Palmer weather in April: Palmer, Alaska: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Palmer in April has a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 39°F, rising from 40°F on the 1st to 55°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal April, 0.30 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −1°C, 8 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationPalmer Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00025331
- Location61.60°N 149.09°W
- Elevation230 ft (70 m)
- Population6,626
- Jan 22° 8°
- Feb 28° 13°
- Mar 34° 17°
- Apr 48° 30°
- May 59° 39°
- Jun 66° 47°
- Jul 68° 51°
- Aug 65° 48°
- Sep 56° 41°
- Oct 42° 29°
- Nov 29° 16°
- Dec 25° 11°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Palmer in April?
The normal high is 48°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 38.8°F. April is 13.3°F warmer than March and 10.2°F cooler than May. April is the 6th warmest month of the year in Palmer and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 15°F, from 40°F on April 1 to 55°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 36°F and 42°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 16%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 40°F | 23°F | 14% | 5% |
| April 8 | 44°F | 27°F | 14% | 5% |
| April 15 | 48°F | 30°F | 14% | 5% |
| April 22 | 51°F | 33°F | 14% | 5% |
| April 30 | 55°F | 35°F | 16% | 5% |
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 | 40°F | 23°F | 14% | 5% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 2 | 41°F | 24°F | 14% | 5% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 3 | 41°F | 24°F | 14% | 5% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 4 | 42°F | 25°F | 14% | 5% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 5 | 42°F | 25°F | 14% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 43°F | 26°F | 14% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 43°F | 26°F | 14% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 44°F | 27°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h |
| April 9 | 45°F | 27°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h |
| April 10 | 45°F | 28°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 46°F | 28°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 12 | 46°F | 29°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 13 | 47°F | 29°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 30 min |
| April 14 | 47°F | 30°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 30 min |
| April 15 | 48°F | 30°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 40 min |
| April 16 | 48°F | 31°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 40 min |
| April 17 | 49°F | 31°F | 14% | 5% | 14 h 50 min |
| April 18 | 49°F | 31°F | 14% | 5% | 15 h |
| April 19 | 50°F | 32°F | 14% | 5% | 15 h |
| April 20 | 50°F | 32°F | 14% | 5% | 15 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 51°F | 33°F | 14% | 5% | 15 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 51°F | 33°F | 14% | 5% | 15 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 52°F | 33°F | 15% | 5% | 15 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 52°F | 34°F | 15% | 5% | 15 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 53°F | 34°F | 15% | 5% | 15 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 53°F | 34°F | 15% | 5% | 15 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 54°F | 34°F | 15% | 5% | 15 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 54°F | 35°F | 16% | 5% | 15 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 54°F | 35°F | 16% | 5% | 16 h |
| April 30 | 55°F | 35°F | 16% | 5% | 16 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 48°FApril average
- Normal low
- 30°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 0.30 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 16 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00025331; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Palmer in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 14% on average, highest around April 30 (16%). In all, 0.30 in falls on 4 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Palmer, 20 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00025331.
What are the records for April in Palmer?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 73°F, on April 28, 2005; the coldest is −8°F, on April 1, 2004. The wettest April brought 1.11 in (2019).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.8°F: 2021 36.3°F (−2.5), 2022 39.7°F (+0.9), 2023 35.4°F (−3.4), 2024 39.7°F (+0.9), 2025 41.4°F (+2.6), 2026 37.6°F (−1.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36.3°F | −2.5°F | 0.30 in |
| 2022 | 39.7°F | +0.9°F | 0.37 in |
| 2023 | 35.4°F | −3.4°F | 0.12 in |
| 2024 | 39.7°F | +0.9°F | 0.19 in |
| 2025 | 41.4°F | +2.6°F | 0.28 in |
| 2026 | 37.6°F | −1.2°F | 0.47 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00025331; recent months: ACIS, station USW00025331. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Palmer compare across Alaska?
Across the 85 places PlainClimate covers in Alaska, April normal highs run from 10°F in Nuiqsut to 51°F in Hyder; Palmer's is 48°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.