Northfield climate

Northfield Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 4.5 km from Northfield

Average highs run from 51°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 33°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in over about 13 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 Northfield, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
88°FApr 15, 2002
Record low
20°FApr 9, 1997
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 14 h 01 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
39°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 151°F33°F83°F 201024°F 201838%5%
Apr 252°F33°F81°F 201021°F 201839%5%
Apr 352°F33°F73°F 199922°F 201339%5%
Apr 452°F34°F76°F 201025°F 200240%4%
Apr 553°F34°F76°F 200521°F 200240%4%
Apr 653°F34°F81°F 202122°F 200740%4%
Apr 754°F35°F83°F 200120°F 201841%4%
Apr 854°F35°F77°F 200121°F 201841%4%
Apr 954°F35°F75°F 201720°F 199741%4%
Apr 1055°F36°F84°F 201121°F 199741%3%
Apr 1155°F36°F81°F 202328°F 200042%3%
Apr 1255°F36°F85°F 202325°F 200042%3%
Apr 1356°F37°F85°F 202329°F 199742%3%
Apr 1456°F37°F85°F 202325°F 199742%3%
Apr 1557°F37°F88°F 200224°F 201443%3%
Apr 1657°F38°F88°F 200227°F 201443%2%
Apr 1757°F38°F85°F 200228°F 200143%2%
Apr 1858°F38°F88°F 200226°F 199743%2%
Apr 1958°F39°F81°F 200531°F 200143%2%
Apr 2059°F39°F80°F 202329°F 201344%2%
Apr 2159°F40°F82°F 200131°F 201144%2%
Apr 2259°F40°F82°F 200728°F 202144%2%
Apr 2360°F40°F84°F 202228°F 201544%2%
Apr 2460°F41°F84°F 200928°F 201544%1%
Apr 2561°F41°F83°F 201630°F 202444%1%
Apr 2661°F41°F79°F 202129°F 200644%1%
Apr 2761°F42°F88°F 202131°F 202344%1%
Apr 2862°F42°F83°F 202530°F 201944%1%
Apr 2962°F42°F82°F 200729°F 201844%1%
Apr 3063°F43°F85°F 201330°F 200844%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Northfield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004838, 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.