Pierce County climate

Pierce County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rugby, 11.7 km from Pierce County

Average highs run from 44°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 22°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.31 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 Pierce County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.31 in
Snowfall
2.9 in
Record high
96°FApr 21, 1980
Record low
-8°FApr 1, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 53 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
62%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 144°F22°F67°F 1976-8°F 197513%7%
Apr 244°F22°F73°F 1988-6°F 197514%7%
Apr 345°F23°F77°F 1988-7°F 197914%7%
Apr 445°F23°F76°F 2021-3°F 200214%7%
Apr 546°F24°F77°F 1991-7°F 197914%6%
Apr 647°F24°F70°F 1988-8°F 197914%6%
Apr 747°F25°F86°F 19882°F 199715%6%
Apr 848°F25°F76°F 19872°F 201815%6%
Apr 949°F26°F86°F 1977-6°F 199715%5%
Apr 1049°F26°F85°F 19773°F 201316%5%
Apr 1150°F26°F82°F 19684°F 199716%5%
Apr 1250°F27°F79°F 19684°F 199216%5%
Apr 1351°F27°F84°F 20034°F 199217%4%
Apr 1451°F27°F83°F 195812°F 202017%4%
Apr 1552°F28°F80°F 195812°F 202018%4%
Apr 1653°F28°F79°F 198111°F 195318%4%
Apr 1753°F29°F80°F 19819°F 195318%4%
Apr 1854°F29°F88°F 198712°F 195319%3%
Apr 1954°F29°F85°F 195214°F 201319%3%
Apr 2055°F30°F89°F 19809°F 201320%3%
Apr 2155°F30°F96°F 198019°F 198820%3%
Apr 2256°F30°F95°F 198016°F 196721%3%
Apr 2356°F31°F88°F 199013°F 201321%3%
Apr 2457°F31°F85°F 196210°F 201322%3%
Apr 2557°F32°F82°F 201213°F 201322%2%
Apr 2658°F32°F91°F 195212°F 201323%2%
Apr 2758°F32°F89°F 195212°F 201323%2%
Apr 2859°F33°F92°F 195214°F 195824%2%
Apr 2959°F33°F90°F 195213°F 195824%2%
Apr 3060°F34°F89°F 198516°F 196625%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pierce County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:53 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327704 (Rugby), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00327704, 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.