Downs Weather in April
Downs in April
The short of it: Downs in April averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 68° · low 39° · rain 2.0 in. · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Downs an average April high of 68°, a low of 39° and some 2.0 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from March to about 68°, with nights near 39°. Rain is modest, about 2.0 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 min in mid-April, 82 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Downs runs about middling and drier than most in April. Osborne, 9 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
April in Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 10° warmer, 0.6 in. more rain
- Versus May
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 29°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 14 mph
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsborneKansas | 9 mi WSW | 68° | 39° | 2.1 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 23 mi NNW | 66° | 38° | 2.1 in. |
| BeloitKansas | 23 mi E | 67° | 40° | 2.1 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi NE | 66° | 39° | 2.3 in. |
| LincolnKansas | 38 mi SE | 69° | 41° | 2.1 in. |
| StocktonKansas | 39 mi W | 68° | 38° | 2.0 in. |
| Red CloudNebraska | 41 mi N | 66° | 38° | 2.3 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 44 mi NE | 66° | 39° | 2.3 in. |