Canandaigua weather in April: Canandaigua, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April

Canandaigua in April has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 45°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 62°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal April, 3.21 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 82 mm of precipitation in April.

  • NOAA stationCanandaigua (3 mi S)
  • Station IDUSC00301152
  • Location42.84°N 77.28°W
  • Elevation720 ft (220 m)
  • Population10,476
  1. Jan 33° 18°
  2. Feb 35° 18°
  3. Mar 42° 25°
  4. Apr 55° 35°
  5. May 68° 47°
  6. Jun 77° 57°
  7. Jul 81° 62°
  8. Aug 80° 61°
  9. Sep 74° 54°
  10. Oct 61° 43°
  11. Nov 49° 33°
  12. Dec 38° 25°

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

How warm is Canandaigua in April?

The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 45.3°F. April is 11.8°F warmer than March and 12.2°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Canandaigua and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 14°F, from 48°F on April 1 to 62°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 42°F and 48°F.

Canandaigua 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 47%).

Normal high and low on five days of April, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
April 148°F30°F47%24%
April 851°F32°F47%24%
April 1555°F35°F47%25%
April 2259°F38°F47%25%
April 3062°F41°F45%25%
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
Canandaigua: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of April
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
April 148°F30°F47%24%12 h 40 min
April 249°F30°F47%24%12 h 40 min
April 349°F30°F47%24%12 h 50 min
April 450°F31°F47%24%12 h 50 min
April 550°F31°F47%24%12 h 50 min
April 651°F32°F47%24%13 h
April 751°F32°F47%24%13 h
April 851°F32°F47%24%13 h
April 952°F33°F47%24%13 h
April 1052°F33°F47%25%13 h 10 min
April 1153°F34°F47%25%13 h 10 min
April 1253°F34°F47%25%13 h 10 min
April 1354°F34°F47%25%13 h 20 min
April 1454°F35°F47%25%13 h 20 min
April 1555°F35°F47%25%13 h 20 min
April 1655°F36°F47%25%13 h 20 min
April 1756°F36°F47%25%13 h 30 min
April 1857°F36°F47%25%13 h 30 min
April 1957°F37°F47%25%13 h 30 min
April 2058°F37°F47%25%13 h 30 min
April 2158°F38°F47%25%13 h 40 min
April 2259°F38°F47%25%13 h 40 min
April 2359°F38°F47%25%13 h 40 min
April 2460°F39°F46%25%13 h 50 min
April 2560°F39°F46%25%13 h 50 min
April 2660°F40°F46%25%13 h 50 min
April 2761°F40°F46%25%13 h 50 min
April 2861°F40°F46%25%14 h
April 2962°F41°F45%25%14 h
April 3062°F41°F45%25%14 h
Normal high
55°FApril average
Normal low
35°FApril average
Precipitation
3.21 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
140.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
10
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
Days at 70°F or more
4
Days at 80°F or more
1
Sunshine
65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00301152; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Canandaigua in April?

On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around April 6 (47%). In all, 3.21 in falls on 14 days of a normal April.

In a normal April in Canandaigua, 10 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00301152.

What are the records for April in Canandaigua?

The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1944) is 89°F, on April 28, 2009; the coldest is 10°F, on April 4, 1954. The wettest April brought 6.98 in (2011); the snowiest, 5.6 inches (1947).

The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.3°F: 2021 47.3°F (+2.0), 2022 45.6°F (+0.4), 2023 50.1°F (+4.8), 2024 48.1°F (+2.8), 2025 47.2°F (+1.9), 2026 49.6°F (+4.3). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Canandaigua: April in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AprilMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202147.3°F+2.0°F3.64 in
202245.6°F+0.4°F3.27 in
202350.1°F+4.8°F4.22 in
202448.1°F+2.8°F3.52 in
202547.2°F+1.9°F2.53 in
202649.6°F+4.3°F6.14 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00301152; recent months: ACIS, station USC00301152. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does April in Canandaigua compare across New York?

Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, April normal highs run from 48°F in Cooperstown to 64°F in Mount Sinai; Canandaigua's is 55°F.

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

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