Bloomington weather in April: Bloomington, Indiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Bloomington in April has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 54°F, rising from 61°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal April, 4.94 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 6°C, 125 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationBloomington Monroe County Airport
- Station IDUSW00003893
- Location39.13°N 86.62°W
- Elevation844 ft (257 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population79,986
- Jan 39° 22°
- Feb 43° 25°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 66° 43°
- May 74° 53°
- Jun 82° 62°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 84° 62°
- Sep 78° 55°
- Oct 67° 44°
- Nov 53° 34°
- Dec 42° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bloomington in April?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 54.3°F. April is 11.0°F warmer than March and 9.5°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Bloomington and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 61°F on April 1 to 70°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 51°F and 57°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 45%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 61°F | 38°F | 41% | 26% |
| April 8 | 63°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% |
| April 15 | 66°F | 43°F | 43% | 29% |
| April 22 | 68°F | 45°F | 44% | 30% |
| April 30 | 70°F | 48°F | 45% | 31% |
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 | 61°F | 38°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 61°F | 39°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 61°F | 39°F | 41% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 62°F | 39°F | 41% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 62°F | 40°F | 41% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 62°F | 40°F | 42% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 63°F | 40°F | 42% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 63°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 64°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 64°F | 41°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 64°F | 42°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 65°F | 42°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 65°F | 42°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 65°F | 43°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 66°F | 43°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 66°F | 43°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 66°F | 44°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 67°F | 44°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 67°F | 44°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 67°F | 45°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 68°F | 45°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 68°F | 45°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 68°F | 46°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 68°F | 46°F | 45% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 69°F | 46°F | 45% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 69°F | 47°F | 45% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 69°F | 47°F | 45% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 70°F | 47°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 70°F | 48°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 70°F | 48°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FApril average
- Normal low
- 43°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 4.94 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003893; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Bloomington in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around April 30 (45%). In all, 4.94 in falls on 13 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Bloomington, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003893.
What are the records for April in Bloomington?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 87°F, on April 15, 2006; the coldest is 20°F, on April 3, 2013. The wettest April brought 11.14 in (2011).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 54.3°F: 2021 53.9°F (−0.4), 2022 52.5°F (−1.8), 2023 54.3°F (at normal), 2024 57.6°F (+3.3), 2025 56.1°F (+1.8), 2026 61.8°F (+7.5). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.9°F | −0.4°F | 1.36 in |
| 2022 | 52.5°F | −1.8°F | 4.71 in |
| 2023 | 54.3°F | at normal | 3.30 in |
| 2024 | 57.6°F | +3.3°F | 6.63 in |
| 2025 | 56.1°F | +1.8°F | 7.86 in |
| 2026 | 61.8°F | +7.5°F | 3.37 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003893; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003893. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Bloomington compare across Indiana?
Across the 99 places PlainClimate covers in Indiana, April normal highs run from 58°F in Angola to 70°F in Boonville; Bloomington's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.