Potsdam climate

Potsdam Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colton 2 N, 9.7 km from Potsdam

Average highs run from 45°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.56 in over about 13 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 Potsdam, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.56 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
88°FApr 28, 2017
Record low
7°FApr 5, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 47 min to 14 h 13 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
6.3 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°F25°F66°F 201612°F 201540%11%
Apr 245°F25°F62°F 202312°F 201540%10%
Apr 346°F26°F63°F 201517°F 202140%10%
Apr 446°F26°F71°F 202616°F 201640%9%
Apr 547°F27°F59°F 20267°F 201641%9%
Apr 647°F27°F59°F 20237°F 201641%9%
Apr 748°F28°F67°F 202218°F 201341%8%
Apr 848°F28°F64°F 202114°F 202641%8%
Apr 949°F29°F73°F 202113°F 201641%7%
Apr 1050°F29°F74°F 202112°F 201641%7%
Apr 1150°F30°F80°F 201720°F 201941%7%
Apr 1251°F30°F77°F 202120°F 201941%6%
Apr 1351°F30°F72°F 202425°F 201642%6%
Apr 1452°F31°F81°F 202323°F 201642%6%
Apr 1552°F31°F81°F 201420°F 201842%5%
Apr 1653°F32°F79°F 202316°F 201442%5%
Apr 1754°F32°F85°F 201216°F 201442%5%
Apr 1854°F33°F73°F 201622°F 201442%5%
Apr 1955°F33°F80°F 202625°F 202243%4%
Apr 2055°F34°F77°F 201323°F 202043%4%
Apr 2156°F34°F67°F 201223°F 201343%4%
Apr 2256°F35°F77°F 201621°F 202043%4%
Apr 2357°F35°F76°F 202318°F 202043%4%
Apr 2457°F36°F78°F 201318°F 202043%3%
Apr 2558°F36°F76°F 201321°F 202443%3%
Apr 2659°F36°F81°F 202221°F 202443%3%
Apr 2759°F37°F70°F 201723°F 201643%3%
Apr 2860°F37°F88°F 201723°F 201643%3%
Apr 2960°F38°F80°F 201323°F 201643%2%
Apr 3061°F38°F82°F 202524°F 202243%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Potsdam, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301664 (Colton 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00301664, 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.