Fort Wayne weather in April: Fort Wayne, Indiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Fort Wayne in April has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 50°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal April, 3.74 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 4°C, 95 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationFort Wayne International Airport
- Station IDUSW00014827
- Location40.97°N 85.21°W
- Elevation791 ft (241 m)
- From the center9 miles
- Population273,203
- Jan 33° 18°
- Feb 37° 21°
- Mar 48° 29°
- Apr 61° 39°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 84° 64°
- Aug 82° 61°
- Sep 76° 53°
- Oct 64° 43°
- Nov 49° 33°
- Dec 38° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Wayne in April?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 50.2°F. April is 11.6°F warmer than March and 11.1°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Fort Wayne and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 55°F on April 1 to 67°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 47°F and 53°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 | 55°F | 34°F | 41% | 23% |
| April 8 | 58°F | 37°F | 42% | 25% |
| April 15 | 61°F | 39°F | 43% | 26% |
| April 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 44% | 26% |
| April 30 | 67°F | 45°F | 45% | 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 | 55°F | 34°F | 41% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 55°F | 35°F | 41% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 56°F | 35°F | 41% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 56°F | 35°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 57°F | 36°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 57°F | 36°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 57°F | 36°F | 42% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 58°F | 37°F | 42% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 58°F | 37°F | 42% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 59°F | 37°F | 43% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 59°F | 38°F | 43% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 60°F | 38°F | 43% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 60°F | 38°F | 43% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 60°F | 39°F | 43% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 61°F | 39°F | 43% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 61°F | 40°F | 43% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 62°F | 40°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 62°F | 40°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 62°F | 41°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 63°F | 41°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 63°F | 41°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 64°F | 42°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 65°F | 43°F | 44% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 65°F | 43°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 65°F | 43°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 66°F | 44°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 66°F | 44°F | 45% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 66°F | 44°F | 45% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 67°F | 45°F | 45% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 61°FApril average
- Normal low
- 39°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.74 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014827; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Fort Wayne in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around April 28 (45%). In all, 3.74 in falls on 13 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Fort Wayne, 7 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014827.
How humid and windy is Fort Wayne in April?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 64°F with 49% relative humidity and a dew point of 44°F; at 6 a.m. it is 47°F with 81% humidity. The wind averages 10.2 mph, most often from the west-southwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 47°F | 41°F | 81% | 7.7 mph | 38% |
| 9 a.m. | 55°F | 44°F | 66% | 11.3 mph | 36% |
| noon | 61°F | 44°F | 54% | 13.1 mph | 29% |
| 3 p.m. | 64°F | 44°F | 49% | 13.5 mph | 25% |
| 6 p.m. | 62°F | 43°F | 51% | 12.0 mph | 30% |
| 9 p.m. | 55°F | 44°F | 65% | 8.4 mph | 37% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00014827. 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 Fort Wayne?
The warmest April temperature on Fort Wayne's official record (since 1897) is 90°F, on April 29, 1899; the coldest is 7°F, on April 7, 1982. The wettest April brought 7.39 in (2024); the snowiest, 11.7 inches (1961).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.2°F: 2021 50.2°F (at normal), 2022 47.3°F (−2.9), 2023 51.0°F (+0.8), 2024 53.5°F (+3.3), 2025 51.4°F (+1.2), 2026 56.1°F (+5.9). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.2°F | at normal | 2.95 in |
| 2022 | 47.3°F | −2.9°F | 2.54 in |
| 2023 | 51.0°F | +0.8°F | 1.96 in |
| 2024 | 53.5°F | +3.3°F | 7.39 in |
| 2025 | 51.4°F | +1.2°F | 3.90 in |
| 2026 | 56.1°F | +5.9°F | 5.52 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FWAthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014827. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Fort Wayne 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; Fort Wayne's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.