Colfax climate

Colfax Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 14 km from Colfax

Average highs run from 57°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30, and lows from 34°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 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 Colfax, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.84 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
96°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
9°FApr 6, 1982
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 13 h 59 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
73%
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 157°F34°F78°F 197815°F 189934%3%
Apr 257°F35°F87°F 200315°F 201835%3%
Apr 358°F35°F84°F 201211°F 197535%3%
Apr 458°F35°F84°F 201113°F 197535%3%
Apr 558°F36°F84°F 199113°F 201835%3%
Apr 659°F36°F87°F 19919°F 198235%2%
Apr 759°F36°F84°F 201013°F 201835%2%
Apr 860°F37°F80°F 202013°F 201835%2%
Apr 960°F37°F85°F 197717°F 199736%2%
Apr 1060°F37°F82°F 197720°F 200336%2%
Apr 1161°F38°F87°F 201123°F 198236%2%
Apr 1261°F38°F83°F 196819°F 195736%2%
Apr 1361°F38°F84°F 202319°F 195036%2%
Apr 1462°F38°F88°F 200621°F 195036%2%
Apr 1562°F39°F88°F 200320°F 202037%2%
Apr 1662°F39°F88°F 200220°F 202037%2%
Apr 1763°F39°F87°F 200423°F 201837%2%
Apr 1863°F40°F91°F 199421°F 198337%1%
Apr 1963°F40°F85°F 200221°F 202237%1%
Apr 2063°F40°F89°F 198724°F 202237%1%
Apr 2164°F41°F92°F 198023°F 196637%1%
Apr 2264°F41°F96°F 198027°F 198638%1%
Apr 2364°F41°F90°F 198025°F 195638%1%
Apr 2464°F42°F87°F 198926°F 195638%1%
Apr 2565°F42°F89°F 194926°F 201338%1%
Apr 2665°F43°F87°F 198926°F 202238%1%
Apr 2765°F43°F87°F 198928°F 202239%1%
Apr 2866°F43°F89°F 197028°F 201939%1%
Apr 2966°F44°F91°F 198725°F 195839%1%
Apr 3066°F44°F89°F 189529°F 200839%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:10 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00135992, 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.