Park Rapids climate

Park Rapids Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Park Rapids Muni AP, 2.5 km from Park Rapids

Average highs run from 45°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 23°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.72 in over about 8 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 Park Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.72 in
Snowfall
6.2 in
Record high
96°FApr 21, 1980
Record low
-8°FApr 1, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 51 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
12.3 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 145°F23°F73°F 2015-8°F 197524%9%
Apr 246°F24°F69°F 1925-8°F 189924%9%
Apr 346°F24°F71°F 1910-7°F 195424%9%
Apr 447°F25°F78°F 1929-3°F 199524%9%
Apr 547°F25°F80°F 19291°F 196824%9%
Apr 648°F26°F79°F 1991-8°F 197924%8%
Apr 748°F26°F76°F 1991-6°F 193624%8%
Apr 849°F26°F78°F 1931-5°F 201825%8%
Apr 949°F27°F75°F 19874°F 199725%8%
Apr 1050°F27°F89°F 19774°F 196225%8%
Apr 1150°F28°F82°F 19104°F 194025%7%
Apr 1251°F28°F78°F 19314°F 195026%7%
Apr 1351°F28°F82°F 20036°F 195026%7%
Apr 1452°F29°F84°F 20167°F 192626%7%
Apr 1552°F29°F83°F 19087°F 201427%6%
Apr 1653°F30°F85°F 19137°F 190427%6%
Apr 1754°F30°F79°F 191310°F 195327%6%
Apr 1854°F30°F86°F 198715°F 195328%6%
Apr 1955°F31°F82°F 198510°F 189728%5%
Apr 2055°F31°F83°F 19807°F 201328%5%
Apr 2156°F32°F96°F 198014°F 196629%5%
Apr 2256°F32°F90°F 198014°F 192729%5%
Apr 2357°F32°F84°F 19909°F 190929%4%
Apr 2457°F33°F83°F 196213°F 195630%4%
Apr 2558°F33°F87°F 196216°F 190730%4%
Apr 2658°F34°F86°F 199017°F 200230%4%
Apr 2759°F34°F83°F 195212°F 190931%4%
Apr 2859°F34°F88°F 200414°F 190931%4%
Apr 2960°F35°F90°F 195211°F 195831%3%
Apr 3060°F35°F85°F 193412°F 196632%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Park Rapids, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094967 (Park Rapids Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094967, 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.