Mankato weather in April: Mankato, Minnesota: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Mankato in April has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 45°F, rising from 49°F on the 1st to 63°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 3.31 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 1°C, 84 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationMankato
- Station IDUSC00215073
- Location44.15°N 94.02°W
- Elevation850 ft (259 m)
- Population46,459
- Jan 24° 6°
- Feb 29° 9°
- Mar 41° 22°
- Apr 57° 34°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 79° 58°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 60° 37°
- Nov 43° 25°
- Dec 29° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mankato in April?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 45.2°F. April is 13.8°F warmer than March and 12.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Mankato and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 14°F, from 49°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 41°F and 49°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 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% |
| April 8 | 53°F | 31°F | 31% | 20% |
| April 15 | 56°F | 34°F | 32% | 22% |
| April 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 33% | 23% |
| April 30 | 63°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% |
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 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 51°F | 30°F | 30% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 52°F | 30°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h |
| April 7 | 52°F | 30°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 53°F | 31°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 53°F | 31°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 10 | 54°F | 32°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 54°F | 32°F | 31% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 55°F | 32°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 13 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 14 | 56°F | 33°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 56°F | 34°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 57°F | 34°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 17 | 57°F | 34°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 58°F | 35°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 58°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 20 | 59°F | 36°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 21 | 59°F | 36°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 60°F | 37°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 24 | 61°F | 37°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 25 | 61°F | 38°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 62°F | 38°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 27 | 62°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 28 | 63°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 29 | 63°F | 40°F | 34% | 23% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 63°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 57°FApril average
- Normal low
- 34°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.31 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00215073; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Mankato in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around April 30 (34%). In all, 3.31 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Mankato, 12 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.6 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 USC00215073.
What are the records for April in Mankato?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1954) is 94°F, on April 21, 1980; the coldest is 3°F, on April 6, 1982. The wettest April brought 6.12 in (1999); the snowiest, 6.1 inches (1962).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00215073. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Mankato compare across Minnesota?
Across the 129 places PlainClimate covers in Minnesota, April normal highs run from 44°F in Lutsen to 59°F in Amboy; Mankato's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.