Evanston climate

Evanston Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Evanston 1 E, 1.1 km from Evanston

Average highs run from 50°F on April 1 to 57°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.98 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 Evanston, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
0.98 in
Snowfall
4.3 in
Record high
77°FApr 23, 2012
Record low
4°FApr 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 42 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
8.9 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 150°F25°F62°F 20214°F 200820%8%
Apr 250°F25°F64°F 202112°F 201020%8%
Apr 350°F25°F69°F 20218°F 201821%8%
Apr 450°F25°F69°F 20219°F 201121%8%
Apr 551°F25°F65°F 20029°F 200921%8%
Apr 651°F25°F65°F 20174°F 202321%8%
Apr 751°F26°F65°F 20169°F 202321%8%
Apr 851°F26°F66°F 201615°F 202322%7%
Apr 951°F26°F68°F 201212°F 200122%7%
Apr 1052°F26°F72°F 201211°F 201322%7%
Apr 1152°F26°F75°F 202514°F 200722%7%
Apr 1252°F26°F69°F 20249°F 202222%7%
Apr 1352°F27°F68°F 20175°F 202222%7%
Apr 1453°F27°F67°F 200211°F 202023%7%
Apr 1553°F27°F64°F 202514°F 200823%6%
Apr 1653°F27°F64°F 200510°F 200823%6%
Apr 1753°F27°F69°F 20018°F 202623%6%
Apr 1854°F28°F68°F 200115°F 201323%6%
Apr 1954°F28°F68°F 201015°F 202523%6%
Apr 2054°F28°F69°F 202614°F 202323%6%
Apr 2154°F28°F70°F 201214°F 200824%5%
Apr 2255°F28°F75°F 201220°F 201124%5%
Apr 2355°F29°F77°F 201218°F 201324%5%
Apr 2455°F29°F75°F 201221°F 200224%5%
Apr 2556°F29°F66°F 201218°F 200824%5%
Apr 2656°F29°F69°F 200120°F 200824%5%
Apr 2756°F30°F74°F 200018°F 201124%5%
Apr 2857°F30°F74°F 201818°F 201224%4%
Apr 2957°F30°F75°F 200720°F 201024%4%
Apr 3057°F30°F76°F 202120°F 201124%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Evanston, 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 (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00483100 (Evanston 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004111, 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.