Waunakee climate

Waunakee Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Dane Rgnl AP, 10.6 km from Waunakee

Average highs run from 51°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 31°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 13 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 Waunakee, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
3.78 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
93°FApr 23, 1980
Record low
4°FApr 6, 1979
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 44 min to 14 h 06 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
38°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 151°F31°F80°F 197816°F 201837%11%
Apr 251°F31°F81°F 201016°F 201838%10%
Apr 352°F31°F77°F 198115°F 197138%10%
Apr 452°F32°F73°F 201611°F 199538%10%
Apr 552°F32°F72°F 199711°F 199539%9%
Apr 653°F32°F78°F 19884°F 197939%9%
Apr 753°F33°F84°F 199111°F 198239%9%
Apr 854°F33°F79°F 199113°F 197240%9%
Apr 954°F33°F72°F 197114°F 199740%8%
Apr 1055°F34°F73°F 198718°F 197940%8%
Apr 1155°F34°F81°F 197712°F 198941%8%
Apr 1255°F35°F82°F 197719°F 199041%7%
Apr 1356°F35°F80°F 197720°F 197341%7%
Apr 1456°F35°F73°F 200624°F 199741%7%
Apr 1557°F36°F84°F 200318°F 201442%7%
Apr 1657°F36°F87°F 200220°F 201442%6%
Apr 1758°F36°F87°F 200218°F 198342%6%
Apr 1858°F37°F83°F 197718°F 198342%6%
Apr 1958°F37°F86°F 198520°F 198342%5%
Apr 2059°F37°F83°F 198525°F 198843%5%
Apr 2159°F38°F84°F 198719°F 198843%5%
Apr 2260°F38°F82°F 198522°F 198643%4%
Apr 2360°F39°F93°F 198026°F 198443%4%
Apr 2461°F39°F80°F 199027°F 198043%4%
Apr 2561°F39°F83°F 199025°F 198843%4%
Apr 2661°F40°F83°F 199028°F 197643%3%
Apr 2762°F40°F83°F 199024°F 197643%3%
Apr 2862°F40°F80°F 197425°F 198843%3%
Apr 2963°F41°F83°F 200425°F 197743%3%
Apr 3063°F41°F85°F 200727°F 197943%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waunakee, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014837 (Madison Dane Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471416, 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.