Liberal weather in April

In April, Liberal sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 1.8 in of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Liberal's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liberal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
7th warmest
Overnight low
43°
6th coldest
Precipitation
1.8 in
6.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:15 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
12 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Liberal is city in and county seat of Seward County, Kansas, Unite States.

Density
682/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 66°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical April day in Liberal reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26640
36640
46640
56740
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76741
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How April really feels in Liberal

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.

Liberal weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 24°0.62.929.72.0
Feb52° / 27°0.73.31.910.63.2
Mar61° / 35°1.55.31.611.75.8
Apr69° / 43°1.86.20.612.97.2
May78° / 54°2.58.40147.1
Jun88° / 64°2.68.7014.54.7
Jul93° / 68°1.98014.33.4
Aug90° / 67°2.58.7013.44.2
Sep83° / 59°1.45.9012.36.7
Oct71° / 46°1.950.3117.8
Nov58° / 34°0.630.9105.3
Dec48° / 26°1.03.62.39.52.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136337
146436
156436
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306337

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Liberal gets around 1.8 in of rain and snow over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1184
2184
3184
4184
5184
6183
7183
8183
9183
10183
11183
12183
13182
14182
15192
16192
17201
18201
19211
20221
21221
22231
23241
24251
25261
26261
27271
28271
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30271

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 12 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light 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 30 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 6:38 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:386:59
212.46:367:00
312.46:357:01
412.56:337:02
512.56:327:03
612.66:307:03
712.66:297:04
812.66:277:05
912.76:267:06
1012.76:247:07
1112.86:237:08
1212.86:217:09
1312.86:207:10
1412.96:187:11
1512.96:177:11
1612.96:157:12
1713.06:147:13
1813.06:137:14
1913.16:117:15
2013.16:107:16
2113.16:097:17
2213.26:077:18
2313.26:067:19
2413.36:057:20
2513.36:037:20
2613.36:027:21
2713.46:017:22
2813.45:597:23
2913.45:587:24
3013.55:577:25

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Liberal?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Liberal for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Liberal in April

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

In April, Liberal sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 43°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Liberal in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Liberal peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Liberal?

Liberal sits at 37.0°N, 100.9°W, 2,835 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Garden City, 64 mi away.

Topography around Liberal

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Liberal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 2,841 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,594 ft.

The land around Liberal is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 2 miles, cropland (56%) and grassland (42%) within 10 miles, and grassland (50%) and cropland (50%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
430 ft
50 miles
1,594 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Garden City 64 mi · Dodge City 70 mi · Dumas 100 mi · Pampa 104 mi · Amarillo 135 mi · Great Bend 149 mi · Hays 153 mi · Enid 175 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 Liberal (37.0431°, -100.921°, elevation 2,835 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).