Normal Weather in April
Normal in April
The short of it: Normal in April averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 63° · low 41° · rain 4.1 in. · daylight 13 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Normal an average April high of 63°, a low of 41° and some 4.1 in. of rain. Highs rise 13° against March, to near 63°; nights run about 41°. Wet spells are common — about 4.1 in., the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 14 min in mid-April, 85 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Normal runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Bloomington, 2 mi to the S, sees much the same highs.
April in Normal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 13° warmer, 1.3 in. more rain
- Versus May
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 12 mph
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BloomingtonIllinois | 2 mi S | 63° | 41° | 4.1 in. |
| HudsonIllinois | 6 mi N | 63° | 40° | 4.1 in. |
| HeyworthIllinois | 14 mi S | 64° | 41° | 4.2 in. |
| LexingtonIllinois | 14 mi NE | 63° | 40° | 4.1 in. |
| El PasoIllinois | 16 mi N | 63° | 40° | 4.1 in. |
| Le RoyIllinois | 16 mi SE | 63° | 40° | 4.2 in. |
| MackinawIllinois | 19 mi W | 64° | 41° | 4.2 in. |
| EurekaIllinois | 21 mi NW | 63° | 40° | 4.2 in. |