Heron Lake climate

Heron Lake Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lakefield 2NE, 17 km from Heron Lake

Average highs run from 48°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30, and lows from 27°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.03 in over about 11 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 Heron Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
3.03 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
94°FApr 28, 1910
Record low
6°FApr 3, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 45 min to 14 h 08 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
13.4 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 148°F27°F80°F 20107°F 197530%13%
Apr 249°F28°F82°F 201511°F 197530%13%
Apr 349°F28°F81°F 20126°F 197531%12%
Apr 450°F28°F80°F 20058°F 199531%12%
Apr 550°F29°F80°F 20219°F 199531%12%
Apr 651°F29°F87°F 20217°F 198232%12%
Apr 751°F29°F86°F 199110°F 200732%11%
Apr 852°F30°F83°F 19886°F 199732%11%
Apr 952°F30°F88°F 19777°F 199733%11%
Apr 1053°F30°F85°F 197714°F 198933%11%
Apr 1153°F31°F83°F 196810°F 193934%10%
Apr 1253°F31°F83°F 202315°F 195034%10%
Apr 1354°F31°F89°F 202312°F 196234%10%
Apr 1454°F32°F90°F 202315°F 190735%9%
Apr 1555°F32°F90°F 200212°F 196235%9%
Apr 1655°F33°F89°F 196418°F 201436%9%
Apr 1756°F33°F85°F 196413°F 190736%8%
Apr 1856°F33°F91°F 200412°F 190736%8%
Apr 1957°F34°F91°F 198513°F 190736%8%
Apr 2057°F34°F89°F 198012°F 190737%7%
Apr 2158°F35°F93°F 198020°F 195937%7%
Apr 2258°F35°F91°F 198023°F 190737%7%
Apr 2358°F35°F89°F 196019°F 195637%6%
Apr 2459°F36°F86°F 196215°F 191838%6%
Apr 2559°F36°F83°F 194917°F 190738%6%
Apr 2660°F37°F84°F 197025°F 195038%5%
Apr 2760°F37°F87°F 197720°F 190938%5%
Apr 2861°F37°F94°F 191024°F 201739%5%
Apr 2961°F38°F89°F 200720°F 195839%5%
Apr 3061°F38°F88°F 196814°F 195639%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Heron Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:23 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214453 (Lakefield 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00219033, 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.