Amherst weather in April: Amherst, Massachusetts: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Amherst in April has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 51°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 3.79 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 1°C, 96 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationAmherst
- Station IDUSC00190120
- Location42.39°N 72.54°W
- Elevation145 ft (44 m)
- Population40,989
- Jan 34° 14°
- Feb 37° 15°
- Mar 45° 24°
- Apr 58° 34°
- May 70° 45°
- Jun 78° 55°
- Jul 83° 60°
- Aug 82° 58°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 62° 39°
- Nov 50° 29°
- Dec 39° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Amherst in April?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 46.3°F. April is 11.6°F warmer than March and 11.2°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Amherst and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 14°F, from 51°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 44°F and 49°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 51°F | 29°F | 34% | 24% |
| April 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 35% | 24% |
| April 15 | 58°F | 34°F | 37% | 24% |
| April 22 | 61°F | 37°F | 38% | 24% |
| April 30 | 65°F | 40°F | 39% | 24% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 51°F | 29°F | 34% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 52°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 53°F | 30°F | 34% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 53°F | 31°F | 34% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 54°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 54°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 55°F | 32°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 56°F | 32°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 56°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 57°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 57°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 58°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 58°F | 34°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 59°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 59°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 60°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 60°F | 36°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 61°F | 36°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 61°F | 36°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 61°F | 37°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 62°F | 37°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 62°F | 38°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 63°F | 38°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 63°F | 38°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 64°F | 39°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 64°F | 39°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 64°F | 39°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 65°F | 40°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 58°FApril average
- Normal low
- 34°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.79 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00190120; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Amherst in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around April 30 (39%). In all, 3.79 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Amherst, 13 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.0 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00190120.
What are the records for April in Amherst?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 93°F, on April 20, 1976; the coldest is 8°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 8.99 in (1983); the snowiest, 14.0 inches (1982).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 46.3°F: 2021 48.2°F (+1.9), 2022 46.5°F (+0.2), 2023 49.8°F (+3.5), 2024 47.5°F (+1.2), 2025 48.1°F (+1.8), 2026 49.8°F (+3.5). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.2°F | +1.9°F | 4.34 in |
| 2022 | 46.5°F | +0.2°F | 4.33 in |
| 2023 | 49.8°F | +3.5°F | 3.44 in |
| 2024 | 47.5°F | +1.2°F | 3.34 in |
| 2025 | 48.1°F | +1.8°F | 4.48 in |
| 2026 | 49.8°F | +3.5°F | 2.14 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00190120; recent months: ACIS, station USC00190120. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Amherst compare across Massachusetts?
Across the 35 places PlainClimate covers in Massachusetts, April normal highs run from 52°F in Nantucket to 62°F in Maynard; Amherst's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.