Rapides Parish Weather in April
Average highs run from 75°F on April 1 to 81°F on April 30, and lows from 52°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.08 in over about 7 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
- 78°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 5.08 in
- Record high
- 93°FApr 19, 2011
- Record low
- 31°FApr 1, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 2%
- Daylight
- 12 h 31 min to 13 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 59°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 75°F | 52°F | 86°F 2026 | 31°F 2019 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 2 | 75°F | 52°F | 87°F 2006 | 31°F 2019 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 3 | 75°F | 53°F | 88°F 2025 | 39°F 1951 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 4 | 75°F | 53°F | 87°F 2025 | 37°F 2024 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 5 | 75°F | 53°F | 86°F 2001 | 39°F 2011 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 6 | 76°F | 53°F | 85°F 1948 | 37°F 1950 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 76°F | 53°F | 89°F 1948 | 35°F 2009 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 76°F | 53°F | 89°F 2011 | 37°F 2007 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 76°F | 54°F | 87°F 2001 | 35°F 2003 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 76°F | 54°F | 90°F 2011 | 32°F 2003 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 77°F | 54°F | 85°F 2011 | 44°F 2018 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 77°F | 54°F | 89°F 1948 | 38°F 1951 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 77°F | 54°F | 86°F 2026 | 38°F 1951 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 77°F | 55°F | 88°F 2001 | 38°F 2008 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 77°F | 55°F | 88°F 2001 | 37°F 2008 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 78°F | 55°F | 88°F 2006 | 37°F 2014 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 78°F | 55°F | 92°F 2006 | 41°F 1951 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 78°F | 56°F | 92°F 2006 | 39°F 2001 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 78°F | 56°F | 93°F 2011 | 43°F 2013 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 78°F | 56°F | 89°F 2011 | 37°F 2013 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 79°F | 56°F | 89°F 2002 | 44°F 2013 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 79°F | 57°F | 90°F 2008 | 43°F 2024 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 79°F | 57°F | 90°F 2011 | 44°F 2024 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 79°F | 57°F | 89°F 2006 | 44°F 2005 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 80°F | 57°F | 88°F 2011 | 46°F 2001 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 80°F | 58°F | 88°F 2016 | 48°F 2001 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 80°F | 58°F | 93°F 2011 | 47°F 2005 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 80°F | 58°F | 91°F 2002 | 45°F 2010 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 80°F | 59°F | 91°F 2002 | 46°F 2011 | 22% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 81°F | 59°F | 93°F 1952 | 49°F 2005 | 22% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00160103 (Alexandria 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093915, 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.