Waterloo climate

Waterloo Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valley NWS, 7.7 km from Waterloo

Average highs run from 58°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 36°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.11 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 Waterloo, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.11 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
90°FApr 1, 2012
Record low
12°FApr 5, 2018
Chance of a freeze
93%
Daylight
12 h 42 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
39°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 158°F36°F90°F 201222°F 201431%6%
Apr 258°F36°F89°F 201219°F 201831%6%
Apr 358°F37°F89°F 201219°F 201832%6%
Apr 459°F37°F82°F 201613°F 201832%6%
Apr 559°F37°F82°F 202112°F 201832%6%
Apr 660°F38°F82°F 202120°F 202333%5%
Apr 760°F38°F84°F 200613°F 201833%5%
Apr 860°F38°F74°F 201313°F 201833%5%
Apr 961°F39°F78°F 201717°F 200734%5%
Apr 1061°F39°F87°F 201117°F 200734%5%
Apr 1161°F39°F82°F 200626°F 200734%5%
Apr 1261°F40°F84°F 200629°F 200935%4%
Apr 1362°F40°F89°F 202228°F 201335%4%
Apr 1462°F40°F87°F 200624°F 202235%4%
Apr 1562°F41°F86°F 200622°F 201836%4%
Apr 1663°F41°F84°F 202422°F 201836%3%
Apr 1763°F41°F85°F 202623°F 201836%3%
Apr 1863°F42°F81°F 200529°F 201837%3%
Apr 1964°F42°F77°F 200528°F 201837%3%
Apr 2064°F42°F80°F 201426°F 201337%3%
Apr 2164°F43°F84°F 201926°F 201338%2%
Apr 2264°F43°F87°F 202629°F 201538%2%
Apr 2365°F44°F83°F 202226°F 202338%2%
Apr 2465°F44°F85°F 200924°F 201338%2%
Apr 2565°F44°F88°F 200924°F 201339%2%
Apr 2666°F45°F88°F 201231°F 202239%2%
Apr 2766°F45°F82°F 201432°F 200839%2%
Apr 2866°F45°F81°F 202232°F 200839%1%
Apr 2967°F46°F87°F 202532°F 200840%1%
Apr 3067°F46°F84°F 201334°F 200540%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waterloo, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:22 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00258795 (Valley NWS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253467, 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.