Petoskey weather in April: Petoskey, Michigan: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Petoskey in April has a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 40°F, rising from 42°F on the 1st to 54°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 2.91 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of 0°C, 74 mm of precipitation and 11 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationPetoskey
- Station IDUSC00206507
- Location45.37°N 84.98°W
- Elevation599 ft (183 m)
- Population5,810
- Jan 27° 15°
- Feb 28° 14°
- Mar 37° 20°
- Apr 48° 32°
- May 61° 43°
- Jun 70° 53°
- Jul 75° 59°
- Aug 75° 59°
- Sep 69° 51°
- Oct 56° 41°
- Nov 44° 32°
- Dec 34° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Petoskey in April?
The normal high is 48°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 39.9°F. April is 11.5°F warmer than March and 11.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Petoskey and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 42°F on April 1 to 54°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 36°F and 43°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 | 42°F | 26°F | 36% | 19% |
| April 8 | 45°F | 29°F | 37% | 21% |
| April 15 | 48°F | 32°F | 38% | 22% |
| April 22 | 51°F | 34°F | 39% | 22% |
| April 30 | 54°F | 37°F | 39% | 22% |
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 | 42°F | 26°F | 36% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 43°F | 26°F | 36% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 43°F | 27°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 43°F | 27°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 44°F | 28°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 6 | 44°F | 28°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 7 | 45°F | 28°F | 37% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 45°F | 29°F | 37% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 9 | 45°F | 29°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 10 | 46°F | 30°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 46°F | 30°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 12 | 47°F | 30°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 13 | 47°F | 31°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 14 | 47°F | 31°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 48°F | 32°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 16 | 48°F | 32°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 17 | 49°F | 32°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 49°F | 33°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 19 | 50°F | 33°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 20 | 50°F | 34°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 21 | 50°F | 34°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 22 | 51°F | 34°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 23 | 51°F | 35°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 24 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 25 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h |
| April 26 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h |
| April 27 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h |
| April 28 | 54°F | 36°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 29 | 54°F | 37°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 30 | 54°F | 37°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 48°FApril average
- Normal low
- 32°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.91 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00206507; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Petoskey in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around April 27 (39%). In all, 2.91 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Petoskey, 16 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.5 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal April.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00206507.
What are the records for April in Petoskey?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1891) is 93°F, on April 29, 1899; the coldest is 0°F, on April 4, 1923. The wettest April brought 6.84 in (2026); the snowiest, 36.5 inches (2018).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.9°F: 2021 41.9°F (+2.0), 2022 37.9°F (−2.0), 2024 44.5°F (+4.6), 2025 39.6°F (−0.3), 2026 40.5°F (+0.6). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.9°F | +2.0°F | 2.63 in |
| 2022 | 37.9°F | −2.0°F | 3.35 in |
| 2024 | 44.5°F | +4.6°F | 4.10 in |
| 2025 | 39.6°F | −0.3°F | 2.49 in |
| 2026 | 40.5°F | +0.6°F | 6.84 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00206507; recent months: ACIS, station USC00206507. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Petoskey compare across Michigan?
Across the 140 places PlainClimate covers in Michigan, April normal highs run from 45°F in Munising to 61°F in Eau Claire; Petoskey's is 48°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.