Saint Joseph weather in April

In April, Saint Joseph sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 4.5 in of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 60°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Saint Joseph's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Joseph's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
7th warmest
Overnight low
44°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.5 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:48 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
10 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Saint Joseph is city and seat of Buchanan County, State of Missouri, United States.

Density
662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1843

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 60°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical April day in Saint Joseph reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15939
26040
36040
46040
56140
66141
76141
86242
96242
106242
116343
126343
136343
146444
156444
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306849

How April really feels in Saint Joseph

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.

Saint Joseph weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 20°1.25.43.69.50.0
Feb41° / 23°1.76.13.110.40.3
Mar53° / 33°3.091.911.73.1
Apr64° / 44°4.511.10.6135.5
May74° / 55°5.612.50.114.26.4
Jun83° / 65°4.511.1014.85.7
Jul87° / 69°4.49.1014.55.0
Aug85° / 67°3.69013.65.5
Sep78° / 58°3.38.2012.37.2
Oct65° / 46°3.27.90.210.96.4
Nov52° / 34°2.16.51.19.83.0
Dec40° / 24°1.85.42.69.20.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44654
54555
64555
74654
84654
94555
104456
114456
124456
134456
144258
154357
164357
174258
184159
194159
204060
214159
224060
234159
244060
254060
264060
274060
284159
294159
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Saint Joseph gets around 4.5 in of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1344
2343
3353
4353
5353
6353
7353
8363
9363
10363
11363
12363
13363
14353
15352
16362
17362
18362
19362
20372
21372
22382
23381
24391
25391
26401
27401
28401
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
294510
394510
494510
594510
694510
794510
893520
993520
1092620
1192620
1292620
1392620
1491720
1591720
1690730
1790730
1890730
1990730
2090730
2190730
2290730
2390730
2489830
2588840
2687841
2786941
28841051
29831151
30811261

Wind in April

Winds average 10 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
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309light breeze

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 6:12 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:126:36
212.46:116:37
312.56:096:38
412.56:076:39
512.66:066:40
612.66:046:41
712.76:026:42
812.76:016:43
912.75:596:44
1012.85:586:45
1112.85:566:46
1212.95:546:47
1312.95:536:48
1413.05:516:49
1513.05:506:50
1613.05:486:51
1713.15:476:52
1813.15:456:53
1913.25:446:54
2013.25:426:55
2113.35:416:56
2213.35:396:57
2313.35:386:58
2413.45:366:59
2513.45:357:00
2613.55:347:01
2713.55:327:02
2813.55:317:03
2913.65:297:04
3013.65:287:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saint Joseph?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Saint Joseph for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Joseph in April

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

In April, Saint Joseph sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1815 µg/m³Oct 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Joseph?

Saint Joseph sits at 39.8°N, 94.8°W, 886 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Leavenworth, 32 mi away.

Topography around Saint Joseph

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saint Joseph has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 909 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 ft.

The land around Saint Joseph is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, cropland (42%) and trees (33%) within 10 miles, and cropland (48%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
397 ft
50 miles
640 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Leavenworth 32 mi · Gladstone 42 mi · Liberty 43 mi · Kansas City 47 mi · Kansas City 48 mi · Shawnee 51 mi · Independence 52 mi · East Independence 53 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 Saint Joseph (39.7686°, -94.8466°, elevation 886 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).