Athens weather in April: Athens, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Athens in April has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 51°F, a daily mean of 62°F, rising from 69°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 5.40 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 11°C, 137 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationAthens
- Station IDUSC00010390
- Location34.78°N 86.95°W
- Elevation689 ft (210 m)
- Population32,587
- Jan 51° 34°
- Feb 56° 37°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 73° 51°
- May 80° 60°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 90° 72°
- Aug 90° 71°
- Sep 85° 65°
- Oct 75° 53°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Athens in April?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 51°F, for a daily mean of 62.3°F. April is 8.3°F warmer than March and 8.1°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Athens and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 69°F on April 1 to 77°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 59°F and 65°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 69°F | 47°F | 35% | 24% |
| April 8 | 71°F | 49°F | 35% | 24% |
| April 15 | 73°F | 51°F | 35% | 25% |
| April 22 | 75°F | 53°F | 36% | 25% |
| April 30 | 77°F | 56°F | 36% | 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 | 69°F | 47°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 70°F | 47°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 70°F | 48°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 70°F | 48°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 71°F | 48°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 71°F | 49°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 71°F | 49°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 8 | 71°F | 49°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 72°F | 49°F | 35% | 24% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 72°F | 50°F | 35% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 72°F | 50°F | 35% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 73°F | 50°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 73°F | 51°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 73°F | 51°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 73°F | 51°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 74°F | 51°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 74°F | 52°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 74°F | 52°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 74°F | 52°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 75°F | 53°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 75°F | 53°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 75°F | 53°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 75°F | 54°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 76°F | 54°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 76°F | 54°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 76°F | 55°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 27 | 76°F | 55°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 76°F | 55°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 77°F | 55°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 77°F | 56°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FApril average
- Normal low
- 51°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 5.40 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 20
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00010390; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Athens in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around April 22 (36%). In all, 5.40 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Athens, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00010390.
What are the records for April in Athens?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1991) is 91°F, on April 18, 2006; the coldest is 23°F, on April 3, 1992. The wettest April brought 12.77 in (2011).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 62.3°F: 2021 60.5°F (−1.8), 2022 60.0°F (−2.3), 2023 59.7°F (−2.6), 2024 62.5°F (+0.2), 2025 65.5°F (+3.2), 2026 66.3°F (+4.0). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.5°F | −1.8°F | 3.73 in |
| 2022 | 60.0°F | −2.3°F | 4.48 in |
| 2023 | 59.7°F | −2.6°F | 4.06 in |
| 2024 | 62.5°F | +0.2°F | 5.26 in |
| 2025 | 65.5°F | +3.2°F | 3.89 in |
| 2026 | 66.3°F | +4.0°F | 4.30 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00010390; recent months: ACIS, station USC00010390. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Athens compare across Alabama?
Across the 80 places PlainClimate covers in Alabama, April normal highs run from 71°F in Valley Head to 81°F in Andalusia; Athens's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.