Benson County climate

Benson County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minnewaukan, 7.5 km from Benson County

Average highs run from 42°F on April 1 to 58°F on April 30, and lows from 22°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 in over about 5 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 Benson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.32 in
Record high
97°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
-12°FApr 6, 1979
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 53 min to 14 h 29 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
12.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 142°F22°F73°F 1928-4°F 197516%
Apr 242°F22°F69°F 1991-7°F 197916%
Apr 343°F23°F72°F 1991-5°F 197516%
Apr 444°F23°F76°F 19301°F 199516%
Apr 544°F24°F76°F 1991-4°F 197916%
Apr 645°F24°F72°F 1991-12°F 197916%
Apr 746°F25°F75°F 1970-1°F 193616%
Apr 846°F25°F72°F 20054°F 195616%
Apr 947°F25°F74°F 19877°F 194816%
Apr 1047°F26°F89°F 19774°F 193916%
Apr 1148°F26°F81°F 19683°F 193917%
Apr 1249°F27°F77°F 19683°F 199217%
Apr 1349°F27°F87°F 200310°F 195017%
Apr 1450°F27°F80°F 195813°F 192618%
Apr 1550°F28°F83°F 197110°F 200018%
Apr 1651°F28°F77°F 198810°F 195318%
Apr 1752°F29°F82°F 19318°F 195318%
Apr 1852°F29°F83°F 20059°F 192819%
Apr 1953°F30°F88°F 19873°F 192819%
Apr 2053°F30°F83°F 192615°F 192719%
Apr 2154°F30°F92°F 198018°F 192720%
Apr 2254°F31°F97°F 198017°F 196720%
Apr 2355°F31°F86°F 199017°F 196720%
Apr 2455°F32°F83°F 198218°F 193421%
Apr 2556°F32°F81°F 198219°F 195821%
Apr 2656°F32°F90°F 195216°F 193122%
Apr 2757°F33°F93°F 195215°F 195622%
Apr 2857°F33°F91°F 195213°F 195822%
Apr 2958°F34°F89°F 195214°F 195823%
Apr 3058°F34°F90°F 199218°F 196623%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benson County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325848 (Minnewaukan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014912, 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.