Central Weather in April
Average highs run from 76°F on April 1 to 82°F on April 30, and lows from 54°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.08 in over about 8 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
- 79°F
- Average low
- 57°F
- Precipitation
- 5.08 in
- Record high
- 93°FApr 18, 2006
- Record low
- 31°FApr 13, 1940
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 60°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 76°F | 54°F | 88°F 2023 | 35°F 1937 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 2 | 76°F | 54°F | 87°F 1940 | 38°F 1942 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 3 | 77°F | 54°F | 89°F 2025 | 33°F 1936 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 4 | 77°F | 54°F | 90°F 2023 | 32°F 1987 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 5 | 77°F | 55°F | 89°F 2023 | 33°F 1987 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 6 | 77°F | 55°F | 88°F 2023 | 39°F 1971 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 77°F | 55°F | 89°F 1954 | 36°F 1996 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 78°F | 55°F | 87°F 2015 | 34°F 1939 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 78°F | 55°F | 89°F 1946 | 35°F 2000 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 78°F | 56°F | 90°F 1946 | 33°F 1938 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 78°F | 56°F | 90°F 1963 | 37°F 1973 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 78°F | 56°F | 88°F 1943 | 37°F 1989 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 79°F | 56°F | 88°F 1954 | 31°F 1940 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 79°F | 56°F | 89°F 1972 | 39°F 1959 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 79°F | 57°F | 89°F 1972 | 36°F 2008 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 79°F | 57°F | 87°F 1963 | 37°F 2014 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 79°F | 57°F | 91°F 2006 | 41°F 1949 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 80°F | 57°F | 93°F 2006 | 38°F 1997 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 80°F | 58°F | 90°F 1987 | 40°F 2001 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 80°F | 58°F | 90°F 1987 | 39°F 2013 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 80°F | 58°F | 92°F 1987 | 41°F 1934 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 80°F | 58°F | 90°F 1963 | 42°F 1993 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 81°F | 59°F | 90°F 1958 | 43°F 1998 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 81°F | 59°F | 91°F 1958 | 44°F 2012 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 81°F | 59°F | 89°F 1967 | 45°F 1983 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 81°F | 60°F | 89°F 1963 | 46°F 1983 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 82°F | 60°F | 90°F 1963 | 47°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 82°F | 60°F | 90°F 1963 | 44°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 82°F | 60°F | 91°F 1955 | 47°F 1965 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 82°F | 61°F | 92°F 1952 | 46°F 1965 | 25% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013970 (Baton Rouge Ryan AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013970, 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.