Des Moines, IA: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 55.2°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest April since 2024, tied 18th warmest of 148 (with 1985 and 1946).

April 2026

Mean temperature: 55.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 18th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 6.83 in; Wettest since 1991; 4th wettest of 148

A normal April in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.3°F, between 47.4°F and 56.1°F in eight years of ten and 4.29 in of precipitation, between 2.03 in and 5.91 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Des Moines, IA since 1879: 55.2°F in 2026; the highest is 59.4°F, in 1915.

Normal range, 47.4 to 56.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Des Moines, IA from 1879 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
2026	55.2	18	65.2	24	45.2	11	6.83	4
2025	53.4	33	63.3	48	43.4	27	3.20	69
2024	55.3	16	66.7	13	43.9	23	2.55	86
2023	52.4	46	64	39	40.8	61	2.54	87
2022	47.1	125	58.1	116	36	135	3.65	50
2021	52.8	39	63.5	45	42.1	43	1.28	131
2020	50	91	61.2	73	38.7	105	1.78	112
2019	52.6	42	63.7	41	41.4	54	2.25	99
2018	44.4	144	55.4	134	33.5	147	1.70	115
2017	55.4	14	65	28	45.7	6	4.16	44
2016	54.2	25	64.1	38	44.3	18	3.37	61
2015	55.1	21	66.2	18	44	20	2.51	88
2014	51.4	63	62.4	60	40.3	73	4.78	25
2013	48.6	111	59.3	102	37.8	118	6.53	5
2012	56.1	9	66.8	12	45.5	7	5.89	9
2011	51.7	59	61.7	69	41.8	45	4.97	24
2010	58.7	2	69.7	3	47.8	2	4.69	27
2009	50.9	73	61.1	74	40.7	64	5.65	14
2008	47.9	119	57.9	119	37.8	118	5.82	11
2007	49	103	59.5	98	38.5	108	4.59	29
2006	56.6	7	67.9	8	45.3	10	4.31	37
2005	56	10	66.6	14	45.4	9	4.73	26
2004	53.8	27	65.1	25	42.6	33	2.06	105
2003	52.7	41	63	54	42.3	37	5.75	12
2002	50.6	79	61.1	74	40.1	77	4.34	35
2001	56.2	8	68.4	7	44	20	2.18	102
2000	52	53	64.2	35	39.7	87	2.36	95
1999	51.3	67	60.5	84	42.2	39	4.58	30
1998	50.8	76	60.1	90	41.5	51	1.79	111
1997	45.9	134	55.6	132	36.2	134	4.26	38
1996	47.8	120	60	92	35.5	140	2.15	103
1995	47.4	124	57.3	123	37.5	122	6.04	8
1994	50.9	73	62.4	60	39.3	95	2.71	80
1993	47.1	125	57	126	37.2	126	2.96	74
1992	48.9	106	58.5	111	39.3	95	3.99	46
1991	53.6	31	63.9	40	43.2	28	7.54	2
1990	50	91	60.9	80	39.1	99	3.43	58
1989	52.3	47	64.5	31	40.1	77	1.95	107
1988	51.4	63	64.3	34	38.5	108	0.75	146
1987	54.6	23	67	10	42.2	39	2.92	76
1986	53.8	27	65.1	25	42.6	33	5.66	13
1985	55.2	18	66.2	18	44.2	19	0.23	148
1984	48.8	108	57.7	120	39.8	84	5.85	10
1983	45.3	139	53.1	146	37.6	120	3.80	48
1982	46.9	128	57.3	123	36.4	133	5.03	22
1981	57.6	5	69.7	3	45.5	7	2.00	106
1980	52	53	63.3	48	40.6	69	0.86	142
1979	47	127	56.3	129	37.6	120	3.23	67
1978	50.5	81	59.4	101	41.6	50	4.57	31
1977	58.5	3	70.1	2	46.9	4	2.45	91
1976	55.4	14	66.2	18	44.6	13	7.76	1
1975	46.9	128	55.6	132	38.1	116	2.65	83
1974	53	35	64.2	35	41.7	47	6.31	6
1973	49.2	102	58.3	114	40.1	77	4.67	28
1972	48.9	106	59.5	98	38.3	114	3.56	52
1971	52.1	51	64.6	29	39.5	92	1.54	123
1970	51.7	59	63.7	41	39.7	87	2.28	97
1969	52.5	45	63.6	43	41.3	58	4.46	33
1968	51.1	71	63.2	51	39	102	4.19	41
1967	51	72	61.8	68	40.3	73	2.25	99
1966	46	133	56.2	130	35.7	138	1.74	114
1965	48.1	116	58	118	38.2	115	4.18	42
1964	48	118	58.9	106	37	130	3.29	64
1963	51.7	59	62	64	41.4	54	4.18	42
1962	49.3	98	60.1	90	38.5	108	2.51	88
1961	44.7	143	54.7	138	34.6	144	2.39	94
1960	51.9	56	62	64	41.7	47	2.40	93
1959	49.3	98	59.8	96	38.9	103	3.51	53
1958	50.2	87	61	77	39.3	95	1.31	130
1957	49.9	93	59.3	102	40.6	69	2.84	77
1956	47.6	123	59.7	97	35.4	141	1.24	133
1955	57.5	6	68.9	6	46.1	5	2.63	85
1954	53.8	27	65.8	21	41.7	47	3.48	54
1953	44.8	142	54.2	142	35.3	142	3.22	68
1952	50.5	81	61	77	39.9	82	1.52	124
1951	45.7	136	54.3	141	37.2	126	5.20	19
1950	43.8	147	53.7	143	33.8	146	3.12	71
1949	50.6	79	62.6	57	38.5	108	1.07	135
1948	55.5	12	66.5	15	44.5	14	1.91	109
1947	48.4	114	58.3	114	38.4	113	6.11	7
1946	55.2	18	66.5	15	44	20	0.96	140
1945	49.3	98	59	104	39.6	90	5.00	23
1944	45.3	139	53.3	145	37.3	125	5.07	21
1943	49	103	60	92	38	117	2.98	72
1942	55.3	16	67.6	9	43	30	1.05	136
1941	54.9	22	65.4	22	44.5	14	1.56	119
1940	48.1	116	59	104	37.2	126	3.19	70
1939	49.5	96	59.9	95	39.1	99	1.26	132
1938	51.6	62	60.2	89	43	30	4.21	40
1937	49	103	57.5	122	40.5	71	3.29	64
1936	47.8	120	58.8	108	36.8	132	1.33	129
1935	48.3	115	56.8	127	39.8	84	0.74	147
1934	51.8	57	63.6	43	39.9	82	0.98	139
1933	50.3	85	60.4	86	40.1	77	0.93	141
1932	51.3	67	62	64	40.7	64	1.00	138
1931	52.3	47	63.1	52	41.4	54	1.55	121
1930	53.6	31	64.6	29	42.6	33	2.35	96
1929	53	35	62.2	62	43.8	24	4.38	34
1928	45.4	138	55.9	131	34.9	143	1.95	107
1927	50.5	81	58.9	106	42	44	4.52	32
1926	47.8	120	58.6	110	37	130	0.82	143
1925	58.2	4	69.1	5	47.3	3	1.64	117
1924	52.3	47	63.1	52	41.5	51	0.78	144
1923	50.2	87	60.8	81	39.7	87	1.76	113
1922	50.9	73	60.3	87	41.4	54	2.84	77
1921	52.8	39	63	54	42.6	33	3.72	49
1920	43.9	146	51.9	148	35.9	136	4.09	45
1919	49.3	98	57.3	123	41.3	58	5.30	18
1918	46.8	131	56.4	128	37.2	126	1.81	110
1917	46.9	128	55.2	135	38.5	108	5.52	16
1916	48.6	111	58.4	113	38.9	103	2.44	92
1915	59.4	1	70.3	1	48.4	1	1.36	128
1914	50.3	85	60	92	40.7	64	1.52	124
1913	52	53	62.5	58	41.5	51	3.41	59
1912	51.4	63	60.6	83	42.2	39	2.75	79
1911	48.6	111	57.6	121	39.6	90	4.23	39
1910	53.3	34	65.3	23	41.2	60	1.13	134
1909	45.1	141	54.6	139	35.6	139	5.14	20
1908	51.8	57	62.7	56	40.8	61	2.69	81
1907	42.3	148	52.4	147	32.1	148	1.48	126
1906	53.7	30	64.4	32	43.1	29	2.96	74
1905	48.7	110	58.7	109	38.7	105	3.29	64
1904	45.5	137	55	136	35.9	136	5.48	17
1903	51.3	67	61.7	69	40.8	61	1.64	117
1902	49.6	95	61.7	69	37.5	122	1.55	121
1901	50.5	81	60.7	82	40.2	75	2.26	98
1900	54.5	24	65.1	25	43.8	24	3.82	47
1899	49.7	94	60.3	87	39.2	98	2.22	101
1898	50.1	89	61	77	39.1	99	2.64	84
1897	49.4	97	58.5	111	40.2	75	7.37	3
1896	55.9	11	66.9	11	44.9	12	3.47	56
1895	55.5	12	66.5	15	44.4	16	3.41	59
1894	53	35	62.2	62	43.8	24	1.70	115
1893	45.9	134	54.5	140	37.4	124	5.61	15
1892	46.8	131	55	136	38.6	107	3.36	62
1891	52.1	51	61.1	74	43	30	2.12	104
1890	52.9	38	63.4	46	42.3	37	0.78	144
1889	52.3	47	64.2	35	40.4	72	2.66	82
1888	51.3	67	62.5	58	40	81	1.45	127
1887	52.6	42	64.4	32	40.7	64	2.48	90
1886	53.9	26	63.3	48	44.4	16	4.32	36
1885	50.1	89	59.5	98	40.7	64	3.62	51
1884	48.8	108	58.1	116	39.5	92	2.97	73
1883	52.6	42	63.4	46	41.8	45	3.48	54
1882	51.4	63	60.5	84	42.2	39	3.47	56
1881	44	145	53.4	144	34.6	144	3.36	62
1880	50.7	77	62	64	39.4	94	1.56	119
1879	50.7	77	61.7	69	39.8	84	1.03	137

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	59.4
2010	58.7
1977	58.5
1925	58.2
1981	57.6
1955	57.5
2006	56.6
2001	56.2
2012	56.1
2005	56

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	42.3
1950	43.8
1920	43.9
1881	44
2018	44.4
1961	44.7
1953	44.8
1909	45.1
1983	45.3
1944	45.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1976	7.76
1991	7.54
1897	7.37
2026	6.83
2013	6.53
1974	6.31
1947	6.11
1995	6.04
2012	5.89
1984	5.85

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	0.23
1935	0.74
1988	0.75
1924	0.78
1890	0.78
1926	0.82
1980	0.86
1933	0.93
1946	0.96
1934	0.98

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 14 April 2026
Coldest night: 32°F; 5 April 2026
Wettest day: 1.48 in; 9 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 6.83 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the wettest April since 1991, 4th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 88°F on Tuesday 14 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Des Moines, IA: a low of 32°F on Sunday 5 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 1.48 in on Thursday 9 April 2026.