Madera weather in April: Madera, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April

Madera in April has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 61°F, rising from 71°F on the 1st to 80°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal April, 0.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 8°C, 23 mm of precipitation in April.

  • NOAA stationMadera Municipal Airport
  • Station IDUSW00093242
  • Location36.99°N 120.11°W
  • Elevation253 ft (77 m)
  • Population69,094
  1. Jan 57° 39°
  2. Feb 63° 41°
  3. Mar 69° 44°
  4. Apr 75° 46°
  5. May 84° 52°
  6. Jun 92° 58°
  7. Jul 98° 63°
  8. Aug 97° 61°
  9. Sep 92° 58°
  10. Oct 80° 50°
  11. Nov 66° 42°
  12. Dec 56° 38°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Madera in April?

The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 60.7°F. April is 4.6°F warmer than March and 7.4°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Madera and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 71°F on April 1 to 80°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 58°F and 63°F.

Madera in April, day by day: normal high and low

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 23%).

Normal high and low on five days of April, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
April 171°F45°F23%11%
April 873°F45°F20%10%
April 1575°F46°F17%8%
April 2277°F47°F14%6%
April 3080°F49°F11%5%
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
Madera: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of April
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
April 171°F45°F23%11%12 h 30 min
April 271°F45°F22%11%12 h 40 min
April 372°F45°F22%11%12 h 40 min
April 472°F45°F22%11%12 h 40 min
April 572°F45°F21%11%12 h 40 min
April 672°F45°F21%10%12 h 50 min
April 773°F45°F21%10%12 h 50 min
April 873°F45°F20%10%12 h 50 min
April 973°F45°F20%10%12 h 50 min
April 1073°F45°F20%10%12 h 50 min
April 1174°F46°F19%9%13 h
April 1274°F46°F19%9%13 h
April 1374°F46°F18%9%13 h
April 1474°F46°F18%8%13 h
April 1575°F46°F17%8%13 h 10 min
April 1675°F46°F17%8%13 h 10 min
April 1775°F46°F16%8%13 h 10 min
April 1876°F47°F16%7%13 h 10 min
April 1976°F47°F15%7%13 h 20 min
April 2076°F47°F15%7%13 h 20 min
April 2177°F47°F14%7%13 h 20 min
April 2277°F47°F14%6%13 h 20 min
April 2377°F48°F13%6%13 h 20 min
April 2478°F48°F13%6%13 h 30 min
April 2578°F48°F13%6%13 h 30 min
April 2678°F48°F12%6%13 h 30 min
April 2779°F49°F12%6%13 h 30 min
April 2879°F49°F12%5%13 h 30 min
April 2979°F49°F11%5%13 h 40 min
April 3080°F49°F11%5%13 h 40 min
Normal high
75°FApril average
Normal low
46°FApril average
Precipitation
0.89 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
50.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
2
Daylight
12 h 30 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
Days at 70°F or more
21
Days at 80°F or more
8
Sunshine
87%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093242; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Madera in April?

On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 17% on average, highest around April 1 (23%). In all, 0.89 in falls on 5 days of a normal April.

In a normal April in Madera, 2 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093242.

What are the records for April in Madera?

The warmest April temperature on Madera's official record (since 1928) is 99°F, on April 24, 1946; the coldest is 29°F, on April 10, 1945. The wettest April brought 5.47 in (1967).

The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 60.7°F: 2021 61.8°F (+1.1), 2023 59.2°F (−1.5), 2024 60.8°F (+0.1), 2025 60.4°F (−0.4), 2026 60.9°F (+0.2). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Madera: April in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AprilMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202161.8°F+1.1°F0.01 in
202359.2°F−1.5°F0.00 in
202460.8°F+0.1°F1.23 in
202560.4°F−0.4°F0.61 in
202660.9°F+0.2°F2.27 in

Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record MAEthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093242. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does April in Madera compare across California?

Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, April normal highs run from 49°F in Tahoma to 87°F in Brawley; Madera's is 75°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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