Cedar Rapids, IA: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 53.5°F in Cedar Rapids, IA, the warmest April since 2010, tied 16th warmest of 134 (with 2006, 2005 and 2001).

April 2026

Mean temperature: 53.5°F; Warmest since 2010; 16th warmest of 134
Precipitation: 6.37 in; Wettest since 2014; 5th wettest of 132

A normal April in Cedar Rapids, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 49.1°F, between 46.1°F and 53.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.43 in of precipitation, between 2.07 in and 5.64 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Cedar Rapids, IA since 1893: 53.5°F in 2026; the highest is 60.2°F, in 1896.

Normal range, 46.1 to 53.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Cedar Rapids, IA from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	53.5	16	64.4	23	42.6	10	6.37	5	0
2025	52.1	29	63.6	30	40.7	30	3.87	38	0
2024	51.3	35	62.9	38	39.6	48	3.11	63	0
2023	49.8	59	63.5	32	36.1	103	1.23	116	0
2022	43.4	128	54.6	122	32.1	132	3.04	66	0
2021	49.9	56	61.1	56	38.7	59	1.41	111	0
2020	46.4	107	58.9	86	33.8	121	1.65	104	0
2019	49.4	65	60.9	61	37.9	73	3.89	36	0
2018	41.5	134	53.5	128	29.6	134	0.43	132	0
2017	52.4	26	63	36	41.8	17	4.30	28	0
2016	49.5	62	60.6	66	38.4	63	2.96	70	0
2015	50.7	48	63.9	27	37.6	78	3.72	43	0
2014	47.8	91	59.2	80	36.3	101	6.87	3	0
2013	46.4	107	57.2	101	35.6	110	8.55	1	0
2012	51	43	61.9	51	40.1	38	3.48	49	0
2011	47.3	99	57	106	37.6	78	3.67	44	0
2010	55.5	4	67.3	5	43.7	4	3.54	48	0
2009	47.5	98	59.2	80	35.7	108	3.38	51	0
2008	47.1	101	57	106	37.3	86	6.55	4	0
2007	46.1	110	57.3	100	34.9	115	3.21	59	0
2006	53.5	16	65.4	15	41.6	19	3.17	62	0
2005	53.5	16	65.5	14	41.4	20	2.89	71	0
2004	51.1	39	64.2	25	38	70	1.09	126	0
2003	51.1	39	63.1	34	39	54	2.73	75	0
2002	48.5	82	59	85	38	70	4.01	32	0
2001	53.5	16	65.8	10	41.3	22	2.98	68	0
2000	49.1	73	60.8	62	37.4	84	2.21	94	0
1999	50.3	52	59.6	72	40.9	29	5.24	15	0
1998	49.1	73	58.5	90	39.8	46	3.48	49	0
1997	45.1	119	56.3	112	33.8	121	2.39	86	0
1996	46.6	104	59.5	74	33.7	123	2.41	85	0
1995	46.5	106	57	106	36.1	103	5.54	11	0
1994	49.9	56	62.3	46	37.5	82	2.12	97	0
1993	45.8	113	55.5	116	36	106	3.86	39	0
1992	47.2	100	57.1	104	37.2	87	3.79	41	0
1991	52.3	27	62.4	45	42.1	15	3.18	61	0
1990	48.8	79	59.5	74	38.1	69	2.32	90	0
1989	47.9	89	59.1	84	36.8	95	4.07	31	0
1988	49.4	65	62.7	40	36.1	103	0.73	129	0
1987	52.7	21	65	20	40.3	35	1.95	101	0
1986	53	20	64.9	21	41	27	3.35	54	0
1985	53.6	15	65.3	16	41.8	17	1.49	108	0
1984	49.2	70	58	96	40.4	33	3.33	55	0
1983	44.1	126	52.9	132	35.2	114	2.21	94	0
1982	43.4	128	54.4	125	32.3	130	2.14	96	0
1981	53.8	14	65.3	16	42.4	12	3.31	56	0
1980	48.1	85	58.7	88	37.6	78	1.23	116	0
1979	45.4	116	53.8	127	37	92	2.62	78	0
1978	48.2	84	57.7	98	38.6	60	4.42	25	0
1977	54.7	8	66.9	7	42.4	12	2.25	92	0
1976	50	53	61.5	54	38.4	63	5.54	11	0
1975	42.4	132	51.1	134	33.6	125	2.36	88	0
1974	51	43	62	50	40.1	38	5.51	13	0
1973	47.8	91	55.5	116	40	40	5.72	10	0
1972	47.7	94	57.2	101	38.2	67	5.04	19	0
1971	52	31	63.1	34	41	27	2.08	98	0
1970	50.5	50	61	60	40	40	2.87	73	0
1969	52.5	23	62.6	42	42.5	11	3.90	35	0
1968	51.2	37	63.4	33	39.1	53	4.36	26	0
1967	49.7	61	59.4	76	40	40	5.19	17	0
1966	44.2	125	54.1	126	34.3	118	2.47	82	0
1965	49.2	70	58.5	90	39.9	44	5.37	14	0
1964	49.1	73	59.8	71	38.5	61	3.92	34	0
1963	52.5	23	63.6	30	41.4	20	3.60	46	0
1962	48.1	85	59.3	78	36.9	93	1.13	123	0
1961	42.6	131	52.5	133	32.6	127	1.13	123	0
1960	50.5	50	61.1	56	39.9	44	3.93	33	0
1959	49.2	70	59.3	78	39	54	6.33	7	0
1958	49.4	65	60	68	38.8	58	1.54	106	0
1957	49.5	62	58.5	90	40.5	32	2.73	75	0
1956	46.1	110	57.7	98	34.5	116	3.73	42	0
1955	55.5	4	65.6	13	45.3	2	4.24	29	0
1954	51.5	33	62.7	40	40.4	33	6.17	8	0
1953	44.5	121	54.5	123	34.4	117	2.38	87	0
1952	51	43	63.8	28	38.2	67	2.47	82	0
1951	45.6	114	55.3	118	35.9	107	4.80	21	1
1950	42.9	130	53.5	128	32.3	130	4.65	22	0
1949	49.3	68	63	36	35.6	110	1.70	103	0
1948	55.1	6	66.9	7	43.3	7			0
1947	48.1	85	58.5	90	37.7	77	7.00	2	0
1946	54.3	10	67.3	5	41.3	22			0
1945	50	53	60.6	66	39.4	50	4.64	23	0
1944	45.5	115	55.2	120	35.7	108	3.36	52	0
1943	48	88	59.2	80	36.8	95	4.20	30	0
1942	54.9	7	67.5	4	42.2	14	1.04	127	0
1941	54.4	9	65.2	19	43.6	5	3.80	40	0
1940	47.6	95	58.9	86	36.4	100	2.60	79	0
1939	47.1	101	58.6	89	35.6	110	2.72	77	0
1938	50.7	48	60.8	62	40.6	31	2.99	67	0
1937	47.6	95	56.9	109	38.3	65	3.08	65	0
1936	45.1	119	56.4	111	33.9	119	1.22	119	0
1935	47.1	101	56.7	110	37.5	82	1.43	110	0
1934	48.6	81	61.1	56	36.2	102	0.68	130	0
1933	47.9	89	59.2	80	36.6	97	1.04	127	0
1932	49.8	59	62.5	43	37.2	87	2.98	68	0
1931	50.9	46	64.4	23	37.4	84	2.22	93	0
1930	52.2	28	65.3	16	39	54	3.09	64	0
1929	51.3	35	62.3	46	40.2	36	4.32	27	0
1928	44.3	124	56	114	32.6	127	2.00	99	0
1927	49.1	73	58.4	94	39.7	47	4.57	24	0
1926	45.2	118	57.8	97	32.5	129	1.23	116	0
1925	56.3	3	73.3	2	39.2	51	2.80	74	0
1924	51.5	33	65.8	10	37.1	91	1.17	120	0
1923	49.5	62	60.8	62	38.5	61	1.45	109	1
1922	50.9	46	61.8	52	40	40	3.30	57	0
1921	54.2	11	65.8	10	42.7	9	3.60	46	0
1920	44.4	123	53.4	131	35.3	113	3.24	58	0
1919	51.1	39	61.1	56	41.1	26	4.93	20	0
1918	45.4	116	57.2	101	33.6	125	2.56	80	0
1917	46.4	107	56.3	112	36.5	98	2.31	91	0
1916	47.6	95	58.1	95	37.2	87	1.38	112	0
1915	57.6	2	70.6	3	44.6	3	0.63	131	0
1914	48.3	83	59.4	76	37.9	73	1.50	107	1
1913	50	53	60.8	62	39.2	51	1.12	125	0
1912	48.9	78	59.9	70	37.8	76	3.20	60	0
1911	45.9	112	55.3	118	36.5	98	5.09	18	0
1910	51.6	32	64.1	26	39	54	2.51	81	0
1909	44.5	121	55.1	121	33.9	119	6.36	6	0
1908	49.3	68	61.4	55	37.2	87	3.36	52	0
1907	41.6	133	53.5	128	29.7	133	1.31	113	0
1906	52.5	23	63.8	28	41.2	25	1.15	122	0
1905	49	77	60	68	38	70	2.34	89	0
1904	44.1	126	54.5	123	33.7	123	1.85	102	0
1903	52.1	29	62.9	38	41.3	22	1.97	100	0
1902	49.9	56	61.6	53	37.6	78	1.30	114	1
1901	51.2	37	62.1	49	40.2	36	1.17	120	0
1900	54.1	12	66.4	9	41.9	16	3.62	45	0
1899	51.1	39	62.5	43	39.6	48	2.89	71	0
1898	48.8	79	59.6	72	37.9	73	2.47	82	0
1897	47.8	91	57.1	104	38.3	65	5.97	9	1
1896	60.2	1	73.7	1	45.9	1	5.23	16	1
1895	53.9	13	64.9	21	42.8	8	1.26	115	0
1894	52.6	22	62.2	48	43.6	5	1.65	104	3
1893	46.6	104	55.8	115	36.9	93	3.89	36	3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	60.2
1915	57.6
1925	56.3
2010	55.5
1955	55.5
1948	55.1
1942	54.9
1977	54.7
1941	54.4
1946	54.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	41.5
1907	41.6
1975	42.4
1961	42.6
1950	42.9
2022	43.4
1982	43.4
1983	44.1
1904	44.1
1966	44.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2013	8.55
1947	7.00
2014	6.87
2008	6.55
2026	6.37
1909	6.36
1959	6.33
1954	6.17
1897	5.97
1973	5.72

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	0.43
1915	0.63
1934	0.68
1988	0.73
1942	1.04
1933	1.04
2004	1.09
1913	1.12
1962	1.13
1961	1.13

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 14 April 2026
Coldest night: 29°F; 7 April 2026
Wettest day: 1.16 in; 2 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 6.37 in of precipitation in Cedar Rapids, IA, the wettest April since 2014, 5th wettest of 132.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 84°F on Tuesday 14 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: a low of 29°F on Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 1.16 in on Thursday 2 April 2026.