Climate averages 1991–2020
Midland weather
in April.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th 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 Midland: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 12.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 57 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Odessa (32 km away). In April its highs average 26.3°C, about as warm as Midland, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Midland ranks joint 53rd of 498 for the warmest April highs and 87th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Midland is 6.7°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 57 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
Midland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.1°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 23 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.4°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 33 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 26.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 30 | 4.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 57 | 7.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 33.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 38 | 6.9 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 33 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 33.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 39 | 5.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 46 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 40 | 4.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 26 | 3.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 24 | 3.7 | 10.110 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
- Odessa in AprilUnited States · 32 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 29 mm rain
- San Angelo in AprilUnited States · 166 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Lubbock in AprilUnited States · 177 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 40 mm rain
- Abilene in AprilUnited States · 226 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 55 mm rain
- Ciudad Acuña in AprilMexico · 316 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Amarillo in AprilUnited States · 359 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 42 mm rain
- Piedras Negras in AprilMexico · 396 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 48 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in AprilUnited States · 397 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 85 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 Midland) is explained once on the Midland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.