Appleton weather in April: Appleton, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Appleton in April has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 3.24 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 1°C, 82 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationAppleton
- Station IDUSC00470265
- Location44.28°N 88.44°W
- Elevation792 ft (241 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population75,344
- Jan 25° 10°
- Feb 29° 12°
- Mar 41° 22°
- Apr 54° 34°
- May 67° 46°
- Jun 77° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 79° 60°
- Sep 72° 51°
- Oct 58° 39°
- Nov 43° 28°
- Dec 31° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Appleton in April?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 44.0°F. April is 12.6°F warmer than March and 12.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Appleton and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 48°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 41°F and 48°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 48°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% |
| April 8 | 51°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% |
| April 15 | 54°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% |
| April 22 | 57°F | 37°F | 39% | 23% |
| April 30 | 61°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% |
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 | 48°F | 28°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 48°F | 29°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 48°F | 29°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 49°F | 29°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 49°F | 30°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 50°F | 30°F | 36% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 7 | 50°F | 30°F | 36% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 51°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 51°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 10 | 51°F | 32°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 52°F | 32°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 52°F | 32°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 13 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 14 | 53°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 54°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 54°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 17 | 55°F | 34°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 55°F | 35°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 56°F | 35°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 20 | 56°F | 36°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 21 | 57°F | 36°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 57°F | 37°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 57°F | 37°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 24 | 58°F | 37°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 25 | 58°F | 38°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 59°F | 38°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 27 | 59°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 28 | 60°F | 39°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 29 | 60°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 61°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FApril average
- Normal low
- 34°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.24 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00470265; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Appleton in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around April 21 (39%). In all, 3.24 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Appleton, 13 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.0 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00470265.
What are the records for April in Appleton?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 89°F, on April 22, 1980; the coldest is 7°F, on April 6, 1979. The wettest April brought 8.02 in (2026); the snowiest, 30.8 inches (2018).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.0°F: 2021 45.6°F (+1.6), 2022 40.3°F (−3.7), 2023 46.4°F (+2.4), 2024 47.2°F (+3.2), 2025 44.5°F (+0.5), 2026 48.3°F (+4.3). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.6°F | +1.6°F | 2.57 in |
| 2022 | 40.3°F | −3.7°F | 2.95 in |
| 2023 | 46.4°F | +2.4°F | 3.48 in |
| 2024 | 47.2°F | +3.2°F | 4.03 in |
| 2025 | 44.5°F | +0.5°F | 3.67 in |
| 2026 | 48.3°F | +4.3°F | 8.02 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00470265; recent months: ACIS, station USC00470265. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Appleton compare across Wisconsin?
Across the 165 places PlainClimate covers in Wisconsin, April normal highs run from 46°F in Superior to 61°F in Boscobel; Appleton's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.