McHenry County climate

McHenry County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crystal Lake 4NW, 8.4 km from McHenry County

Average highs run from 54°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30, and lows from 33°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.76 in over about 11 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at McHenry County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
3.76 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
90°FApr 23, 1980
Record low
3°FApr 7, 1982
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
12 h 44 min to 14 h 02 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
12.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 154°F33°F82°F 198612°F 196932%5%
Apr 254°F33°F81°F 201018°F 201832%5%
Apr 355°F33°F82°F 196312°F 195433%5%
Apr 455°F34°F79°F 195614°F 198233%5%
Apr 556°F34°F74°F 199712°F 199533%4%
Apr 656°F34°F77°F 19919°F 197933%4%
Apr 756°F35°F84°F 19913°F 198234%4%
Apr 857°F35°F80°F 199115°F 199634%4%
Apr 957°F35°F74°F 199114°F 200334%4%
Apr 1057°F35°F73°F 195517°F 199735%4%
Apr 1158°F36°F82°F 197717°F 197335%4%
Apr 1258°F36°F83°F 197720°F 197535%4%
Apr 1358°F36°F81°F 197721°F 195735%3%
Apr 1459°F36°F81°F 202319°F 195336%3%
Apr 1559°F37°F83°F 200321°F 195736%3%
Apr 1659°F37°F88°F 200221°F 201436%3%
Apr 1760°F37°F86°F 200222°F 202036%3%
Apr 1860°F37°F86°F 197722°F 195337%3%
Apr 1960°F38°F89°F 200219°F 198337%2%
Apr 2061°F38°F86°F 198521°F 195637%2%
Apr 2161°F38°F86°F 198724°F 195337%2%
Apr 2261°F38°F85°F 198522°F 197837%2%
Apr 2362°F39°F90°F 198024°F 202138%2%
Apr 2462°F39°F84°F 196025°F 201538%2%
Apr 2563°F39°F86°F 199025°F 201538%2%
Apr 2663°F40°F87°F 199024°F 202338%2%
Apr 2763°F40°F87°F 199024°F 202338%2%
Apr 2864°F40°F86°F 198626°F 199438%2%
Apr 2964°F41°F81°F 202522°F 197738%1%
Apr 3065°F41°F85°F 197026°F 196938%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McHenry County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112048 (Crystal Lake 4NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471205, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.