Start climate

Start Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rayville, 10.4 km from Start

Average highs run from 74°F on April 1 to 81°F on April 30, and lows from 52°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.70 in over about 7 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 Start, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
6.70 in
Record high
97°FApr 16, 1931
Record low
32°FApr 4, 1987
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
12 h 32 min to 13 h 26 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
8.9 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 174°F52°F91°F 193636°F 198725%0%
Apr 275°F52°F89°F 196335°F 198725%0%
Apr 375°F53°F90°F 193433°F 197525%0%
Apr 475°F53°F91°F 202532°F 198725%0%
Apr 575°F53°F89°F 198232°F 198725%0%
Apr 676°F53°F88°F 196733°F 196625%0%
Apr 776°F54°F91°F 193033°F 197125%0%
Apr 876°F54°F90°F 201134°F 201824%0%
Apr 976°F54°F90°F 201137°F 200324%0%
Apr 1077°F54°F91°F 201135°F 197324%0%
Apr 1177°F54°F89°F 199433°F 198925%0%
Apr 1277°F55°F90°F 194836°F 195125%0%
Apr 1377°F55°F95°F 193636°F 195725%0%
Apr 1477°F55°F91°F 193634°F 195925%0%
Apr 1578°F55°F91°F 197233°F 200825%0%
Apr 1678°F56°F97°F 193136°F 201425%0%
Apr 1778°F56°F90°F 198139°F 195125%0%
Apr 1878°F56°F93°F 198739°F 198325%0%
Apr 1978°F56°F93°F 198738°F 195325%0%
Apr 2079°F57°F94°F 198737°F 195325%0%
Apr 2179°F57°F95°F 198738°F 195325%0%
Apr 2279°F57°F91°F 196537°F 193125%0%
Apr 2379°F58°F91°F 196541°F 193125%0%
Apr 2479°F58°F91°F 196543°F 200525%0%
Apr 2580°F58°F90°F 198943°F 196925%0%
Apr 2680°F58°F91°F 198944°F 197625%0%
Apr 2780°F59°F95°F 198745°F 199225%0%
Apr 2880°F59°F92°F 200243°F 196525%0%
Apr 2980°F59°F92°F 197041°F 196525%0%
Apr 3081°F59°F93°F 198741°F 196525%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Start, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00167691 (Rayville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013942, 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.