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The coolest places in North America in April: ranked by average high temperature

Nuuk tops the list at -2.4 °C in April. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in North America.

Top three in April: Nuuk (-2.4 °C) , Saint-Pierre (2.4 °C) , Anchorage (5.1 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 18 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Nuuk Greenland -2.4 °C -2.4 °C -7.8 °C 56 mm 8 282 h 0.2 °C
2 Saint-Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2.4 °C 2.4 °C 0.4 °C 110 mm 13 246 h 1.5 °C
3 Anchorage United States 5.1 °C 5.1 °C -1.9 °C 40 mm 9 313 h 0.2 °C
4 Halifax Canada 7.4 °C 7.4 °C 1.4 °C 97 mm 12 247 h 2.0 °C
5 Québec Canada 8.4 °C 8.4 °C -1.2 °C 103 mm 11 259 h –
6 Greater Sudbury Canada 8.6 °C 8.6 °C -1.7 °C 70 mm 10 277 h –
7 Milwaukee United States 8.8 °C 8.8 °C 3.2 °C 102 mm 12 276 h –
8 Montréal Canada 9.8 °C 9.8 °C -0.2 °C 101 mm 12 267 h –
9 Toronto Canada 9.9 °C 9.9 °C 1.9 °C 78 mm 11 273 h –
10 Oshawa Canada 10.0 °C 10.0 °C 2.3 °C 83 mm 11 274 h –
11 Winnipeg Canada 10.0 °C 10.0 °C -1.6 °C 35 mm 6 312 h –
12 Edmonton Canada 10 °C 10 °C -1.4 °C 33 mm 6 318 h –
13 Hamilton Canada 10 °C 10 °C 2.8 °C 93 mm 11 274 h –
14 Saskatoon Canada 11 °C 11 °C -1.6 °C 32 mm 6 317 h –
15 Regina Canada 11 °C 11 °C -1.6 °C 36 mm 7 315 h –
16 Etobicoke Canada 11 °C 11 °C 2.0 °C 78 mm 11 274 h –
17 Laval Canada 11 °C 11 °C 0.8 °C 101 mm 11 269 h –
18 Longueuil Canada 11 °C 11 °C 1.0 °C 101 mm 11 267 h –
19 Markham Canada 11 °C 11 °C 1.8 °C 81 mm 11 271 h –
20 Ottawa Canada 11 °C 11 °C 0.8 °C 90 mm 11 261 h –
21 Calgary Canada 11 °C 11 °C -1.9 °C 38 mm 8 323 h –
22 Buffalo United States 11 °C 11 °C 3.2 °C 94 mm 12 272 h –
23 Mississauga Canada 11 °C 11 °C 1.9 °C 87 mm 11 275 h –
24 Rochester United States 11 °C 11 °C 3.0 °C 98 mm 11 270 h –
25 Kitchener Canada 12 °C 12 °C 1.0 °C 85 mm 11 270 h –
26 Victoria Canada 12 °C 12 °C 6.3 °C 67 mm 12 299 h 9.0 °C
27 London Canada 12 °C 12 °C 2.5 °C 92 mm 12 276 h –
28 Vancouver Canada 13 °C 13 °C 5.1 °C 168 mm 16 285 h 9.6 °C
29 Richmond Canada 13 °C 13 °C 5.4 °C 166 mm 16 286 h 9.6 °C
30 Chicago United States 13 °C 13 °C 4.7 °C 108 mm 12 273 h –
31 Burnaby Canada 13 °C 13 °C 4.6 °C 171 mm 17 284 h 9.6 °C
32 Minneapolis United States 13 °C 13 °C 2.6 °C 80 mm 10 273 h –
33 Surrey Canada 13 °C 13 °C 4.1 °C 127 mm 15 294 h 9.6 °C
34 Boston United States 14 °C 14 °C 3.9 °C 101 mm 11 270 h 5.8 °C
35 Worcester United States 14 °C 14 °C 3.5 °C 97 mm 11 267 h –
36 Detroit United States 14 °C 14 °C 4.4 °C 90 mm 11 277 h –
37 Grand Rapids United States 14 °C 14 °C 3.3 °C 101 mm 12 276 h –
38 Cleveland United States 14 °C 14 °C 4.9 °C 103 mm 13 279 h –
39 Providence United States 14 °C 14 °C 4.5 °C 100 mm 11 269 h –
40 Madison United States 14 °C 14 °C 3.2 °C 100 mm 12 266 h –
41 Tacoma United States 14 °C 14 °C 5.0 °C 101 mm 14 287 h –
42 Seattle United States 14 °C 14 °C 5.2 °C 111 mm 16 289 h –
43 Sioux Falls United States 14 °C 14 °C 2.9 °C 90 mm 10 280 h –
44 Springfield United States 15 °C 15 °C 3.9 °C 93 mm 11 271 h –
45 Toledo United States 15 °C 15 °C 4.8 °C 94 mm 12 272 h –
46 Queens United States 15 °C 15 °C 6.1 °C 92 mm 11 278 h 7.9 °C
47 Spokane United States 15 °C 15 °C 3.2 °C 50 mm 10 325 h –
48 Aurora United States 15 °C 15 °C 4.6 °C 109 mm 12 260 h –
49 Reno United States 15 °C 15 °C 3.2 °C 32 mm 7 355 h –
50 Salt Lake City United States 15 °C 15 °C 3.0 °C 70 mm 11 343 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

March: top 5

  1. Nuuk -8.8 °C
  2. Anchorage -0.7 °C
  3. Winnipeg -0.2 °C
  4. Saskatoon 0.3 °C
  5. Saint-Pierre 0.6 °C

Full ranking for March

May: top 5

  1. Nuuk 2.6 °C
  2. Saint-Pierre 5.1 °C
  3. Anchorage 11 °C
  4. Halifax 12 °C
  5. Victoria 15 °C

Full ranking for May

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in April, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in North America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.