Jackson County climate

Jackson County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Maquoketa, 12.9 km from Jackson County

Average highs run from 53°F on April 1 to 64°F on April 30, and lows from 32°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.44 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 Jackson County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
3.44 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
93°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
11°FApr 11, 1973
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 14 h 02 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
12.1 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 153°F32°F81°F 200316°F 201832%4%
Apr 253°F32°F81°F 198114°F 201832%4%
Apr 353°F33°F75°F 201112°F 195433%4%
Apr 454°F33°F79°F 200513°F 199533%3%
Apr 554°F33°F78°F 199116°F 197933%3%
Apr 655°F34°F84°F 199113°F 197934%3%
Apr 755°F34°F77°F 199111°F 201834%3%
Apr 856°F34°F76°F 199112°F 197234%3%
Apr 956°F35°F76°F 201713°F 200334%3%
Apr 1056°F35°F81°F 197718°F 198935%3%
Apr 1157°F35°F81°F 197711°F 197335%3%
Apr 1257°F36°F82°F 202319°F 195735%2%
Apr 1358°F36°F81°F 200620°F 195735%2%
Apr 1458°F36°F85°F 200324°F 195736%2%
Apr 1559°F37°F85°F 200221°F 201436%2%
Apr 1659°F37°F84°F 197719°F 202036%2%
Apr 1759°F37°F84°F 197721°F 198336%2%
Apr 1860°F38°F86°F 198521°F 198336%2%
Apr 1960°F38°F83°F 198522°F 198837%2%
Apr 2061°F39°F86°F 198726°F 195637%2%
Apr 2161°F39°F85°F 198024°F 202437%1%
Apr 2261°F39°F93°F 198025°F 198637%1%
Apr 2362°F40°F83°F 196024°F 195637%1%
Apr 2462°F40°F84°F 199022°F 195637%1%
Apr 2563°F41°F86°F 198629°F 197237%1%
Apr 2663°F41°F83°F 196227°F 202337%1%
Apr 2763°F41°F82°F 196227°F 201937%1%
Apr 2864°F42°F86°F 195223°F 201937%1%
Apr 2964°F42°F89°F 195223°F 195837%1%
Apr 3064°F43°F89°F 195228°F 195637%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson County, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135131 (Maquoketa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094908, 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.