | -2.1°C | 15.0°C | -8.1°C | 69 mm | 80% | 2.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1995 | 4.4°C | -0.3°C | -5.0°C | 12.6°C | -16.6°C | 33 mm | 79% | 2.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1994 | 5.2°C | 0.8°C | -3.6°C | 16.1°C | -17.0°C | 54 mm | 81% | 2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 7.2°C | 2.8°C | -1.6°C | 14.9°C | -10.2°C | 52 mm | 78% | 2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1992 | 4.9°C | 0.5°C | -3.9°C | 12.5°C | -11.8°C | 50 mm | 80% | 1.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1991 | 6.6°C | 2.1°C | -2.5°C | 15.0°C | -8.3°C | 41 mm | 81% | 1.8 m/s | 5 |
| 1990 | 6.9°C | 2.3°C | -2.4°C | 21.4°C | -9.5°C | 38 mm | 79% | 2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 5.2°C | 0.8°C | -3.5°C | 15.3°C | -7.4°C | 31 mm | 78% | 1.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 6.5°C | 2.2°C | -2.1°C | 12.5°C | -5.5°C | 40 mm | 82% | 1.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1987 | 9.3°C | 4.2°C | -0.8°C | 19.9°C | -5.3°C | 31 mm | 77% | 1.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 8.0°C | 3.4°C | -1.3°C | 18.0°C | -9.8°C | 42 mm | 81% | 1.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1985 | 2.7°C | -1.8°C | -6.2°C | 11.5°C | -16.9°C | 47 mm | 83% | 1.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1984 | 3.1°C | -0.5°C | -4.0°C | 17.8°C | -11.2°C | 47 mm | 91% | 1.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1983 | 6.3°C | 2.4°C | -1.5°C | 14.5°C | -12.3°C | 135 mm | 89% | 1.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 1.7°C | -2.7°C | -7.0°C | 14.2°C | -17.5°C | 90 mm | 87% | 2.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 6.1°C | 1.6°C | -2.9°C | 12.5°C | -12.1°C | 57 mm | 80% | 2.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 5.7°C with lows near -2.6°C (mean 1.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 64 mm of rainfall in Rivière-du-Loup, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 152 mm in 2005.
The hottest April reached 21.4°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to -18.4°C in 2003.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 3.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 4°C to 7.4°C and overnight lows from -4.3°C to -1.1°C over the same span.
April is one of the cooler months of the year in Rivière-du-Loup and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 5.7°C daytime highs and -2.6°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Rivière-du-Loup, averaging 1.6°C.
For April in Rivière-du-Loup, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 5.7°C and lows of -2.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 81% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 2.1 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 2.6 m/s (2024).
The wettest April on record was 2005 with 152 mm. On average, April sees 64 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 Rivière-du-Loup 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.
