Billings weather in April: Billings, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Billings in April has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 54°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 1.72 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 2°C, 44 mm of precipitation and 19 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationBillings International Airport
- Station IDUSW00024033
- Location45.81°N 108.54°W
- Elevation3,581 ft (1,092 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population121,483
- Jan 36° 18°
- Feb 39° 20°
- Mar 49° 27°
- Apr 57° 35°
- May 67° 44°
- Jun 77° 52°
- Jul 87° 59°
- Aug 86° 58°
- Sep 74° 49°
- Oct 59° 37°
- Nov 46° 27°
- Dec 36° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Billings in April?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 45.8°F. April is 7.8°F warmer than March and 9.5°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Billings and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 54°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 43°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 13% |
| April 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 14% |
| April 15 | 57°F | 35°F | 34% | 15% |
| April 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 16% |
| April 30 | 61°F | 38°F | 37% | 17% |
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 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 13% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 6 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 7 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 9 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 10 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 56°F | 34°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 12 | 56°F | 34°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 13 | 56°F | 34°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 14 | 56°F | 34°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 15 | 57°F | 35°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 16 | 57°F | 35°F | 34% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 17 | 57°F | 35°F | 34% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 18 | 57°F | 35°F | 35% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 19 | 58°F | 35°F | 35% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 20 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 21 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 23 | 59°F | 36°F | 36% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 24 | 59°F | 37°F | 36% | 16% | 14 h |
| April 25 | 59°F | 37°F | 36% | 16% | 14 h |
| April 26 | 60°F | 37°F | 36% | 16% | 14 h |
| April 27 | 60°F | 37°F | 36% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 28 | 60°F | 38°F | 37% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 29 | 61°F | 38°F | 37% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 30 | 61°F | 38°F | 37% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 57°FApril average
- Normal low
- 35°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 1.72 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 7.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00024033; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Billings in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around April 30 (37%). In all, 1.72 in falls on 10 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Billings, 11 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 7.5 inches.
Snow falls on 4 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 USW00024033.
How humid and windy is Billings in April?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 59°F with 34% relative humidity and a dew point of 31°F; at 6 a.m. it is 42°F with 68% humidity. The wind averages 10.6 mph, most often from the northwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 42°F | 32°F | 68% | 10.1 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 49°F | 33°F | 53% | 10.9 mph | – |
| noon | 56°F | 31°F | 39% | 11.7 mph | 32% |
| 3 p.m. | 59°F | 31°F | 34% | 12.2 mph | 22% |
| 6 p.m. | 57°F | 31°F | 38% | 11.9 mph | 29% |
| 9 p.m. | 50°F | 32°F | 51% | 9.1 mph | 45% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00024033. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for April in Billings?
The warmest April temperature on Billings's official record (since 1934) is 90°F, on April 29, 1939; the coldest is −5°F, on April 2, 1936. The wettest April brought 4.42 in (1955); the snowiest, 42.3 inches (1955).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.8°F: 2021 45.2°F (−0.6), 2022 39.6°F (−6.2), 2023 44.5°F (−1.3), 2024 49.0°F (+3.2), 2025 47.1°F (+1.3), 2026 46.2°F (+0.4). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.2°F | −0.6°F | 1.25 in |
| 2022 | 39.6°F | −6.2°F | 2.44 in |
| 2023 | 44.5°F | −1.3°F | 0.78 in |
| 2024 | 49.0°F | +3.2°F | 1.56 in |
| 2025 | 47.1°F | +1.3°F | 3.38 in |
| 2026 | 46.2°F | +0.4°F | 0.61 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record BILthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00024033. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Billings compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, April normal highs run from 43°F in Cooke City to 62°F in Hardin; Billings's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.