McKenzie County Weather in April
Average highs run from 47°F on April 1 to 59°F on April 30, and lows from 26°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.96 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 0.96 in
- Snowfall
- 4.2 in
- Record high
- 92°FApr 28, 1952
- Record low
- -13°FApr 1, 1975
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 52 min to 14 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 60%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 | 47°F | 26°F | 78°F 2015 | -13°F 1975 | 22% | 12% |
| Apr 2 | 47°F | 26°F | 77°F 1921 | -13°F 1975 | 23% | 12% |
| Apr 3 | 48°F | 26°F | 77°F 1929 | -9°F 1936 | 23% | 12% |
| Apr 4 | 48°F | 27°F | 74°F 2021 | -3°F 2020 | 23% | 12% |
| Apr 5 | 49°F | 27°F | 73°F 1931 | -8°F 1936 | 23% | 11% |
| Apr 6 | 49°F | 27°F | 74°F 2012 | 0°F 1936 | 23% | 11% |
| Apr 7 | 50°F | 28°F | 75°F 1931 | -9°F 1936 | 23% | 11% |
| Apr 8 | 50°F | 28°F | 82°F 1930 | -10°F 1997 | 24% | 11% |
| Apr 9 | 51°F | 28°F | 85°F 1977 | -2°F 1997 | 24% | 10% |
| Apr 10 | 51°F | 29°F | 85°F 1977 | 5°F 1997 | 24% | 10% |
| Apr 11 | 51°F | 29°F | 84°F 1949 | 3°F 1957 | 24% | 10% |
| Apr 12 | 52°F | 29°F | 78°F 1968 | 8°F 1957 | 25% | 10% |
| Apr 13 | 52°F | 30°F | 83°F 2003 | 9°F 2020 | 25% | 9% |
| Apr 14 | 53°F | 30°F | 86°F 1942 | 7°F 2020 | 25% | 9% |
| Apr 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 81°F 2008 | 5°F 2022 | 26% | 9% |
| Apr 16 | 53°F | 31°F | 83°F 2006 | 7°F 2000 | 26% | 8% |
| Apr 17 | 54°F | 31°F | 84°F 1931 | 11°F 1953 | 26% | 8% |
| Apr 18 | 54°F | 31°F | 84°F 2005 | 12°F 1928 | 27% | 8% |
| Apr 19 | 55°F | 32°F | 84°F 1949 | 8°F 1928 | 27% | 8% |
| Apr 20 | 55°F | 32°F | 78°F 2019 | 13°F 1927 | 27% | 7% |
| Apr 21 | 55°F | 32°F | 81°F 1942 | 15°F 1931 | 28% | 7% |
| Apr 22 | 56°F | 33°F | 87°F 1942 | 14°F 1951 | 28% | 7% |
| Apr 23 | 56°F | 33°F | 82°F 1994 | 18°F 2008 | 28% | 6% |
| Apr 24 | 57°F | 33°F | 89°F 1962 | 18°F 1931 | 29% | 6% |
| Apr 25 | 57°F | 34°F | 89°F 2012 | 17°F 2022 | 29% | 6% |
| Apr 26 | 57°F | 34°F | 90°F 1952 | 13°F 1950 | 29% | 6% |
| Apr 27 | 58°F | 34°F | 87°F 1977 | 17°F 1956 | 29% | 5% |
| Apr 28 | 58°F | 35°F | 92°F 1952 | 16°F 1958 | 30% | 5% |
| Apr 29 | 59°F | 35°F | 92°F 1949 | 18°F 1954 | 30% | 5% |
| Apr 30 | 59°F | 35°F | 92°F 1926 | 13°F 1954 | 30% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.