Austin weather in April: Austin, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Austin in April has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 70°F, rising from 78°F on the 1st to 83°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal April, 2.42 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 15°C, 61 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationAustin-Camp Mabry
- Station IDUSW00013958
- Location30.32°N 97.76°W
- Elevation670 ft (204 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population993,588
- Jan 63° 42°
- Feb 67° 46°
- Mar 73° 52°
- Apr 80° 59°
- May 87° 67°
- Jun 93° 73°
- Jul 97° 75°
- Aug 98° 75°
- Sep 91° 70°
- Oct 83° 61°
- Nov 72° 51°
- Dec 64° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Austin in April?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 69.6°F. April is 6.8°F warmer than March and 7.2°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Austin and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 78°F on April 1 to 83°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 67°F and 72°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 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 78°F | 56°F | 25% | 14% |
| April 8 | 79°F | 57°F | 24% | 13% |
| April 15 | 80°F | 59°F | 24% | 13% |
| April 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 25% | 13% |
| April 30 | 83°F | 62°F | 26% | 14% |
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 | 78°F | 56°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 78°F | 56°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 78°F | 56°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 4 | 78°F | 56°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 5 | 78°F | 57°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 6 | 79°F | 57°F | 25% | 13% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 79°F | 57°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 8 | 79°F | 57°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 9 | 79°F | 57°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 10 | 79°F | 58°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 11 | 80°F | 58°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 80°F | 58°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 13 | 80°F | 58°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 14 | 80°F | 59°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 15 | 80°F | 59°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 16 | 80°F | 59°F | 24% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 17 | 81°F | 59°F | 24% | 13% | 13 h |
| April 18 | 81°F | 59°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h |
| April 19 | 81°F | 60°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h |
| April 20 | 81°F | 60°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h |
| April 21 | 81°F | 60°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h |
| April 22 | 81°F | 60°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h |
| April 23 | 82°F | 61°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 24 | 82°F | 61°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 25 | 82°F | 61°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 26 | 82°F | 61°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 27 | 82°F | 62°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 28 | 83°F | 62°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 29 | 83°F | 62°F | 26% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 30 | 83°F | 62°F | 26% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FApril average
- Normal low
- 59°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.42 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 20 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 28
- Days at 80°F or more
- 18
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013958; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Austin in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around April 30 (26%). In all, 2.42 in falls on 7 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Austin, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013958.
What are the records for April in Austin?
The warmest April temperature on Austin's official record (since 1897) is 99°F, on April 2, 1939; the coldest is 30°F, on April 1, 1926. The wettest April brought 19.82 in (1915).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 69.6°F: 2021 69.1°F (−0.5), 2022 73.7°F (+4.1), 2023 68.5°F (−1.1), 2024 71.8°F (+2.2), 2025 73.8°F (+4.2), 2026 72.7°F (+3.1). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69.1°F | −0.5°F | 3.43 in |
| 2022 | 73.7°F | +4.1°F | 1.72 in |
| 2023 | 68.5°F | −1.1°F | 4.18 in |
| 2024 | 71.8°F | +2.2°F | 3.48 in |
| 2025 | 73.8°F | +4.2°F | 2.07 in |
| 2026 | 72.7°F | +3.1°F | 4.97 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record ATTthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013958. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Austin compare across Texas?
Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, April normal highs run from 70°F in Hartley to 90°F in Terlingua; Austin's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.