Columbus Weather in April
Average highs run from 64°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30, and lows from 41°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.07 in over about 10 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
- 68°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 5.07 in
- Record high
- 97°FApr 12, 1972
- Record low
- 16°FApr 13, 1957
- Chance of a freeze
- 63%
- Daylight
- 12 h 37 min to 13 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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 | 64°F | 41°F | 90°F 1940 | 18°F 1954 | 32% | |
| Apr 2 | 64°F | 41°F | 87°F 1918 | 19°F 1936 | 32% | |
| Apr 3 | 64°F | 42°F | 86°F 2012 | 17°F 1936 | 32% | |
| Apr 4 | 65°F | 42°F | 84°F 1943 | 22°F 1972 | 32% | |
| Apr 5 | 65°F | 42°F | 90°F 1893 | 20°F 1920 | 32% | |
| Apr 6 | 65°F | 43°F | 89°F 1893 | 25°F 1898 | 32% | |
| Apr 7 | 65°F | 43°F | 86°F 1948 | 22°F 1996 | 32% | |
| Apr 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 86°F 1995 | 22°F 1956 | 32% | |
| Apr 9 | 66°F | 44°F | 86°F 1930 | 24°F 1914 | 33% | |
| Apr 10 | 66°F | 44°F | 89°F 1930 | 26°F 1918 | 33% | |
| Apr 11 | 67°F | 44°F | 87°F 1930 | 27°F 1918 | 33% | |
| Apr 12 | 67°F | 44°F | 97°F 1972 | 23°F 1940 | 33% | |
| Apr 13 | 67°F | 45°F | 90°F 1936 | 16°F 1957 | 33% | |
| Apr 14 | 67°F | 45°F | 94°F 1936 | 25°F 1950 | 33% | |
| Apr 15 | 68°F | 45°F | 90°F 1936 | 24°F 1928 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 68°F | 46°F | 89°F 2006 | 26°F 1953 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 68°F | 46°F | 90°F 2006 | 26°F 1921 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 68°F | 46°F | 92°F 2006 | 25°F 1953 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 69°F | 47°F | 95°F 1987 | 29°F 1953 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 69°F | 47°F | 90°F 1987 | 27°F 1953 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 69°F | 47°F | 88°F 1987 | 28°F 1966 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 69°F | 48°F | 86°F 1955 | 28°F 1931 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 70°F | 48°F | 87°F 2006 | 27°F 1956 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 70°F | 48°F | 89°F 2006 | 32°F 1968 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 70°F | 48°F | 86°F 1949 | 32°F 2013 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 70°F | 49°F | 88°F 1956 | 31°F 1976 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 71°F | 49°F | 88°F 1987 | 32°F 1920 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 71°F | 49°F | 89°F 1895 | 30°F 1979 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 71°F | 50°F | 91°F 1895 | 34°F 1965 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 71°F | 50°F | 91°F 1895 | 32°F 1903 | 37% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00141740 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00141740, 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.