Uptown climate

Uptown Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 22.2 km from Uptown

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 Uptown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • 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
89°FApr 15, 2002
Record low
21°FApr 7, 2018
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 14 h 00 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
13.0 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°F82°F 201026°F 201838%5%
Apr 252°F33°F81°F 201023°F 201839%5%
Apr 352°F33°F77°F 201126°F 201339%5%
Apr 452°F34°F76°F 202127°F 201840%4%
Apr 553°F34°F78°F 202124°F 201840%4%
Apr 653°F34°F82°F 202124°F 200740%4%
Apr 754°F35°F83°F 200121°F 201841%4%
Apr 854°F35°F82°F 200123°F 201841%4%
Apr 954°F35°F77°F 201724°F 201641%4%
Apr 1055°F36°F84°F 201129°F 200341%3%
Apr 1155°F36°F80°F 202331°F 201242%3%
Apr 1255°F36°F83°F 202330°F 200042%3%
Apr 1356°F37°F84°F 202331°F 200742%3%
Apr 1456°F37°F85°F 200330°F 202042%3%
Apr 1557°F37°F89°F 200227°F 201443%3%
Apr 1657°F38°F88°F 200228°F 201843%2%
Apr 1757°F38°F84°F 200230°F 200143%2%
Apr 1858°F38°F89°F 200231°F 200143%2%
Apr 1958°F39°F81°F 200533°F 201343%2%
Apr 2059°F39°F81°F 202330°F 201344%2%
Apr 2159°F40°F80°F 200133°F 201144%2%
Apr 2259°F40°F83°F 200731°F 202144%2%
Apr 2360°F40°F86°F 202234°F 201544%2%
Apr 2460°F41°F85°F 200934°F 200544%1%
Apr 2561°F41°F84°F 201634°F 202344%1%
Apr 2661°F41°F81°F 200933°F 200644%1%
Apr 2761°F42°F87°F 202133°F 201944%1%
Apr 2862°F42°F85°F 202534°F 201944%1%
Apr 2962°F42°F81°F 200733°F 201844%1%
Apr 3063°F43°F87°F 200135°F 200844%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Uptown, 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 6:33 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:48 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 USW00014819, 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.