Rockford, IL: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 53.5°F in Rockford, IL, the warmest April since 2010, 12th warmest of 128.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 53.5°F; Warmest since 2010; 12th warmest of 128
Precipitation: 6.46 in; Wettest since 2017; 7th wettest of 128

A normal April in Rockford, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.9°F, between 45.2°F and 52.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.30 in of precipitation, between 1.89 in and 6.21 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Rockford, IL since 1893: 53.5°F in 2026; the highest is 55.9°F, in 1915.

Normal range, 45.2 to 52.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Rockford, IL 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	12	64.7	15	42.2	9	6.46	7	0
2025	49.9	40	61.7	40	38.2	53	2.16	99	0
2024	51.7	20	62.4	30	40.9	16	3.89	45	0
2023	49.2	52	62.2	33	36.2	90	2.68	84	0
2022	46	97	55.6	102	36.4	86	4.48	31	0
2021	52.5	17	63.3	22	41.6	13	1.66	114	0
2020	47.6	81	58	82	37.2	70	2.79	77	0
2019	49.3	50	59.7	60	38.8	43	4.26	35	0
2018	40.4	127	50.8	127	30	128	1.16	124	0
2017	53.2	14	63.9	19	42.5	6	7.13	5	0
2016	49.3	50	59.9	53	38.7	45	2.90	69	0
2015	51	26	63.7	20	38.2	53	3.12	65	0
2014	48.5	63	59.6	62	37.4	65	2.87	72	0
2013	46.8	92	56.9	95	36.7	80	7.94	3	0
2012	50	38	60.9	46	39	37	4.13	39	0
2011	48.9	57	57.7	87	40.1	26	3.40	57	0
2010	54.8	5	67.2	5	42.3	8	2.89	71	0
2009	48.6	60	59.9	53	37.3	67	4.61	28	0
2008	50	38	60.4	49	39.5	30	5.42	16	0
2007	47.3	85	57.7	87	36.8	77	2.73	82	0
2006	52.7	15	64.6	16	40.7	17	4.30	34	0
2005	52.6	16	64.9	13	40.2	23	1.71	112	0
2004	50.4	33	62.9	24	38	55	1.79	108	0
2003	48.4	67	60.3	50	36.5	85	2.33	96	0
2002	48.7	59	58.4	79	38.9	40	3.85	46	0
2001	53.4	13	65.7	9	41.2	14	3.21	61	0
2000	47.7	77	59.3	66	36.1	91	3.66	50	0
1999	49.7	44	59.9	53	39.5	30	7.77	4	0
1998	48.9	57	58.7	74	39	37	4.51	30	0
1997	44.2	114	55.2	108	33.1	119	1.90	105	0
1996	45.2	109	56.9	95	33.4	117	2.90	69	0
1995	44.8	111	54.5	112	35	105	4.56	29	0
1994	50.7	31	62.5	28	38.8	43	2.66	86	0
1993	45.5	102	55.4	107	35.5	98	6.11	11	0
1992	45.9	98	55	109	36.7	80	3.65	51	0
1991	51.6	22	62.8	25	40.5	20	2.15	101	0
1990	48	72	59.1	67	36.9	73	2.83	74	0
1989	46.9	90	57.9	83	35.8	94	0.99	127	0
1988	47.7	77	59.6	62	35.7	96	3.14	64	0
1987	51.1	25	63.6	21	38.5	48	1.98	104	0
1986	52.2	19	64.8	14	39.6	28	2.04	103	0
1985	54.1	10	65.7	9	42.5	6	1.10	125	0
1984	46.9	90	56.2	98	37.5	64	3.09	66	0
1983	43.9	118	53.8	118	34	113	3.85	46	0
1982	44	116	55.5	106	32.5	123	3.47	55	0
1981	51.4	24	63.3	22	39.4	34	5.21	19	0
1980	46.4	95	57.4	90	35.4	100	2.75	80	0
1979	42.9	123	52.6	122	33.1	119	5.20	20	0
1978	47.5	84	59.1	67	35.8	94	3.29	59	0
1977	55.1	3	68.1	4	42	11	2.39	94	0
1976	49.7	44	61.8	38	37.6	60	3.60	53	0
1975	42.5	125	52.1	126	32.9	122	2.39	94	0
1974	50.8	28	61.8	38	39.8	27	3.41	56	0
1973	47.6	81	55.7	101	39.5	30	9.92	1	0
1972	44.5	113	54.1	116	34.9	106	6.21	9	0
1971	48	72	59.8	57	36.1	91	1.79	108	0
1970	48.5	63	57.8	84	39.2	35	3.75	49	0
1969	48.4	67	59.7	60	37	72	4.45	32	0
1968	49.7	44	60.5	48	38.9	40	4.92	24	0
1967	47.8	76	57.8	84	37.8	58	5.30	18	0
1966	44	116	53.5	119	34.6	110	4.96	23	0
1965	45.5	102	54.8	111	36.3	88	4.62	27	0
1964	48.5	63	58.5	76	38.5	48	8.17	2	0
1963	50.7	31	62.5	28	38.9	40	5.51	15	0
1962	47.7	77	58.6	75	36.8	77	2.42	93	0
1961	43	122	52.3	123	33.7	115	2.87	72	0
1960	50.8	28	61	45	40.6	19	5.84	13	0
1959	47.7	77	58.4	79	36.9	73	5.13	21	0
1958	48.6	60	59.9	53	37.3	67	1.90	105	0
1957	49.1	53	59.1	67	39.1	36	4.17	38	0
1956	45.3	107	57.2	91	33.5	116	4.80	25	0
1955	54.6	7	66.9	6	42.2	9	2.99	67	0
1954	50.9	27	62.3	32	39.5	30	5.11	22	0
1953	44.9	110	54.2	115	35.6	97	2.91	68	0
1952	50.3	35	62.2	33	38.4	50	2.49	92	0
1951	45.4	105	54.1	116	36.7	80	2.56	88	0
1950	42.4	126	53.2	121	31.6	125	4.71	26	2
1949	49.1	53	62.8	25	35.4	100	2.62	87	0
1948	54.7	6	66.6	7	42.8	5	1.66	114	0
1947	48.6	60	58.9	70	38.3	52	3.95	43	0
1945	49.8	43	60.9	46	38.7	45	4.33	33	0
1944	45.3	107	55.6	102	34.9	106	4.00	42	0
1943	48.5	63	61.1	44	35.9	93	4.22	36	0
1942	54.9	4	69.4	1	40.4	22	1.06	126	0
1941	54.6	7	66.1	8	43	2	2.75	80	0
1940	47.1	88	58.8	71	35.3	102	3.65	51	0
1939	45.9	98	57	93	34.8	108	2.83	74	0
1938	50.4	33	61.2	43	39.6	28	1.71	112	0
1937	46.7	93	56.4	97	36.9	73	4.02	41	0
1936	44.7	112	56.2	98	33.3	118	1.75	110	0
1935	47.1	88	57.8	84	36.3	88	2.21	97	0
1934	49.9	40	62.4	30	37.4	65	1.60	116	0
1933	46.5	94	58.5	76	34.5	111	2.09	102	0
1932	47.6	81	60.1	52	35.1	103	1.22	123	0
1931	50.3	35	64.3	17	36.4	86	1.89	107	0
1930	50.8	28	64	18	37.6	60	3.19	62	0
1929	51.6	22	62.1	35	41	15	6.20	10	0
1928	45.7	100	57	93	34.5	111	3.29	59	0
1927	48.1	70	58.5	76	37.7	59	7.12	6	0
1926	43.4	120	55.6	102	31.2	126	1.74	111	0
1925	54.6	7	69	3	40.2	23	2.67	85	0
1924	49.5	48	61.3	42	37.6	60	2.52	90	0
1923	47.2	87	59.8	57	34.7	109	1.38	120	0
1922	49.1	53	60.3	50	37.9	56	2.81	76	0
1921	53.6	11	65.4	11	41.7	12	6.29	8	0
1920	42.6	124	52.3	123	33	121	2.76	79	0
1919	48.2	69	57.7	87	38.6	47	4.21	37	0
1918	44.1	115	56	100	32.1	124	3.17	63	0
1917	45.4	105	55.6	102	35.1	103	2.50	91	0
1916	48	72	59.4	65	36.6	83	1.34	121	0
1915	55.9	1	69.3	2	42.9	4	0.28	128	1
1914	47.9	75	58.8	71	37.1	71	1.32	122	0
1913	49.1	53	61.6	41	36.6	83	1.53	117	0
1912	48.1	70	58.2	81	37.9	56	2.55	89	0
1911	45.5	102	54.3	113	36.8	77	5.57	14	0
1910	50.3	35	62.1	35	38.4	50	3.50	54	0
1909	43.8	119	52.3	123	35.5	98	6.01	12	2
1908	49.4	49	59.8	57	39	37	3.34	58	0
1907	39.2	128	48.1	128	30.2	127	2.78	78	1
1906	52.5	17	62	37	43	2	1.46	119	0
1905	49.7	44	58.8	71	40.5	20	2.70	83	0
1904	43.4	120	53.5	119	33.9	114	2.20	98	2
1903	49.9	40	59.5	64	40.2	23	3.95	43	0
1898	46.3	96	54.9	110	37.6	60	2.16	99	0
1897	47.3	85	57.2	91	37.3	67	3.81	48	2
1896	55.5	2	65.1	12	45.3	1	4.08	40	1
1895	51.7	20	62.6	27	40.7	17	1.51	118	0
1893	45.6	101	54.3	113	36.9	73	5.38	17	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	55.9
1896	55.5
1977	55.1
1942	54.9
2010	54.8
1948	54.7
1955	54.6
1941	54.6
1925	54.6
1985	54.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	39.2
2018	40.4
1950	42.4
1975	42.5
1920	42.6
1979	42.9
1961	43
1926	43.4
1904	43.4
1909	43.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1973	9.92
1964	8.17
2013	7.94
1999	7.77
2017	7.13
1927	7.12
2026	6.46
1921	6.29
1972	6.21
1929	6.20

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1915	0.28
1989	0.99
1942	1.06
1985	1.10
2018	1.16
1932	1.22
1914	1.32
1916	1.34
1923	1.38
1906	1.46

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 82°F; 17 April 2026, 14 April 2026
Coldest night: 25°F; 20 April 2026
Wettest day: 1.46 in; 2 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 6.46 in of precipitation in Rockford, IL, the wettest April since 2017, 7th wettest of 128.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Rockford, IL: 82°F on Friday 17 April 2026 and Tuesday 14 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Rockford, IL: a low of 25°F on Monday 20 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Rockford, IL: 1.46 in on Thursday 2 April 2026.