Jonesboro weather in April

In April, Jonesboro sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 5.0 in of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Jonesboro's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jonesboro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
7th warmest
Overnight low
52°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5.0 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:36 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
9 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Jonesboro is county seat city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.

Density
353/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 67°F in the first days to 74°F by the end.

A typical April day in Jonesboro reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 59°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 10°F warmer than March and about 8°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16748
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46849
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66849
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107050
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137151
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How April really feels in Jonesboro

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.

Jonesboro weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 32°3.69.119.81.8
Feb52° / 35°3.98.51.110.62.8
Mar61° / 43°5.011.30.511.75.0
Apr71° / 52°5.010.4012.96.5
May79° / 62°4.511.3013.96.4
Jun87° / 70°3.29.4014.44.8
Jul90° / 73°3.39.7014.24.0
Aug89° / 71°2.88.4013.44.5
Sep83° / 64°3.17.1012.26.4
Oct72° / 52°3.87.7011.17.3
Nov60° / 42°4.28.60.210.15.1
Dec51° / 35°4.48.70.79.62.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44951
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125149
135149
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Jonesboro gets around 5.0 in of rain over 10.4 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
435
535
635
734
834
934
1034
1133
1233
1334
1434
1534
1634
1735
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2036
2136
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2638
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2838
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3038

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801271
2791281
3791281
4781291
5771391
67613101
77613101
87414102
97314112
107314112
117215112
127215112
137016122
147016122
157016122
166917122
176917122
186817132
196718132
206718132
216518143
226518143
236319153
246319153
256119164
265920174
275820175
285720185
295521186
305321197

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
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
129light breeze
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258light breeze
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278light breeze
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308light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:576:18
212.45:566:18
312.45:546:19
412.55:536:20
512.55:516:21
612.55:506:22
712.65:496:23
812.65:476:24
912.65:466:24
1012.75:446:25
1112.75:436:26
1212.85:416:27
1312.85:406:28
1412.85:396:29
1512.95:376:29
1612.95:366:30
1712.95:346:31
1813.05:336:32
1913.05:326:33
2013.15:306:34
2113.15:296:35
2213.15:286:35
2313.25:276:36
2413.25:256:37
2513.25:246:38
2613.35:236:39
2713.35:226:40
2813.35:206:41
2913.45:196:41
3013.45:186:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Jonesboro?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Jonesboro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jonesboro in April

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

In April, Jonesboro sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 52°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Jonesboro in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jonesboro peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1319 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jonesboro?

Jonesboro sits at 35.8°N, 90.7°W, 325 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Paragould, 19 mi away.

Topography around Jonesboro

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Jonesboro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft around an average of 318 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 ft.

The land around Jonesboro is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (44%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (61%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
148 ft
10 miles
318 ft
50 miles
663 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Paragould 19 mi · West Memphis 57 mi · Memphis 60 mi · New South Memphis 63 mi · Bartlett 64 mi · Ellendale 65 mi · Poplar Bluff 65 mi · Cordova 71 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 Jonesboro (35.8423°, -90.7043°, elevation 325 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).