Whitefish weather in April: Whitefish, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Whitefish in April has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 59°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 1.61 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of −1°C, 41 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationWhitefish
- Station IDUSC00248902
- Location48.41°N 114.36°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- Population9,256
- Jan 29° 16°
- Feb 34° 16°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 70° 45°
- Jul 81° 50°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 69° 40°
- Oct 53° 31°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 29° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Whitefish in April?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 41.6°F. April is 8.8°F warmer than March and 9.6°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Whitefish and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 48°F on April 1 to 59°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 39°F and 44°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 | 48°F | 27°F | 33% | 14% |
| April 8 | 50°F | 28°F | 33% | 15% |
| April 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 34% | 15% |
| April 22 | 56°F | 31°F | 34% | 15% |
| April 30 | 59°F | 34°F | 34% | 16% |
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 | 48°F | 27°F | 33% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 2 | 48°F | 27°F | 33% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 4 | 49°F | 27°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 5 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 6 | 50°F | 28°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 7 | 50°F | 28°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 8 | 50°F | 28°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 9 | 51°F | 28°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 10 | 51°F | 29°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 11 | 52°F | 29°F | 33% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 12 | 52°F | 29°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 13 | 52°F | 29°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 14 | 53°F | 29°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 16 | 53°F | 30°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 17 | 54°F | 30°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 18 | 54°F | 30°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 19 | 54°F | 31°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 20 | 55°F | 31°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 21 | 55°F | 31°F | 34% | 15% | 14 h |
| April 22 | 56°F | 31°F | 34% | 15% | 14 h |
| April 23 | 56°F | 32°F | 34% | 15% | 14 h |
| April 24 | 56°F | 32°F | 34% | 15% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 25 | 57°F | 32°F | 34% | 15% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 26 | 57°F | 33°F | 34% | 15% | 14 h 10 min |
| April 27 | 58°F | 33°F | 34% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 28 | 58°F | 33°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 29 | 58°F | 33°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 20 min |
| April 30 | 59°F | 34°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FApril average
- Normal low
- 30°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 1.61 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- 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 USC00248902; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Whitefish in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around April 30 (34%). In all, 1.61 in falls on 10 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Whitefish, 21 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.6 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 5 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00248902.
How does April in Whitefish compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, April normal highs run from 43°F in Cooke City to 62°F in Hardin; Whitefish's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.