Bismarck climate

Bismarck Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bismarck, 4.5 km from Bismarck

Average highs run from 50°F on April 1 to 62°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.34 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 Bismarck, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
1.34 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
90°FApr 24, 2012
Record low
1°FApr 7, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 51 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
29°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 150°F25°F80°F 20124°F 201825%14%
Apr 250°F26°F65°F 20212°F 201825%14%
Apr 351°F26°F73°F 202110°F 202025%14%
Apr 451°F26°F80°F 20219°F 201825%13%
Apr 552°F27°F74°F 20215°F 202025%13%
Apr 652°F27°F66°F 202110°F 201825%12%
Apr 752°F27°F65°F 20241°F 201825%12%
Apr 853°F28°F75°F 20174°F 201826%12%
Apr 953°F28°F71°F 201714°F 201326%11%
Apr 1054°F29°F75°F 201413°F 201326%11%
Apr 1154°F29°F68°F 202118°F 201227%11%
Apr 1255°F29°F76°F 201514°F 201627%10%
Apr 1355°F30°F77°F 202620°F 202027%10%
Apr 1456°F30°F80°F 202412°F 202027%10%
Apr 1556°F30°F81°F 201510°F 202028%9%
Apr 1656°F31°F74°F 201510°F 202228%9%
Apr 1757°F31°F77°F 20252°F 202228%9%
Apr 1857°F31°F73°F 201519°F 201729%8%
Apr 1958°F32°F65°F 20149°F 202229%8%
Apr 2058°F32°F80°F 201919°F 202029%8%
Apr 2158°F32°F80°F 202615°F 201329%7%
Apr 2259°F33°F79°F 202616°F 202130%7%
Apr 2359°F33°F88°F 202618°F 201330%7%
Apr 2460°F33°F90°F 201215°F 201330%6%
Apr 2560°F34°F74°F 201217°F 202130%6%
Apr 2660°F34°F76°F 202420°F 201330%6%
Apr 2761°F35°F75°F 201325°F 202231%5%
Apr 2861°F35°F80°F 201328°F 201731%5%
Apr 2962°F35°F73°F 202124°F 201731%5%
Apr 3062°F36°F82°F 201825°F 201731%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bismarck, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:52 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024011 (Bismarck), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00320818, 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.