Chapel Hill weather in April: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Chapel Hill in April has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 48°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 68°F on the 1st to 76°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 3.56 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 9°C, 90 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationChapel Hill Williams Airport
- Station IDUSW00093785
- Location35.93°N 79.06°W
- Elevation512 ft (156 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population64,028
- Jan 51° 32°
- Feb 55° 34°
- Mar 63° 40°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 62° 40°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Chapel Hill in April?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 48°F, for a daily mean of 60.2°F. April is 8.8°F warmer than March and 7.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Chapel Hill and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 68°F on April 1 to 76°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 58°F and 62°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 | 68°F | 44°F | 36% | 22% |
| April 8 | 70°F | 46°F | 35% | 22% |
| April 15 | 72°F | 48°F | 35% | 21% |
| April 22 | 74°F | 50°F | 35% | 21% |
| April 30 | 76°F | 52°F | 35% | 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 | 68°F | 44°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 68°F | 44°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 69°F | 45°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 69°F | 45°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 69°F | 45°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 70°F | 46°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 70°F | 46°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 70°F | 46°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 70°F | 46°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 71°F | 47°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 71°F | 47°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 71°F | 47°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 72°F | 47°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 72°F | 48°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 72°F | 48°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 73°F | 48°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 73°F | 49°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 73°F | 49°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 73°F | 49°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 74°F | 49°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 74°F | 50°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 74°F | 50°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 74°F | 50°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 75°F | 51°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 75°F | 51°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 75°F | 51°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 75°F | 51°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 76°F | 52°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 76°F | 52°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 76°F | 52°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FApril average
- Normal low
- 48°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.56 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
- 8
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093785; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Chapel Hill in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around April 1 (36%). In all, 3.56 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Chapel Hill, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093785.
How does April in Chapel Hill 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; Chapel Hill's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Chapel Hill in March63°F by day, 40°F at night
- Chapel Hill in May79°F by day, 57°F at night
- Chapel Hill through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in AprilThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hamlet: North Carolina's warmest Aprilnormal high 76°F