Ames Weather in April
Average highs run from 77°F on April 1 to 82°F on April 30, and lows from 55°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 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
- 79°F
- Average low
- 58°F
- Precipitation
- 4.60 in
- Record high
- 97°FApr 16, 1920
- Record low
- 30°FApr 3, 1915
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 19 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 61°F
- Wind
- 8.1 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 | 77°F | 55°F | 89°F 1914 | 32°F 1942 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 2 | 77°F | 55°F | 89°F 1939 | 35°F 2019 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 3 | 77°F | 55°F | 90°F 1925 | 30°F 1915 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 4 | 77°F | 55°F | 89°F 1958 | 33°F 1936 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 5 | 78°F | 55°F | 89°F 1911 | 33°F 1920 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 6 | 78°F | 55°F | 92°F 1982 | 37°F 1931 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 78°F | 56°F | 91°F 1907 | 32°F 1971 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 78°F | 56°F | 93°F 1930 | 31°F 1939 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 78°F | 56°F | 92°F 1925 | 31°F 1916 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 78°F | 56°F | 91°F 1963 | 33°F 1938 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 79°F | 56°F | 91°F 1934 | 32°F 1928 | 26% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 79°F | 57°F | 90°F 1910 | 34°F 1951 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 79°F | 57°F | 91°F 2020 | 30°F 1940 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 79°F | 57°F | 89°F 1924 | 38°F 1980 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 79°F | 57°F | 92°F 1944 | 37°F 1928 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 79°F | 58°F | 97°F 1920 | 31°F 1928 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 80°F | 58°F | 91°F 1985 | 39°F 1983 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 80°F | 58°F | 91°F 1987 | 39°F 1921 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 80°F | 58°F | 91°F 1987 | 43°F 1924 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 80°F | 59°F | 92°F 1987 | 37°F 1953 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 80°F | 59°F | 91°F 1987 | 37°F 2013 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 80°F | 59°F | 91°F 1987 | 37°F 1931 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 81°F | 59°F | 90°F 1906 | 41°F 1907 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 81°F | 60°F | 90°F 1963 | 44°F 1928 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 81°F | 60°F | 94°F 1932 | 35°F 1910 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 81°F | 60°F | 94°F 1944 | 38°F 1910 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 81°F | 60°F | 95°F 1933 | 45°F 1910 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 82°F | 61°F | 94°F 1948 | 38°F 1920 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 82°F | 61°F | 93°F 1987 | 43°F 1916 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 82°F | 61°F | 92°F 1933 | 42°F 1908 | 23% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415196 (Liberty), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415196, 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.