Gardner weather in April

In April, Gardner sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 4.6 in of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gardner's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gardner's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
7th warmest
Overnight low
46°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.6 in
11 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:50 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
9 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Gardner is city in Kansas, United States.

Density
788/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical April day in Gardner reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 51°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 10°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16141
26142
36242
46242
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76343
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How April really feels in Gardner

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gardner weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 23°1.45.63.29.60.0
Feb45° / 27°1.85.82.610.51.0
Mar55° / 36°3.08.91.711.73.7
Apr65° / 46°4.6110.3135.8
May74° / 56°5.712.80.114.16.3
Jun84° / 66°4.811.2014.75.5
Jul88° / 71°3.59.4014.44.6
Aug87° / 68°3.68.9013.55.1
Sep79° / 60°3.67.8012.37.1
Oct67° / 47°3.37.90.1116.7
Nov54° / 36°2.36.50.99.93.6
Dec43° / 27°1.85.52.59.30.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24951
34951
45050
55050
64951
75050
85050
95050
104951
114951
125050
135050
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gardner gets around 4.6 in of rain and snow over 11 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1342
2332
3332
4332
5332
6332
7332
8332
9332
10332
11342
12342
13342
14351
15351
16361
17361
18371
19381
20381
21391
22391
23401
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25401
26411
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28411
29411
30411

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191720
290820
390820
490820
590820
689830
789830
888930
988930
1088930
1188930
1287940
13861040
14861040
15861040
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21861040
22861040
23851140
24841150
25841150
26821251
27801361
28801361
29771472
30751582

Wind in April

Winds average 9 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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59light breeze
69light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:136:36
212.46:116:37
312.56:106:38
412.56:086:39
512.56:076:40
612.66:056:41
712.66:036:42
812.76:026:42
912.76:006:43
1012.85:596:44
1112.85:576:45
1212.85:566:46
1312.95:546:47
1412.95:536:48
1513.05:516:49
1613.05:506:50
1713.15:486:51
1813.15:476:52
1913.15:456:53
2013.25:446:54
2113.25:426:55
2213.35:416:56
2313.35:396:57
2413.35:386:58
2513.45:376:59
2613.45:357:00
2713.45:347:01
2813.55:337:02
2913.55:317:03
3013.65:307:04

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gardner?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Gardner for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gardner in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Gardner sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gardner in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gardner peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gardner in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gardner is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1416 µg/m³Oct 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gardner?

Gardner sits at 38.8°N, 94.9°W, 1,060 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Olathe, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Gardner

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Gardner.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gardner has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 1,043 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 ft.

The land around Gardner is covered by grassland (34%), artificial surfaces (23%) and cropland (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (36%), trees (31%) and cropland (24%) within 10 miles, and grassland (35%), trees (33%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
108 ft
10 miles
351 ft
50 miles
548 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Olathe 7.5 mi · Lenexa 14 mi · Overland Park 18 mi · Shawnee 19 mi · Leawood 20 mi · Lawrence 20 mi · Prairie Village 20 mi · Belton 21 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gardner (38.8108°, -94.9272°, elevation 1,060 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).