Cleveland weather in April: Cleveland, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April

Cleveland in April has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 68°F on the 1st to 76°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 5.01 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 8°C, 127 mm of precipitation in April.

  • NOAA stationCleveland Filter Plant
  • Station IDUSC00401808
  • Location35.22°N 84.79°W
  • Elevation842 ft (257 m)
  • Population50,232
  1. Jan 50° 29°
  2. Feb 55° 33°
  3. Mar 63° 39°
  4. Apr 72° 47°
  5. May 80° 56°
  6. Jun 86° 64°
  7. Jul 89° 68°
  8. Aug 88° 67°
  9. Sep 83° 60°
  10. Oct 73° 48°
  11. Nov 61° 37°
  12. Dec 53° 32°

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

How warm is Cleveland in April?

The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 59.5°F. April is 8.7°F warmer than March and 8.0°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Cleveland and the 5th 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 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 57°F and 62°F.

Cleveland 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 40%).

Normal high and low on five days of April, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
April 168°F42°F40%27%
April 870°F44°F40%26%
April 1573°F47°F39%27%
April 2274°F49°F40%26%
April 3076°F51°F39%26%
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
Cleveland: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of April
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
April 168°F42°F40%27%12 h 30 min
April 268°F43°F40%27%12 h 30 min
April 369°F43°F40%27%12 h 40 min
April 469°F43°F40%27%12 h 40 min
April 569°F44°F40%27%12 h 40 min
April 670°F44°F40%27%12 h 40 min
April 770°F44°F40%26%12 h 50 min
April 870°F44°F40%26%12 h 50 min
April 971°F45°F40%26%12 h 50 min
April 1071°F45°F40%26%12 h 50 min
April 1171°F45°F40%27%12 h 50 min
April 1272°F46°F40%27%13 h
April 1372°F46°F39%27%13 h
April 1472°F46°F39%27%13 h
April 1573°F47°F39%27%13 h
April 1673°F47°F39%26%13 h
April 1773°F47°F39%26%13 h 10 min
April 1873°F48°F39%26%13 h 10 min
April 1974°F48°F39%26%13 h 10 min
April 2074°F48°F40%26%13 h 10 min
April 2174°F48°F40%26%13 h 10 min
April 2274°F49°F40%26%13 h 20 min
April 2375°F49°F40%26%13 h 20 min
April 2475°F49°F40%26%13 h 20 min
April 2575°F50°F40%26%13 h 20 min
April 2675°F50°F40%26%13 h 30 min
April 2776°F50°F39%26%13 h 30 min
April 2876°F51°F39%26%13 h 30 min
April 2976°F51°F39%26%13 h 30 min
April 3076°F51°F39%26%13 h 30 min
Normal high
72°FApril average
Normal low
47°FApril average
Precipitation
5.01 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
120.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
2
Daylight
12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
Days at 70°F or more
19
Days at 80°F or more
6
Sunshine
75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00401808; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Cleveland in April?

On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around April 1 (40%). In all, 5.01 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal April in Cleveland, 2 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00401808.

What are the records for April in Cleveland?

The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1955) is 91°F, on April 27, 1986; the coldest is 20°F, on April 3, 1992. The wettest April brought 12.40 in (1964); the snowiest, 3.0 inches (1971).

The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 59.5°F: 2021 57.5°F (−2.0), 2022 57.7°F (−1.8), 2023 58.4°F (−1.1), 2024 61.1°F (+1.6), 2026 64.5°F (+5.0). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Cleveland: April in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AprilMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202157.5°F−2.0°F1.57 in
202257.7°F−1.8°F3.01 in
202358.4°F−1.1°F3.72 in
202461.1°F+1.6°F2.78 in
202664.5°F+5.0°F3.48 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00401808; recent months: ACIS, station USC00401808. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does April in Cleveland compare across Tennessee?

Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, April normal highs run from 65°F in Roan Mountain to 75°F in Ardmore; Cleveland's is 72°F.

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

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