Cape Girardeau weather in April: Cape Girardeau, Missouri: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Cape Girardeau in April has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 58°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 5.18 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 8°C, 132 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationCape Girardeau Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00003935
- Location37.23°N 89.57°W
- Elevation336 ft (102 m)
- Population40,818
- Jan 43° 26°
- Feb 48° 30°
- Mar 58° 37°
- Apr 69° 47°
- May 78° 58°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 82° 58°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 57° 37°
- Dec 46° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cape Girardeau in April?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 57.9°F. April is 10.2°F warmer than March and 9.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Cape Girardeau and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 64°F on April 1 to 73°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 55°F and 61°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 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 24% |
| April 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 37% | 25% |
| April 15 | 69°F | 47°F | 38% | 26% |
| April 22 | 71°F | 49°F | 40% | 28% |
| April 30 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 28% |
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 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 65°F | 42°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 65°F | 42°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 66°F | 43°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 66°F | 43°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 67°F | 44°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 67°F | 45°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 68°F | 45°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 68°F | 45°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 68°F | 46°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 69°F | 46°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 69°F | 47°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 69°F | 47°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 70°F | 47°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 70°F | 48°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 70°F | 48°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 71°F | 48°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 71°F | 49°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 71°F | 49°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 71°F | 50°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 72°F | 50°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 72°F | 50°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 72°F | 51°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 73°F | 51°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 69°FApril average
- Normal low
- 47°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 5.18 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- 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
- 16
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003935; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cape Girardeau in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around April 30 (41%). In all, 5.18 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Cape Girardeau, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003935.
What are the records for April in Cape Girardeau?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1960) is 91°F, on April 27, 1989; the coldest is 18°F, on April 8, 2007. The wettest April brought 20.51 in (2011); the snowiest, 1.3 inches (1971).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.9°F: 2021 56.5°F (−1.4), 2022 56.4°F (−1.5), 2023 58.3°F (+0.4), 2024 60.9°F (+3.0), 2025 60.9°F (+3.0), 2026 65.3°F (+7.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.5°F | −1.4°F | 4.77 in |
| 2022 | 56.4°F | −1.5°F | 6.79 in |
| 2023 | 58.3°F | +0.4°F | 4.44 in |
| 2024 | 60.9°F | +3.0°F | 4.29 in |
| 2025 | 60.9°F | +3.0°F | 11.28 in |
| 2026 | 65.3°F | +7.4°F | 2.84 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003935; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003935. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Cape Girardeau compare across Missouri?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Missouri, April normal highs run from 62°F in Unionville to 72°F in Marble Hill; Cape Girardeau's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Cape Girardeau in March58°F by day, 37°F at night
- Cape Girardeau in May78°F by day, 58°F at night
- Cape Girardeau through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Missouri in AprilThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Marble Hill: Missouri's warmest Aprilnormal high 72°F