Merrillville climate

Merrillville Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valparaiso Wtr Wks, 24.8 km from Merrillville

Average highs run from 54°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 34°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.74 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 Merrillville, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.74 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
89°FApr 23, 1980
Record low
9°FApr 7, 1982
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
40°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°F34°F84°F 198122°F 198434%4%
Apr 255°F34°F82°F 201019°F 196134%4%
Apr 355°F34°F81°F 201018°F 198735%4%
Apr 456°F35°F80°F 201218°F 198235%4%
Apr 556°F35°F76°F 200518°F 199535%3%
Apr 657°F35°F82°F 198815°F 198235%3%
Apr 757°F36°F81°F 19919°F 198235%3%
Apr 858°F36°F82°F 200115°F 197236%3%
Apr 958°F37°F79°F 200118°F 201836%2%
Apr 1058°F37°F78°F 195520°F 199736%2%
Apr 1159°F37°F83°F 197723°F 197337%2%
Apr 1259°F38°F83°F 197119°F 195737%2%
Apr 1360°F38°F84°F 200623°F 195737%2%
Apr 1460°F39°F83°F 202324°F 195737%2%
Apr 1561°F39°F85°F 200325°F 201438%2%
Apr 1661°F39°F88°F 200224°F 196238%1%
Apr 1762°F40°F86°F 200226°F 201838%1%
Apr 1862°F40°F86°F 197726°F 199739%1%
Apr 1962°F41°F88°F 200223°F 198339%1%
Apr 2063°F41°F83°F 198525°F 195639%1%
Apr 2163°F41°F85°F 198725°F 198840%1%
Apr 2264°F42°F85°F 198525°F 198640%1%
Apr 2364°F42°F89°F 198023°F 198640%1%
Apr 2464°F43°F82°F 202224°F 196740%1%
Apr 2565°F43°F86°F 199028°F 196740%1%
Apr 2665°F43°F88°F 198625°F 197240%1%
Apr 2766°F44°F89°F 198629°F 196740%0%
Apr 2866°F44°F87°F 198629°F 199241%0%
Apr 2966°F44°F84°F 197027°F 198841%0%
Apr 3067°F45°F86°F 196230°F 196941%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merrillville, 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 6:32 AM, sunset 7:15 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:46 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128999 (Valparaiso Wtr Wks), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.