Avoca weather in April: Avoca, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April

Avoca in April has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 50°F, rising from 54°F on the 1st to 68°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 3.26 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 4°C, 83 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in April.

  • NOAA stationWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
  • Station IDUSW00014777
  • Location41.33°N 75.73°W
  • Elevation930 ft (284 m)
  • From the centerunder 1 mile
  • Population2,554
  1. Jan 36° 20°
  2. Feb 39° 22°
  3. Mar 48° 29°
  4. Apr 61° 39°
  5. May 72° 50°
  6. Jun 80° 58°
  7. Jul 85° 63°
  8. Aug 82° 61°
  9. Sep 75° 54°
  10. Oct 63° 43°
  11. Nov 51° 34°
  12. Dec 40° 26°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Avoca in April?

The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 50.2°F. April is 11.9°F warmer than March and 10.7°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Avoca and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 14°F, from 54°F on April 1 to 68°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 48°F and 53°F.

Avoca in April, day by day: normal high and low

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 41%).

Normal high and low on five days of April, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
April 154°F34°F40%23%
April 858°F36°F41%23%
April 1561°F39°F41%24%
April 2264°F42°F41%24%
April 3068°F45°F41%24%
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
Avoca: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of April
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
April 154°F34°F40%23%12 h 40 min
April 255°F34°F40%23%12 h 40 min
April 355°F35°F40%23%12 h 40 min
April 456°F35°F40%23%12 h 50 min
April 556°F35°F40%23%12 h 50 min
April 657°F36°F40%23%12 h 50 min
April 757°F36°F40%23%13 h
April 858°F36°F41%23%13 h
April 958°F37°F41%23%13 h
April 1059°F37°F41%23%13 h
April 1159°F38°F41%23%13 h 10 min
April 1260°F38°F41%23%13 h 10 min
April 1360°F38°F41%24%13 h 10 min
April 1461°F39°F41%24%13 h 10 min
April 1561°F39°F41%24%13 h 20 min
April 1662°F40°F41%24%13 h 20 min
April 1762°F40°F41%24%13 h 20 min
April 1863°F40°F41%24%13 h 20 min
April 1963°F41°F41%24%13 h 30 min
April 2063°F41°F41%24%13 h 30 min
April 2164°F42°F41%24%13 h 30 min
April 2264°F42°F41%24%13 h 30 min
April 2365°F42°F41%24%13 h 40 min
April 2465°F43°F41%24%13 h 40 min
April 2566°F43°F41%24%13 h 40 min
April 2666°F43°F41%24%13 h 40 min
April 2767°F44°F41%24%13 h 50 min
April 2867°F44°F41%24%13 h 50 min
April 2967°F44°F41%24%13 h 50 min
April 3068°F45°F41%24%13 h 50 min
Normal high
61°FApril average
Normal low
39°FApril average
Precipitation
3.26 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
120.01 inch or more
Snowfall
0.8 inmonth total
Nights at 32°F or colder
7
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
Days at 70°F or more
6
Days at 80°F or more
1
Sunshine
66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014777; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain or snow in Avoca in April?

On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around April 22 (41%). In all, 3.26 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal April in Avoca, 7 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.

Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014777.

How humid and windy is Avoca in April?

At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 63°F with 41% relative humidity and a dew point of 39°F; at 6 a.m. it is 47°F with 74% humidity. The wind averages 7.3 mph, most often from the west-northwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.

A normal April day at the station, hour by hour (local standard time)
TimeTemperatureDew pointHumidityWindClear or few clouds
6 a.m.47°F39°F74%5.0 mph56%
9 a.m.54°F40°F57%7.4 mph54%
noon61°F39°F45%9.8 mph55%
3 p.m.63°F39°F41%10.6 mph56%
6 p.m.61°F39°F43%9.4 mph53%
9 p.m.55°F39°F56%6.1 mph58%

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00014777. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).

What are the records for April in Avoca?

The warmest April temperature on Avoca's official record (since 1901) is 93°F, on April 27, 2009; the coldest is 8°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 9.56 in (1983); the snowiest, 26.7 inches (1983).

The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.2°F: 2021 50.9°F (+0.7), 2022 49.1°F (−1.1), 2023 55.0°F (+4.8), 2024 52.4°F (+2.2), 2025 50.6°F (+0.4), 2026 52.6°F (+2.4). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Avoca: April in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AprilMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202150.9°F+0.7°F2.05 in
202249.1°F−1.1°F6.16 in
202355.0°F+4.8°F4.52 in
202452.4°F+2.2°F3.47 in
202550.6°F+0.4°F2.96 in
202652.6°F+2.4°F3.55 in

Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record AVPthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014777. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does April in Avoca compare across Pennsylvania?

Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, April normal highs run from 54°F in Laporte to 67°F in Schenley; Avoca's is 61°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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