Ames weather in April: Ames, Iowa: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Ames in April has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 38°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 66°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 3.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 3°C, 99 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationAmes Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00094989
- Location41.99°N 93.62°W
- Elevation930 ft (284 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population69,026
- Jan 29° 11°
- Feb 33° 15°
- Mar 47° 27°
- Apr 61° 38°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 84° 63°
- Aug 82° 60°
- Sep 76° 51°
- Oct 63° 39°
- Nov 47° 27°
- Dec 34° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ames in April?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 38°F, for a daily mean of 49.4°F. April is 12.4°F warmer than March and 11.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Ames and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 55°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 46°F and 53°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 18% |
| April 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 35% | 21% |
| April 15 | 61°F | 38°F | 38% | 23% |
| April 22 | 63°F | 40°F | 40% | 25% |
| April 30 | 66°F | 43°F | 41% | 26% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 18% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 56°F | 34°F | 33% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 57°F | 34°F | 34% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 57°F | 34°F | 34% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 58°F | 35°F | 34% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 58°F | 35°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 59°F | 36°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 59°F | 36°F | 36% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 59°F | 36°F | 36% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 60°F | 37°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 60°F | 37°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 61°F | 37°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 61°F | 38°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 61°F | 38°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 62°F | 38°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 62°F | 39°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 62°F | 39°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 63°F | 39°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 63°F | 40°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 63°F | 40°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 64°F | 40°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 64°F | 41°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 64°F | 41°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 65°F | 41°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 65°F | 42°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 65°F | 42°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 66°F | 43°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 66°F | 43°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 61°FApril average
- Normal low
- 38°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 8
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00094989; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Ames in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around April 30 (41%). In all, 3.89 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Ames, 8 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00094989.
What are the records for April in Ames?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 89°F, on April 1, 2003; the coldest is 13°F, on April 4, 2002. The wettest April brought 8.72 in (2014).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.4°F: 2021 51.8°F (+2.4), 2022 46.0°F (−3.4), 2023 50.2°F (+0.8), 2024 52.5°F (+3.1), 2025 51.6°F (+2.3), 2026 53.0°F (+3.6). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.8°F | +2.4°F | 0.60 in |
| 2022 | 46.0°F | −3.4°F | 5.55 in |
| 2023 | 50.2°F | +0.8°F | 2.89 in |
| 2024 | 52.5°F | +3.1°F | 4.99 in |
| 2025 | 51.6°F | +2.3°F | 5.02 in |
| 2026 | 53.0°F | +3.6°F | 7.33 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00094989; recent months: ACIS, station USW00094989. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Ames compare across Iowa?
Across the 132 places PlainClimate covers in Iowa, April normal highs run from 54°F in Northwood to 64°F in Glenwood; Ames's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.