Brainerd Weather in April
Average highs run from 46°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 22°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.54 in over about 9 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 2.54 in
- Snowfall
- 4.3 in
- Record high
- 87°FApr 28, 2004
- Record low
- 0°FApr 2, 2018
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 50 min to 14 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 12.5 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 | 46°F | 22°F | 73°F 2015 | 4°F 2018 | 27% | 8% |
| Apr 2 | 46°F | 23°F | 72°F 2010 | 0°F 2018 | 27% | 8% |
| Apr 3 | 47°F | 23°F | 68°F 2021 | 12°F 2013 | 27% | 8% |
| Apr 4 | 47°F | 24°F | 77°F 2021 | 2°F 2018 | 28% | 8% |
| Apr 5 | 48°F | 24°F | 82°F 2021 | 3°F 2018 | 28% | 8% |
| Apr 6 | 48°F | 24°F | 65°F 2004 | 8°F 1997 | 28% | 7% |
| Apr 7 | 49°F | 25°F | 69°F 2020 | 5°F 1997 | 29% | 7% |
| Apr 8 | 49°F | 25°F | 72°F 2005 | 0°F 2018 | 29% | 7% |
| Apr 9 | 50°F | 26°F | 76°F 2005 | 6°F 2007 | 29% | 7% |
| Apr 10 | 50°F | 26°F | 72°F 2006 | 19°F 1997 | 29% | 7% |
| Apr 11 | 51°F | 27°F | 71°F 2006 | 14°F 1997 | 30% | 6% |
| Apr 12 | 51°F | 27°F | 79°F 2026 | 15°F 2016 | 30% | 6% |
| Apr 13 | 52°F | 28°F | 79°F 2023 | 18°F 2008 | 30% | 6% |
| Apr 14 | 52°F | 28°F | 86°F 2003 | 15°F 2013 | 31% | 6% |
| Apr 15 | 53°F | 29°F | 84°F 2002 | 16°F 2014 | 31% | 5% |
| Apr 16 | 53°F | 29°F | 81°F 2002 | 20°F 2001 | 32% | 5% |
| Apr 17 | 54°F | 29°F | 77°F 2016 | 18°F 1997 | 32% | 5% |
| Apr 18 | 54°F | 30°F | 84°F 2005 | 21°F 2023 | 32% | 5% |
| Apr 19 | 55°F | 30°F | 80°F 2005 | 17°F 2022 | 33% | 4% |
| Apr 20 | 55°F | 31°F | 78°F 2019 | 6°F 2013 | 33% | 4% |
| Apr 21 | 56°F | 31°F | 74°F 2008 | 22°F 2000 | 33% | 4% |
| Apr 22 | 56°F | 32°F | 82°F 2026 | 24°F 2002 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 23 | 57°F | 32°F | 81°F 2009 | 23°F 2023 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 24 | 57°F | 33°F | 78°F 2019 | 20°F 2013 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 25 | 58°F | 33°F | 74°F 2001 | 22°F 2023 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 26 | 58°F | 34°F | 72°F 2000 | 17°F 2002 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 27 | 59°F | 34°F | 76°F 2007 | 19°F 2008 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 28 | 59°F | 35°F | 87°F 2004 | 25°F 2008 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 29 | 60°F | 35°F | 83°F 2001 | 23°F 2017 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 30 | 60°F | 36°F | 76°F 1998 | 24°F 2004 | 36% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210939 (Brainerd), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094938, 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.