Minot climate

Minot Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minot Intl AP, 3 km from Minot

Average highs run from 49°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 26°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.00 in over about 7 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 Minot, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
1.00 in
Snowfall
4.5 in
Record high
94°FApr 21, 1980
Record low
-5°FApr 2, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 53 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
28°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 149°F26°F72°F 2012-2°F 197520%10%
Apr 249°F26°F74°F 1988-5°F 197521%10%
Apr 350°F27°F77°F 1988-2°F 195421%10%
Apr 450°F27°F72°F 1991-2°F 200221%9%
Apr 551°F27°F74°F 1991-3°F 197921%9%
Apr 651°F28°F72°F 1988-1°F 201822%9%
Apr 752°F28°F81°F 19883°F 201822%9%
Apr 852°F28°F79°F 20054°F 199722%9%
Apr 953°F29°F88°F 1977-1°F 199723%9%
Apr 1053°F29°F81°F 19713°F 199723%9%
Apr 1154°F30°F81°F 19494°F 195723%8%
Apr 1254°F30°F77°F 200311°F 195024%8%
Apr 1355°F30°F82°F 200314°F 195024%8%
Apr 1455°F31°F82°F 19589°F 202024%8%
Apr 1556°F31°F80°F 197113°F 200025%8%
Apr 1656°F31°F83°F 20068°F 202225%7%
Apr 1757°F32°F83°F 19948°F 195325%7%
Apr 1857°F32°F84°F 19878°F 202226%7%
Apr 1958°F33°F85°F 195214°F 202226%7%
Apr 2058°F33°F90°F 198013°F 201326%6%
Apr 2159°F33°F94°F 198018°F 196627%6%
Apr 2259°F34°F83°F 202617°F 196727%6%
Apr 2360°F34°F85°F 201213°F 196727%6%
Apr 2460°F34°F88°F 201218°F 196728%5%
Apr 2560°F35°F81°F 197716°F 195028%5%
Apr 2661°F35°F89°F 195213°F 195028%5%
Apr 2761°F36°F87°F 195213°F 195028%5%
Apr 2862°F36°F92°F 195213°F 195829%4%
Apr 2962°F36°F87°F 194916°F 196629%4%
Apr 3063°F37°F84°F 198817°F 196629%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minot, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:58 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024013 (Minot Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024013, 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.