Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubbock weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Lubbock: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 9.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 00 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midland (177 km away). In April its highs average 26.0°C, 2.2°C warmer than Lubbock, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lubbock ranks joint 98th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 120th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Lubbock is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 56 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
Lubbock climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 41 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 40 | 4.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 45 | 7.7 | 14.314 h |
| July | 33.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 43 | 6.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 52 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 | 10.010 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
- Midland in AprilUnited States · 177 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 12.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Amarillo in AprilUnited States · 183 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 42 mm rain
- Odessa in AprilUnited States · 198 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 29 mm rain
- Abilene in AprilUnited States · 234 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 55 mm rain
- San Angelo in AprilUnited States · 270 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in AprilUnited States · 313 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 85 mm rain
- Lawton in AprilUnited States · 339 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Fort Worth in AprilUnited States · 433 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 94 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 Lubbock) is explained once on the Lubbock year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.