Climate averages 1991–2020
Springfield (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 Springfield (Missouri), United States: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 131 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 08 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springdale (136 km away). In April its highs average 19.5°C, 0.5°C warmer than Springfield (Missouri), United States, with 131 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Springfield (Missouri), United States ranks joint 274th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 491st of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Springfield (Missouri), United States is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.7°C to 23.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 131 mm to 137 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
Springfield (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 | 5.9°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 65 | 7.4 | 9.910 h |
| February | 8.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 65 | 7.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 13.8°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 101 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 131 | 11.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 137 | 13.3 | 14.114 h |
| June | 28.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 101 | 11.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 89 | 10.9 | 14.514 h |
| August | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 83 | 9.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.2°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 98 | 8.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.9°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 93 | 8.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.8°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 88 | 8.1 | 10.210 h |
| December | 7.2°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 68 | 7.6 | 9.710 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
- Springdale in AprilUnited States · 136 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 9.7°C · 131 mm rain
- Fayetteville, United States in AprilUnited States · 149 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.6°C · 140 mm rain
- Columbia (Missouri), United States in AprilUnited States · 211 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 129 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in AprilUnited States · 211 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 124 mm rain
- Fort Smith in AprilUnited States · 226 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.7°C · 149 mm rain
- Olathe in AprilUnited States · 228 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.8°C · 120 mm rain
- Overland Park in AprilUnited States · 230 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 120 mm rain
- Independence in AprilUnited States · 230 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 124 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 Springfield) is explained once on the Springfield (Missouri), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.