Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbia (Missouri), United States weather
in April.
A mild, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Columbia (Missouri), United States: daytime highs average 18.5°C and nights cool to about 8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 129 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes April a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 12 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is O'Fallon (142 km away). In April its highs average 18.7°C, about as warm as Columbia (Missouri), United States, with 114 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbia (Missouri), United States ranks 286th of 498 for the warmest April highs and 488th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Columbia (Missouri), United States is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.2°C to 23.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 129 mm to 134 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Columbia (Missouri), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C-5.0°C | -5.0°C | 55 | 7.2 | 9.810 h |
| February | 6.6°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 59 | 7.0 | 10.711 h |
| March | 12.6°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 86 | 10.7 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.5°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 129 | 11.6 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 134 | 13.3 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 11.9 | 14.815 h |
| July | 31.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 93 | 9.5 | 14.615 h |
| August | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 76 | 8.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 86 | 7.7 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 83 | 8.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 79 | 7.8 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.8°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 59 | 6.9 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- O'Fallon in AprilUnited States · 142 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 8.5°C · 114 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in AprilUnited States · 177 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 124 mm rain
- Independence in AprilUnited States · 180 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 124 mm rain
- St. Louis in AprilUnited States · 189 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 8.4°C · 117 mm rain
- Kansas City in AprilUnited States · 195 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.6°C · 124 mm rain
- Overland Park in AprilUnited States · 202 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 120 mm rain
- Springfield (Missouri), United States in AprilUnited States · 211 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.6°C · 131 mm rain
- Olathe in AprilUnited States · 215 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.8°C · 120 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Columbia) is explained once on the Columbia (Missouri), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.