Columbus weather in April: Columbus, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Columbus in April has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 66°F, rising from 74°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal April, 5.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 12°C, 148 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationColumbus
- Station IDUSC00221880
- Location33.47°N 88.38°W
- Elevation145 ft (44 m)
- Population22,820
- Jan 56° 36°
- Feb 61° 39°
- Mar 70° 46°
- Apr 78° 53°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 91° 69°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 93° 72°
- Sep 88° 66°
- Oct 78° 54°
- Nov 67° 43°
- Dec 58° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Columbus in April?
The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 65.5°F. April is 7.5°F warmer than March and 7.7°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Columbus and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 74°F on April 1 to 81°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 63°F and 68°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 74°F | 50°F | 29% | 23% |
| April 8 | 76°F | 52°F | 28% | 22% |
| April 15 | 78°F | 53°F | 27% | 22% |
| April 22 | 79°F | 55°F | 26% | 21% |
| April 30 | 81°F | 57°F | 25% | 21% |
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 | 74°F | 50°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 74°F | 50°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 75°F | 50°F | 28% | 23% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 4 | 75°F | 51°F | 28% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 75°F | 51°F | 28% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 75°F | 51°F | 28% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 76°F | 51°F | 28% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 8 | 76°F | 52°F | 28% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 9 | 76°F | 52°F | 27% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 76°F | 52°F | 27% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 77°F | 52°F | 27% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 77°F | 52°F | 27% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 13 | 77°F | 53°F | 27% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 14 | 77°F | 53°F | 27% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 78°F | 53°F | 27% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 78°F | 53°F | 27% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 78°F | 54°F | 26% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 18 | 78°F | 54°F | 26% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 19 | 79°F | 54°F | 26% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 79°F | 54°F | 26% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 79°F | 55°F | 26% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 79°F | 55°F | 26% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 23 | 80°F | 55°F | 26% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 24 | 80°F | 55°F | 26% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 80°F | 56°F | 26% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 80°F | 56°F | 26% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 27 | 80°F | 56°F | 26% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 28 | 81°F | 56°F | 26% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 29 | 81°F | 57°F | 25% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 81°F | 57°F | 25% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 78°FApril average
- Normal low
- 53°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 5.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 23
- Days at 80°F or more
- 12
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00221880; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Columbus in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around April 1 (29%). In all, 5.81 in falls on 8 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00221880.
What are the records for April in Columbus?
The warmest April temperature on Columbus's official record (since 1903) is 95°F, on April 30, 1915; the coldest is 27°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 16.51 in (1979).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.5°F: 2023 63.8°F (−1.7), 2024 66.0°F (+0.5), 2025 69.5°F (+4.0). 2 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63.8°F | −1.7°F | 8.33 in |
| 2024 | 66.0°F | +0.5°F | 4.68 in |
| 2025 | 69.5°F | +4.0°F | 5.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CUSM6thr; recent months: ACIS, station USC00221880. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Columbus compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, April normal highs run from 71°F in Independence to 81°F in Monticello; Columbus's is 78°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.