Bowling Green weather in April: Bowling Green, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Bowling Green in April has a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 59°F, rising from 66°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 4.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 8°C, 122 mm of precipitation and 0 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationBowling Green Warren County Airport
- Station IDUSW00093808
- Location36.96°N 86.42°W
- Elevation528 ft (161 m)
- Population79,076
- Jan 46° 28°
- Feb 51° 31°
- Mar 60° 38°
- Apr 71° 47°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 60°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 49° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bowling Green in April?
The normal high is 71°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 59.0°F. April is 9.8°F warmer than March and 9.0°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Bowling Green and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 66°F on April 1 to 75°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 56°F and 62°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 66°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% |
| April 8 | 69°F | 45°F | 39% | 26% |
| April 15 | 71°F | 47°F | 39% | 27% |
| April 22 | 73°F | 50°F | 40% | 27% |
| April 30 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 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 | 66°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 66°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 67°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 67°F | 44°F | 39% | 25% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 67°F | 44°F | 39% | 25% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 68°F | 44°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 68°F | 44°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 69°F | 45°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 69°F | 45°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 69°F | 45°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 70°F | 46°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 70°F | 46°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 70°F | 46°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 71°F | 47°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 71°F | 47°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 71°F | 47°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 71°F | 48°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 72°F | 48°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 72°F | 49°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 72°F | 49°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 73°F | 49°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 73°F | 50°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 73°F | 50°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 73°F | 50°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 74°F | 51°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 74°F | 51°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 74°F | 51°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 74°F | 52°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 75°F | 52°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 71°FApril average
- Normal low
- 47°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 4.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093808; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bowling Green in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around April 25 (40%). In all, 4.81 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Bowling Green, 2 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093808.
How humid and windy is Bowling Green in April?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 71°F with 51% relative humidity and a dew point of 51°F; at 6 a.m. it is 55°F with 85% humidity. The wind averages 6.9 mph, most often from the southwest in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 55°F | 50°F | 85% | 4.6 mph | 57% |
| 9 a.m. | 64°F | 52°F | 65% | 9.2 mph | 58% |
| noon | 69°F | 52°F | 54% | 10.3 mph | 54% |
| 3 p.m. | 71°F | 51°F | 51% | 10.2 mph | 53% |
| 6 p.m. | 68°F | 51°F | 56% | 7.4 mph | 59% |
| 9 p.m. | 61°F | 52°F | 71% | 4.2 mph | 65% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093808. 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 Bowling Green?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 96°F, on April 24, 1925; the coldest is 19°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 11.58 in (2025); the snowiest, 5.0 inches (1904).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 59.0°F: 2021 56.9°F (−2.1), 2022 57.5°F (−1.5), 2023 58.4°F (−0.6), 2024 62.5°F (+3.5), 2025 62.8°F (+3.8), 2026 65.7°F (+6.7). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.9°F | −2.1°F | 2.72 in |
| 2022 | 57.5°F | −1.5°F | 4.51 in |
| 2023 | 58.4°F | −0.6°F | 1.90 in |
| 2024 | 62.5°F | +3.5°F | 5.07 in |
| 2025 | 62.8°F | +3.8°F | 11.58 in |
| 2026 | 65.7°F | +6.7°F | 2.64 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093808; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093808. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Bowling Green compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, April normal highs run from 65°F in Versailles to 73°F in Glasgow; Bowling Green's is 71°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.