Baraboo weather in April: Baraboo, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Baraboo in April has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 51°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 4.16 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 1°C, 106 mm of precipitation and 7 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationBaraboo
- Station IDUSC00470516
- Location43.46°N 89.73°W
- Elevation823 ft (251 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population13,096
- Jan 28° 10°
- Feb 32° 13°
- Mar 44° 23°
- Apr 57° 34°
- May 70° 46°
- Jun 79° 56°
- Jul 83° 60°
- Aug 81° 58°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 61° 38°
- Nov 46° 28°
- Dec 33° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Baraboo in April?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 45.6°F. April is 12.0°F warmer than March and 12.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Baraboo and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 51°F on April 1 to 64°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 42°F and 49°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 | 51°F | 29°F | 33% | 20% |
| April 8 | 54°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% |
| April 15 | 57°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% |
| April 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 40% | 26% |
| April 30 | 64°F | 40°F | 41% | 27% |
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 | 51°F | 29°F | 33% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 51°F | 29°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 53°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 53°F | 31°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 7 | 54°F | 31°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 54°F | 31°F | 36% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 54°F | 32°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 55°F | 32°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 55°F | 32°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 56°F | 33°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 56°F | 33°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 14 | 57°F | 33°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 57°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 57°F | 34°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 17 | 58°F | 35°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 58°F | 35°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 59°F | 35°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 59°F | 36°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 21 | 60°F | 36°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 61°F | 37°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 61°F | 37°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 25 | 61°F | 38°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 62°F | 38°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 62°F | 39°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| April 28 | 63°F | 39°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| April 29 | 63°F | 39°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 64°F | 40°F | 41% | 27% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 57°FApril average
- Normal low
- 34°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 4.16 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00470516; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Baraboo in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around April 30 (41%). In all, 4.16 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Baraboo, 16 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 2.6 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day 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 USC00470516.
What are the records for April in Baraboo?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 92°F, on April 22, 1980; the coldest is −2°F, on April 7, 1982. The wettest April brought 7.93 in (2014); the snowiest, 18.0 inches (2018).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.6°F: 2021 47.8°F (+2.2), 2022 41.7°F (−3.9), 2023 48.0°F (+2.4), 2024 48.1°F (+2.5), 2025 48.1°F (+2.5), 2026 49.9°F (+4.3). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.8°F | +2.2°F | 1.66 in |
| 2022 | 41.7°F | −3.9°F | 2.48 in |
| 2023 | 48.0°F | +2.4°F | 3.67 in |
| 2024 | 48.1°F | +2.5°F | 4.86 in |
| 2025 | 48.1°F | +2.5°F | 2.88 in |
| 2026 | 49.9°F | +4.3°F | 7.43 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00470516; recent months: ACIS, station USC00470516. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Baraboo 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; Baraboo's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.