Ruston Weather in April
Average highs run from 73°F on April 1 to 79°F on April 30, and lows from 48°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.51 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
- 76°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 5.51 in
- Record high
- 96°FApr 29, 1911
- Record low
- 28°FApr 4, 1987
- Chance of a freeze
- 10%
- Daylight
- 12 h 32 min to 13 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 57°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 73°F | 48°F | 90°F 1974 | 30°F 1924 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 2 | 74°F | 49°F | 90°F 1918 | 31°F 1962 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 3 | 74°F | 49°F | 90°F 1929 | 31°F 1975 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 4 | 74°F | 49°F | 90°F 1929 | 28°F 1987 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 5 | 74°F | 49°F | 90°F 1929 | 29°F 1987 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 6 | 75°F | 50°F | 92°F 1911 | 31°F 1987 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 75°F | 50°F | 91°F 1929 | 30°F 1971 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 75°F | 50°F | 89°F 1930 | 32°F 1916 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 75°F | 50°F | 91°F 1930 | 34°F 1899 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 75°F | 51°F | 89°F 1930 | 31°F 2003 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 76°F | 51°F | 90°F 1906 | 29°F 1989 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 76°F | 51°F | 89°F 1948 | 31°F 1989 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 76°F | 51°F | 89°F 1936 | 34°F 1957 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 76°F | 52°F | 90°F 1925 | 32°F 1959 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 76°F | 52°F | 95°F 1925 | 29°F 1943 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 77°F | 52°F | 94°F 1925 | 31°F 1928 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 77°F | 52°F | 92°F 1925 | 35°F 1905 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 77°F | 53°F | 91°F 1934 | 35°F 1999 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 77°F | 53°F | 93°F 1987 | 35°F 1953 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 77°F | 53°F | 93°F 1987 | 35°F 2018 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 78°F | 54°F | 94°F 1987 | 37°F 1953 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 78°F | 54°F | 93°F 1987 | 36°F 1931 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 78°F | 54°F | 90°F 1926 | 35°F 1903 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 78°F | 55°F | 90°F 1919 | 35°F 2018 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 78°F | 55°F | 93°F 1925 | 33°F 1910 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 78°F | 55°F | 92°F 1925 | 36°F 1910 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 79°F | 55°F | 90°F 1905 | 38°F 1903 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 79°F | 56°F | 92°F 1987 | 39°F 1904 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 79°F | 56°F | 96°F 1911 | 40°F 1912 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 79°F | 56°F | 91°F 1938 | 40°F 1908 | 26% | 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 7:31 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00168067 (Ruston La Tech), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00168067, 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.