Hopkinsville weather in April: Hopkinsville, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Hopkinsville 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 12 days in a normal April, 4.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 8°C, 122 mm of precipitation and 0 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationHopkinsville
- Station IDUSC00153994
- Location36.85°N 87.52°W
- Elevation520 ft (159 m)
- Population30,800
- Jan 44° 27°
- Feb 48° 31°
- Mar 58° 38°
- Apr 69° 47°
- May 77° 58°
- Jun 85° 66°
- Jul 88° 70°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 82° 61°
- Oct 71° 49°
- Nov 58° 38°
- Dec 47° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hopkinsville in April?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 58.1°F. April is 10.1°F warmer than March and 9.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Hopkinsville and the 3rd 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 2.9°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 26% |
| April 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 37% | 27% |
| April 15 | 69°F | 47°F | 38% | 27% |
| April 22 | 71°F | 50°F | 39% | 28% |
| April 30 | 73°F | 53°F | 39% | 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% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 65°F | 42°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 66°F | 43°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 37% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 67°F | 45°F | 37% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 68°F | 45°F | 37% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 68°F | 45°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 68°F | 46°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 69°F | 46°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 69°F | 47°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 69°F | 47°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 70°F | 47°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 70°F | 48°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 70°F | 48°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 70°F | 48°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 71°F | 49°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 71°F | 49°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 71°F | 50°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 72°F | 50°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 72°F | 50°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 72°F | 51°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 72°F | 51°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 73°F | 52°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 73°F | 52°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 73°F | 52°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 73°F | 53°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 69°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
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00153994; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Hopkinsville in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around April 30 (39%). 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 Hopkinsville, 2 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00153994.
What are the records for April in Hopkinsville?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 95°F, on April 24, 1925; the coldest is 20°F, on April 2, 1924. The wettest April brought 13.65 in (2011); the snowiest, 5.0 inches (1910).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.1°F: 2021 56.6°F (−1.5), 2022 56.2°F (−1.9), 2023 57.6°F (−0.5), 2025 61.0°F (+2.9), 2026 64.6°F (+6.5). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.6°F | −1.5°F | 3.20 in |
| 2022 | 56.2°F | −1.9°F | 7.39 in |
| 2023 | 57.6°F | −0.5°F | 2.67 in |
| 2025 | 61.0°F | +2.9°F | – |
| 2026 | 64.6°F | +6.5°F | 2.58 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00153994; recent months: ACIS, station USC00153994. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Hopkinsville 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; Hopkinsville's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.