Sandpoint weather in April: Sandpoint, Idaho: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Sandpoint in April has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 45°F, rising from 51°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 2.37 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 1°C, 60 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationSandpoint Experiment Station
- Station IDUSC00108137
- Location48.29°N 116.56°W
- Elevation2,126 ft (648 m)
- Population10,444
- Jan 34° 23°
- Feb 38° 24°
- Mar 46° 29°
- Apr 56° 35°
- May 66° 42°
- Jun 72° 48°
- Jul 82° 52°
- Aug 82° 50°
- Sep 72° 42°
- Oct 56° 34°
- Nov 42° 29°
- 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 Sandpoint in April?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 45.0°F. April is 7.5°F warmer than March and 8.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Sandpoint and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 51°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 43°F and 47°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 51°F | 32°F | 42% | 25% |
| April 8 | 53°F | 33°F | 41% | 24% |
| April 15 | 55°F | 34°F | 39% | 23% |
| April 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 37% | 21% |
| April 30 | 61°F | 37°F | 36% | 20% |
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 | 51°F | 32°F | 42% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 2 | 51°F | 32°F | 42% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 52°F | 33°F | 42% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 4 | 52°F | 33°F | 42% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 5 | 52°F | 33°F | 42% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 6 | 53°F | 33°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 7 | 53°F | 33°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 8 | 53°F | 33°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 9 | 53°F | 33°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 10 | 54°F | 34°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 11 | 54°F | 34°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 12 | 54°F | 34°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 13 | 55°F | 34°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 14 | 55°F | 34°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 15 | 55°F | 34°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 16 | 56°F | 34°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 17 | 56°F | 35°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 18 | 56°F | 35°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 19 | 57°F | 35°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 20 | 57°F | 35°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 21 | 57°F | 35°F | 38% | 21% | 14 h |
| April 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h |
| April 23 | 58°F | 36°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h |
| April 24 | 59°F | 36°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 25 | 59°F | 36°F | 37% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 26 | 59°F | 36°F | 37% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 27 | 60°F | 37°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 28 | 60°F | 37°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 29 | 60°F | 37°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 30 | 61°F | 37°F | 36% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FApril average
- Normal low
- 35°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.37 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 12 h 50 min to 14 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00108137; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Sandpoint in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around April 1 (42%). In all, 2.37 in falls on 12 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Sandpoint, 12 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.5 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 USC00108137.
What are the records for April in Sandpoint?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1910) is 87°F, on April 24, 1977; the coldest is 9°F, on April 2, 1936. The wettest April brought 4.91 in (1996); the snowiest, 9.6 inches (1945).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.0°F: 2021 45.5°F (+0.5), 2023 41.9°F (−3.1), 2026 45.9°F (+0.9). 2 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.5°F | +0.5°F | 0.80 in |
| 2023 | 41.9°F | −3.1°F | 2.44 in |
| 2026 | 45.9°F | +0.9°F | – |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00108137; recent months: ACIS, station USC00108137. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Sandpoint compare across Idaho?
Across the 85 places PlainClimate covers in Idaho, April normal highs run from 40°F in Mullan to 68°F in Bruneau; Sandpoint's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.