Kearney weather in April: Kearney, Nebraska: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Kearney in April has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 58°F on the 1st to 66°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal April, 2.68 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 2°C, 68 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationKearney (4 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00254335
- Location40.73°N 99.01°W
- Elevation2,130 ft (649 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population34,741
- Jan 36° 14°
- Feb 40° 17°
- Mar 51° 25°
- Apr 62° 36°
- May 72° 47°
- Jun 82° 59°
- Jul 87° 63°
- Aug 84° 61°
- Sep 78° 51°
- Oct 65° 38°
- Nov 51° 25°
- Dec 38° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Kearney in April?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 48.6°F. April is 10.3°F warmer than March and 10.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Kearney and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 58°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 45°F and 52°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 58°F | 31°F | 24% | 14% |
| April 8 | 60°F | 33°F | 27% | 16% |
| April 15 | 61°F | 35°F | 29% | 18% |
| April 22 | 63°F | 38°F | 31% | 19% |
| April 30 | 66°F | 41°F | 34% | 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 | 58°F | 31°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 58°F | 31°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 58°F | 32°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 59°F | 32°F | 25% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 59°F | 32°F | 25% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 59°F | 33°F | 26% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 60°F | 33°F | 26% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 60°F | 33°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 60°F | 34°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 60°F | 34°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 61°F | 34°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 61°F | 34°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 61°F | 35°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 61°F | 35°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 61°F | 35°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 62°F | 36°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 62°F | 36°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 62°F | 36°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 62°F | 37°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 63°F | 37°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 63°F | 37°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 63°F | 38°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 63°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 64°F | 38°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 64°F | 39°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 64°F | 39°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 65°F | 40°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 65°F | 40°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 65°F | 40°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 66°F | 41°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FApril average
- Normal low
- 36°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.68 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00254335; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Kearney in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around April 30 (34%). In all, 2.68 in falls on 9 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Kearney, 11 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00254335.
What are the records for April in Kearney?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1901) is 100°F, on April 28, 1910; the coldest is 0°F, on April 2, 1936. The wettest April brought 8.39 in (2016); the snowiest, 13.0 inches (1944).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.6°F: 2021 48.3°F (−0.3), 2022 49.0°F (+0.4), 2023 49.5°F (+0.9), 2024 50.7°F (+2.1), 2025 51.1°F (+2.5), 2026 52.5°F (+3.9). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.3°F | −0.3°F | 2.11 in |
| 2022 | 49.0°F | +0.4°F | 1.88 in |
| 2023 | 49.5°F | +0.9°F | 0.20 in |
| 2024 | 50.7°F | +2.1°F | 4.34 in |
| 2025 | 51.1°F | +2.5°F | 0.46 in |
| 2026 | 52.5°F | +3.9°F | 2.16 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00254335; recent months: ACIS, station USC00254335. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Kearney compare across Nebraska?
Across the 137 places PlainClimate covers in Nebraska, April normal highs run from 55°F in Harrison to 66°F in Beaver City; Kearney's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.