Grand Island weather in April

In April, Grand Island sees average daytime highs of 61°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 3.4 in of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 65°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Grand Island's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grand Island's year-round climate.

Daytime high
61°
7th warmest
Overnight low
39°
6th coldest
Precipitation
3.4 in
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:01 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
11 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Grand Island is city in and county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States.

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 58°F in the first days to 65°F by the end.

A typical April day in Grand Island reaches about 61°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 46°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 10°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15735
25735
35835
45835
55836
65936
75936
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96037
106037
116038
126038
136138
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How April really feels in Grand Island

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Grand Island 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
Jan35° / 16°0.843.69.40.0
Feb40° / 19°0.94.33.410.40.1
Mar51° / 29°2.06.92.511.72.7
Apr61° / 39°3.49.61.413.15.2
May71° / 51°5.112.30.114.36.3
Jun82° / 62°4.110.3014.96.1
Jul86° / 66°3.09014.65.2
Aug84° / 64°3.08.9013.65.9
Sep77° / 55°2.47.1012.37.5
Oct64° / 41°2.56.70.710.96.3
Nov49° / 29°1.34.91.99.72.5
Dec38° / 19°1.04.23.49.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
164951
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184852
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Grand Island gets around 3.4 in of rain and snow over 9.6 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1286
2286
3286
4286
5286
6297
7297
8297
9307
10307
11317
12327
13327
14336
15336
16345
17345
18344
19344
20353
21353
22353
23352
24362
25362
26362
27372
28371
29381
30381

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269631
279631
289631
299541
309442

Wind in April

Winds average 11 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
211light breeze
311light breeze
411light breeze
511light breeze
611light breeze
711light breeze
811light breeze
911light breeze
1011light breeze
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1211light 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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:266:50
212.56:246:51
312.56:226:52
412.56:216:53
512.66:196:55
612.66:176:56
712.76:166:57
812.76:146:58
912.86:126:59
1012.86:117:00
1112.96:097:01
1212.96:077:02
1313.06:067:03
1413.06:047:04
1513.06:027:05
1613.16:017:06
1713.15:597:07
1813.25:587:08
1913.25:567:10
2013.35:557:11
2113.35:537:12
2213.45:527:13
2313.45:507:14
2413.45:497:15
2513.55:477:16
2613.55:467:17
2713.65:447:18
2813.65:437:19
2913.65:417:20
3013.75:407:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Grand Island

In seasonPeak

In April, Grand Island sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Grand Island's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Grand Island?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Grand Island for sightseeing.

What to pack for Grand Island in April

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

In April, Grand Island sees daytime highs around 61°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Grand Island in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Grand Island peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grand Island?

Grand Island sits at 40.9°N, 98.3°W, 1,860 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hastings, 24 mi away.

Topography around Grand Island

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Grand Island has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 ft around an average of 1,857 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 ft.

The land around Grand Island is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (65%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and cropland (70%) and grassland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
75 ft
10 miles
190 ft
50 miles
948 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Hastings 24 mi · Kearney 42 mi · Columbus 62 mi · Lincoln 88 mi · Norfolk 90 mi · Fremont 102 mi · Papillion 121 mi · La Vista 122 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 Grand Island (40.925°, -98.342°, elevation 1,860 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).