Burlington weather in April: Burlington, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Burlington in April has a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 48°F, a daily mean of 61°F, rising from 69°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 3.83 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 9°C, 97 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationBurlington Alamance Airport
- Station IDUSW00093783
- Location36.05°N 79.48°W
- Elevation617 ft (188 m)
- Population61,365
- Jan 52° 30°
- Feb 56° 33°
- Mar 64° 39°
- Apr 74° 48°
- May 80° 57°
- Jun 88° 65°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 73° 49°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 55° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Burlington in April?
The normal high is 74°F and the normal low 48°F, for a daily mean of 60.7°F. April is 9.2°F warmer than March and 8.0°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Burlington 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 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 59°F and 63°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 69°F | 44°F | 38% | 21% |
| April 8 | 72°F | 46°F | 36% | 21% |
| April 15 | 74°F | 48°F | 34% | 20% |
| April 22 | 76°F | 50°F | 34% | 20% |
| April 30 | 77°F | 52°F | 34% | 21% |
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 | 44°F | 38% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 70°F | 44°F | 38% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 70°F | 44°F | 37% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 70°F | 45°F | 37% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 71°F | 45°F | 37% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 71°F | 45°F | 37% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 71°F | 45°F | 36% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 72°F | 46°F | 36% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 72°F | 46°F | 36% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 72°F | 46°F | 36% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 73°F | 47°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 73°F | 47°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 73°F | 47°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 73°F | 47°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 74°F | 48°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 74°F | 48°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 74°F | 48°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 75°F | 49°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 75°F | 49°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 75°F | 49°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 75°F | 50°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 76°F | 50°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 76°F | 50°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 76°F | 50°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 76°F | 51°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 76°F | 51°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 77°F | 51°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 77°F | 52°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 77°F | 52°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 77°F | 52°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 74°FApril average
- Normal low
- 48°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.83 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 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093783; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Burlington in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around April 1 (38%). In all, 3.83 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Burlington, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093783.
What are the records for April in Burlington?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 92°F, on April 19, 2002; the coldest is 25°F, on April 3, 2021. The wettest April brought 6.72 in (2017).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 60.7°F: 2021 59.5°F (−1.3), 2022 58.9°F (−1.9), 2023 59.6°F (−1.1), 2024 61.5°F (+0.8), 2025 63.1°F (+2.4), 2026 62.8°F (+2.1). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.5°F | −1.3°F | 1.72 in |
| 2022 | 58.9°F | −1.9°F | 2.31 in |
| 2023 | 59.6°F | −1.1°F | 6.12 in |
| 2024 | 61.5°F | +0.8°F | 0.98 in |
| 2025 | 63.1°F | +2.4°F | 2.18 in |
| 2026 | 62.8°F | +2.1°F | 0.76 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093783; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093783. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Burlington compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, April normal highs run from 53°F in Beech Mountain to 76°F in Hamlet; Burlington's is 74°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.