Columbus Weather in April
Average highs run from 74°F on April 1 to 81°F on April 30, and lows from 50°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.81 in over about 8 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
- 78°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 5.81 in
- Record high
- 93°FApr 22, 1987
- Record low
- 20°FApr 16, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 12%
- Daylight
- 12 h 33 min to 13 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 74°F | 50°F | 90°F 1974 | 26°F 1923 | 29% | 0% |
| Apr 2 | 74°F | 50°F | 87°F 1905 | 30°F 1924 | 29% | 0% |
| Apr 3 | 75°F | 50°F | 88°F 1910 | 29°F 1992 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 4 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 1934 | 29°F 1987 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 5 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 2023 | 26°F 2000 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 6 | 75°F | 51°F | 90°F 2023 | 31°F 1898 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 76°F | 51°F | 89°F 1922 | 28°F 2007 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 76°F | 52°F | 89°F 1943 | 30°F 2007 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 76°F | 52°F | 88°F 1900 | 31°F 1918 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 76°F | 52°F | 90°F 2011 | 30°F 1996 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 77°F | 52°F | 90°F 2011 | 28°F 1989 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 77°F | 52°F | 89°F 1934 | 32°F 1918 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 77°F | 53°F | 89°F 1936 | 28°F 1940 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 77°F | 53°F | 90°F 1936 | 30°F 1950 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 78°F | 53°F | 90°F 1936 | 31°F 2008 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 78°F | 53°F | 89°F 1972 | 20°F 1996 | 27% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 78°F | 54°F | 92°F 1937 | 30°F 1993 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 78°F | 54°F | 90°F 1925 | 32°F 1919 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 79°F | 54°F | 91°F 2006 | 33°F 1983 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 79°F | 54°F | 91°F 2006 | 34°F 1926 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 79°F | 55°F | 91°F 1932 | 32°F 1953 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 79°F | 55°F | 93°F 1987 | 35°F 1993 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 80°F | 55°F | 88°F 1980 | 34°F 1986 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 80°F | 55°F | 89°F 1958 | 36°F 1910 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 80°F | 56°F | 89°F 1935 | 31°F 1910 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 80°F | 56°F | 89°F 1935 | 32°F 1910 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 80°F | 56°F | 91°F 1899 | 38°F 1921 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 81°F | 56°F | 90°F 1915 | 37°F 1992 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 81°F | 57°F | 93°F 1915 | 38°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 81°F | 57°F | 93°F 1901 | 40°F 1925 | 25% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00221880 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00228374, 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.