Elk Rapids climate

Elk Rapids Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Old Mission 3SSW, 8.4 km from Elk Rapids

Average highs run from 47°F on April 1 to 59°F on April 30, and lows from 27°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.81 in.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Elk Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
2.81 in
Snowfall
6.8 in
Record high
90°FApr 17, 2002
Record low
-7°FApr 6, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 47 min to 14 h 13 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
13.0 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 147°F27°F83°F 20106°F 196417%
Apr 247°F27°F85°F 20105°F 192916%
Apr 347°F27°F85°F 20100°F 193216%
Apr 448°F28°F73°F 19295°F 193216%
Apr 548°F28°F74°F 20050°F 197215%
Apr 648°F28°F78°F 1991-7°F 200315%
Apr 749°F28°F82°F 19912°F 198214%
Apr 849°F29°F82°F 20214°F 197214%
Apr 950°F29°F81°F 20212°F 201814%
Apr 1050°F29°F81°F 194514°F 200713%
Apr 1150°F30°F81°F 194510°F 199913%
Apr 1251°F30°F79°F 197711°F 199412%
Apr 1351°F30°F80°F 20236°F 195012%
Apr 1452°F31°F84°F 20239°F 194311%
Apr 1552°F31°F83°F 202317°F 192811%
Apr 1652°F31°F88°F 200212°F 201410%
Apr 1753°F32°F90°F 200216°F 194310%
Apr 1853°F32°F84°F 197617°F 19499%
Apr 1954°F32°F82°F 198716°F 19839%
Apr 2054°F33°F86°F 198716°F 19818%
Apr 2155°F33°F86°F 198714°F 19938%
Apr 2255°F34°F88°F 198018°F 19458%
Apr 2355°F34°F87°F 19808°F 19827%
Apr 2456°F34°F84°F 199018°F 19567%
Apr 2556°F35°F85°F 193915°F 19676%
Apr 2657°F35°F88°F 198620°F 19586%
Apr 2757°F35°F86°F 199020°F 19675%
Apr 2858°F36°F88°F 198620°F 19825%
Apr 2958°F36°F88°F 197019°F 19775%
Apr 3059°F37°F87°F 197014°F 19844%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk Rapids, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206158 (Old Mission 3SSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00202381, 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.