Ames Weather in April
Average highs run from 55°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30, and lows from 33°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in over about 12 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 3.89 in
- Snowfall
- 0.7 in
- Record high
- 97°FApr 22, 1980
- Record low
- 8°FApr 3, 1975
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 12 h 43 min to 14 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 55°F | 33°F | 87°F 2003 | 18°F 1975 | 32% | 3% |
| Apr 2 | 56°F | 33°F | 85°F 2003 | 17°F 1975 | 33% | 3% |
| Apr 3 | 56°F | 34°F | 84°F 2012 | 8°F 1975 | 33% | 3% |
| Apr 4 | 57°F | 34°F | 83°F 2021 | 12°F 2018 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 5 | 57°F | 34°F | 84°F 1991 | 18°F 2007 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 6 | 58°F | 35°F | 89°F 1991 | 8°F 1982 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 7 | 58°F | 35°F | 84°F 1991 | 13°F 2018 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 81°F 2020 | 15°F 1997 | 35% | 2% |
| Apr 9 | 59°F | 36°F | 86°F 1977 | 14°F 1997 | 35% | 2% |
| Apr 10 | 59°F | 36°F | 87°F 2011 | 20°F 1989 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 11 | 59°F | 36°F | 86°F 1968 | 16°F 1973 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 12 | 60°F | 37°F | 84°F 2023 | 20°F 1990 | 37% | 2% |
| Apr 13 | 60°F | 37°F | 89°F 2006 | 22°F 2020 | 37% | 2% |
| Apr 14 | 61°F | 37°F | 89°F 2006 | 21°F 2020 | 37% | 2% |
| Apr 15 | 61°F | 38°F | 89°F 2002 | 15°F 2020 | 38% | 2% |
| Apr 16 | 61°F | 38°F | 88°F 1967 | 15°F 2020 | 38% | 2% |
| Apr 17 | 62°F | 38°F | 88°F 2004 | 15°F 2020 | 38% | 1% |
| Apr 18 | 62°F | 39°F | 92°F 1994 | 18°F 1983 | 39% | 1% |
| Apr 19 | 62°F | 39°F | 91°F 1994 | 23°F 2022 | 39% | 1% |
| Apr 20 | 63°F | 39°F | 86°F 1980 | 25°F 2013 | 39% | 1% |
| Apr 21 | 63°F | 40°F | 92°F 1980 | 20°F 1966 | 39% | 1% |
| Apr 22 | 63°F | 40°F | 97°F 1980 | 26°F 2021 | 40% | 1% |
| Apr 23 | 64°F | 40°F | 92°F 1980 | 27°F 1996 | 40% | 1% |
| Apr 24 | 64°F | 41°F | 87°F 1989 | 25°F 1967 | 40% | 1% |
| Apr 25 | 64°F | 41°F | 87°F 1989 | 28°F 1968 | 40% | 1% |
| Apr 26 | 65°F | 41°F | 86°F 2021 | 27°F 2022 | 40% | 1% |
| Apr 27 | 65°F | 42°F | 89°F 1981 | 31°F 2004 | 40% | 1% |
| Apr 28 | 65°F | 42°F | 92°F 1970 | 28°F 1966 | 41% | 1% |
| Apr 29 | 66°F | 43°F | 90°F 1970 | 29°F 2008 | 41% | 1% |
| Apr 30 | 66°F | 43°F | 89°F 1965 | 30°F 1990 | 41% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 7:40 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094989 (Ames Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, 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.