Dubuque, IA: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 52.3°F in Dubuque, IA, the warmest April since 2010, 15th warmest of 152.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 52.3°F; Warmest since 2010; 15th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 8.73 in; Wettest on record; Wettest of 153, provisional

A normal April in Dubuque, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.7°F, between 44.3°F and 52°F in eight years of ten and 3.94 in of precipitation, between 1.90 in and 6.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Dubuque, IA since 1875: 52.3°F in 2026; the highest is 57.7°F, in 1915.

Normal range, 44.3 to 52°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Dubuque, IA from 1874 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	52.3	15	62.6	18	42.1	17	8.73	1	0
2025	48.9	61	59.5	56	38.3	78	2.77	88	0
2024	49.8	46	59.7	52	40	41	4.82	26	0
2023	48.1	82	60.1	46	36	116	2.08	114	0
2022	43.7	138	52.5	143	34.9	133	4.20	42	0
2021	49.3	57	59.8	49	38.8	66	1.91	123	0
2020	45.5	119	56.7	101	34.3	140	1.89	125	0
2019	47.8	85	57.9	79	37.6	92	4.20	42	0
2018	38.8	152	49	152	28.5	152	1.59	131	0
2017	50.6	34	60.5	42	40.7	31	5.00	24	0
2016	47.6	91	57.2	93	38.1	81	2.52	95	0
2015	49.9	43	62.2	24	37.6	92	1.90	124	0
2014	46	115	56.6	102	35.4	126	5.99	16	0
2013	44.4	130	54.4	122	34.4	137	8.54	2	0
2012	48.9	61	59.1	65	38.7	69	2.29	104	0
2011	46.3	112	55.2	117	37.4	99	5.07	23	0
2010	53.9	10	64.7	9	43	9	5.78	17	0
2009	46.9	108	57.8	84	36	116	4.22	40	0
2008	47	105	56.3	105	37.7	90	6.03	15	0
2007	45.8	117	55.8	112	35.7	121	6.08	13	0
2006	52	19	62.9	15	41	26	6.60	11	0
2005	52.2	16	63.8	13	40.5	34	2.26	107	0
2004	49.3	57	61.4	28	37.3	103	1.28	142	0
2003	47.7	87	59.3	60	36.1	114	2.84	86	0
2002	47.7	87	56.8	100	38.5	72	4.00	49	0
2001	52.2	16	63.5	14	40.9	28	2.79	87	0
2000	47.2	102	57.9	79	36.6	110	3.35	70	0
1999	50	41	58.4	75	41.7	21	6.64	10	0
1998	48.7	68	57.3	91	40.2	38	5.10	22	0
1997	43.9	137	53.8	131	34	142	3.13	76	0
1996	44.3	132	55.5	115	33.2	147	2.09	113	0
1995	43.6	141	52.8	140	34.4	137	5.14	21	0
1994	48.3	75	59.2	63	37.3	103	3.10	77	0
1993	44.4	130	53.3	134	35.5	123	4.61	28	0
1992	45.2	121	53.8	131	36.7	109	3.82	53	0
1991	50.9	29	60.5	42	41.3	23	3.88	52	0
1990	47.5	94	57.7	86	37.4	99	2.27	105	0
1989	46.5	109	57.2	93	35.8	119	2.32	103	0
1988	47.5	94	59.4	58	35.5	123	2.21	109	0
1987	51.5	23	62.8	16	40.2	38	1.53	134	0
1986	50.8	31	62	26	39.7	46	2.74	90	0
1985	54	8	64.8	8	43.2	8	0.81	151	0
1984	47.7	87	57.4	90	38	84	4.08	46	0
1983	43.4	143	52.3	144	34.5	136	3.39	68	0
1982	43.2	145	54.7	121	31.7	151	1.95	120	0
1981	51.2	25	61.2	31	41.1	25	5.72	18	0
1980	47.9	84	58.8	70	37	107	1.78	127	0
1979	43.7	138	52.9	138	34.4	137	2.37	102	0
1978	47.4	97	57.3	91	37.6	92	4.14	44	0
1977	54.1	7	65.6	4	42.7	12	2.93	83	0
1976	49.7	47	60.9	35	38.4	74	3.74	56	0
1975	41.2	151	49.2	151	33.3	145	3.78	55	0
1974	49.2	60	59.8	49	38.5	72	4.21	41	0
1973	45.2	121	52.9	138	37.5	97	6.30	12	0
1972	43.7	138	52.8	140	34.6	135	5.50	20	0
1971	47.6	91	59.5	56	35.8	119	1.37	139	0
1970	48.7	68	59	68	38.4	74	2.04	117	0
1969	49.6	50	60.1	46	39	60	3.46	66	0
1968	49.9	43	61.6	27	38.3	78	7.47	5	0
1967	48.2	78	57.5	88	39	60	5.53	19	0
1966	44.7	128	54.3	124	35.1	128	2.88	85	0
1965	45.3	120	54.2	126	36.5	111	6.92	8	0
1964	47.4	97	57.5	88	37.4	99	7.69	4	0
1963	49.5	52	61.1	32	37.9	86	4.30	38	0
1962	45.9	116	56.3	105	35.5	123	4.05	48	0
1961	41.7	148	50.7	148	32.8	148	3.79	54	0
1960	48.9	61	58.5	74	39.2	58	4.91	25	0
1959	46.2	114	56.4	104	35.9	118	6.04	14	0
1958	47.3	100	58.2	76	36.3	112	3.89	51	0
1957	48.3	75	57.8	84	38.8	66	2.71	91	0
1956	44.1	135	55.8	112	32.4	150	3.72	58	0
1955	53.6	13	64.4	11	42.8	10	4.34	32	0
1954	49.7	47	60.7	40	38.6	71	7.23	7	0
1953	42.8	146	51.9	145	33.7	144	2.47	99	0
1952	49.4	54	60.7	40	38.1	81	1.14	144	0
1951	43.4	143	52.6	142	34.3	140	4.33	35	0
1950	41.7	148	50.1	150	33.3	145	4.31	37	0
1949	49.4	54	60.8	38	37.9	86	1.94	121	0
1948	54.5	6	64.6	10	44.3	5	2.98	79	0
1947	47	105	55.9	110	38.1	81	6.84	9	0
1946	54	8	65.3	6	42.6	14	0.85	149	0
1945	49.6	50	58.8	70	40.3	36	3.61	62	0
1944	45.2	121	54.1	127	36.3	112	3.62	61	0
1943	47.8	85	57.9	79	37.6	92	3.27	73	0
1942	55.1	2	66	3	44.1	6	2.96	81	0
1941	54.7	5	64.2	12	45.2	2	3.18	74	0
1940	47.1	103	56.6	102	37.5	97	2.42	100	0
1939	46.5	109	55.9	110	37.1	106	2.98	79	0
1938	50.8	31	59.8	49	41.8	20	2.01	119	0
1937	47.3	100	54.8	120	39.7	46	3.29	71	0
1936	45.2	121	54.3	124	36.1	114	0.84	150	0
1935	47	105	55.1	118	38.9	64	1.57	132	0
1934	49.7	47	59.6	55	39.7	46	1.03	147	0
1933	47.7	87	56.2	108	39.3	55	1.53	134	0
1932	48.2	78	57.9	79	38.4	74	1.81	126	0
1931	51.1	27	61.3	29	40.8	30	1.43	138	0
1930	50.6	34	60.5	42	40.7	31	4.34	32	0
1929	51	28	59.7	52	42.3	15	3.47	65	0
1928	44.2	134	53	137	35.4	126	1.71	128	0
1927	48.3	75	56.3	105	40.4	35	4.12	45	0
1926	44.5	129	53.9	130	35	132	2.24	108	0
1925	54.9	4	66.4	2	43.3	7	2.17	110	0
1924	49.4	54	58.8	70	39.9	43	1.12	145	0
1923	47.1	103	57.1	97	37	107	1.48	137	0
1922	48.8	66	57.9	79	39.7	46	2.89	84	0
1921	52.9	14	62.5	20	42.7	12	4.70	27	2
1920	42.8	146	50.9	147	34.7	134	3.91	50	0
1919	48.9	61	57.2	93	40.7	31	4.47	29	0
1918	44.1	135	53.2	135	35.1	128	2.16	111	0
1917	46.3	112	54.9	119	37.8	89	2.05	115	0
1916	48.2	78	57	98	39.3	55	2.69	93	0
1915	57.7	1	68.4	1	47	1	0.38	153	0
1914	48.5	71	58.1	78	38.9	64	1.53	134	0
1913	50.9	29	61	34	40.9	28	1.70	129	0
1912	49.9	43	59.7	52	40	41	2.49	97	0
1911	46.4	111	54.4	122	38.4	74	3.17	75	0
1910	51.3	24	62.8	16	39.9	43	3.40	67	0
1909	43.5	142	51.8	146	35.1	128	7.40	6	0
1908	48.8	66	59	68	38.7	69	2.50	96	0
1907	41.6	150	50.5	149	32.7	149	2.48	98	0
1906	52.2	16	62.4	21	42.1	17	1.16	143	0
1905	48.2	78	56.9	99	39.4	54	3.07	78	0
1904	44.3	132	53.5	133	35.1	128	2.05	115	0
1903	49.5	52	59.3	60	39.8	45	3.29	71	0
1902	48.5	71	58.7	73	38.3	78	1.11	146	0
1901	50.1	39	59.9	48	40.3	36	1.01	148	0
1900	51.6	22	62.3	22	41	26	2.39	101	0
1899	50.6	34	61.1	32	40.1	40	4.24	39	0
1898	47.5	94	57.2	93	37.9	86	4.06	47	0
1897	47.6	91	55.5	115	39.6	52	3.39	68	0
1896	55.1	2	65.3	6	44.8	4	7.80	3	0
1895	53.9	10	65.5	5	42.3	15	0.49	152	0
1894	51.9	20	60.9	35	42.8	10	2.27	105	0
1893	45.2	121	53.1	136	37.3	103	4.32	36	0
1892	45.7	118	54	129	37.4	99	4.37	31	0
1891	50.8	31	59.4	58	42.1	17	1.63	130	0
1890	51.2	25	61.3	29	41.2	24	2.94	82	0
1889	50	41	60.4	45	39.7	46	3.56	63	0
1888	48.1	82	58.2	76	38	84	2.58	94	0
1887	50.5	37	62.1	25	39	60	1.37	139	0
1886	51.8	21	62.3	22	41.4	22	2.12	112	0
1885	47.4	97	55.8	112	39	60	3.69	59	0
1884	48.5	71	59.2	63	37.7	90	2.77	88	0
1883	50.1	39	60.9	35	39.2	58	1.93	122	0
1882	48.4	74	59.1	65	37.6	92	4.47	29	0
1881	44.9	127	54.1	127	35.7	121	1.30	141	0
1880	48.9	61	59.1	65	38.8	66	3.51	64	0
1879	50.3	38	60.8	38	39.7	46	2.02	118	0
1878	53.9	10	62.6	18	45.1	3	4.34	32	0
1877	49.3	57	59.3	60	39.3	55	3.74	56	0
1876	48.6	70	57.6	87	39.5	53	3.63	60	0
1875	45	126	56	109	33.9	143	2.71	91	0
1874							1.54	133	30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	57.7
1942	55.1
1896	55.1
1925	54.9
1941	54.7
1948	54.5
1977	54.1
1985	54
1946	54
2010	53.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	38.8
1975	41.2
1907	41.6
1961	41.7
1950	41.7
1953	42.8
1920	42.8
1982	43.2
1983	43.4
1951	43.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	8.73
2013	8.54
1896	7.80
1964	7.69
1968	7.47
1909	7.40
1954	7.23
1965	6.92
1947	6.84
1999	6.64

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1915	0.38
1895	0.49
1985	0.81
1936	0.84
1946	0.85
1901	1.01
1934	1.03
1902	1.11
1924	1.12
1952	1.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 23 April 2026, 22 April 2026, 14 April 2026
Coldest night: 25°F; 7 April 2026
Wettest day: 1.75 in; 2 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 8.73 in of precipitation in Dubuque, IA, the wettest April on record, in 153 years since 1874; provisional.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Dubuque, IA: 81°F on Thursday 23 April 2026, Wednesday 22 April 2026 and Tuesday 14 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Dubuque, IA: a low of 25°F on Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Dubuque, IA: 1.75 in on Thursday 2 April 2026.