Cookeville weather in April: Cookeville, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Cookeville in April has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 57°F, rising from 65°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 5.35 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 6°C, 136 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationCookeville
- Station IDUSC00402009
- Location36.11°N 85.50°W
- Elevation1,090 ft (332 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population37,102
- Jan 47° 27°
- Feb 51° 29°
- Mar 60° 35°
- Apr 70° 43°
- May 78° 53°
- Jun 84° 62°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 87° 64°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 72° 45°
- Nov 60° 35°
- Dec 51° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cookeville in April?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 56.5°F. April is 8.8°F warmer than March and 8.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Cookeville and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 65°F on April 1 to 74°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 54°F and 59°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 65°F | 39°F | 41% | 28% |
| April 8 | 68°F | 41°F | 40% | 28% |
| April 15 | 70°F | 43°F | 40% | 28% |
| April 22 | 72°F | 45°F | 40% | 28% |
| April 30 | 74°F | 48°F | 40% | 27% |
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 | 65°F | 39°F | 41% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 66°F | 39°F | 41% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 66°F | 39°F | 41% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 66°F | 40°F | 41% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 67°F | 40°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 67°F | 40°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 67°F | 41°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 68°F | 41°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 68°F | 41°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 68°F | 41°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 69°F | 42°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 69°F | 42°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 69°F | 42°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 70°F | 43°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 70°F | 43°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 70°F | 43°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 70°F | 44°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 71°F | 44°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 71°F | 44°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 71°F | 45°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 72°F | 45°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 72°F | 45°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 72°F | 46°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 72°F | 46°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 73°F | 46°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 73°F | 47°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 73°F | 47°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 73°F | 47°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 74°F | 48°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 74°F | 48°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FApril average
- Normal low
- 43°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 5.35 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00402009; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cookeville in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around April 1 (41%). In all, 5.35 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Cookeville, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00402009.
What are the records for April in Cookeville?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 96°F, on April 12, 1896; the coldest is 20°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 11.64 in (2011); the snowiest, 1.0 inches (1971).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.5°F: 2021 54.1°F (−2.4), 2022 55.6°F (−0.9), 2023 56.9°F (+0.4), 2024 59.5°F (+3.0), 2025 61.8°F (+5.3). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.1°F | −2.4°F | 3.49 in |
| 2022 | 55.6°F | −0.9°F | 5.45 in |
| 2023 | 56.9°F | +0.4°F | 3.75 in |
| 2024 | 59.5°F | +3.0°F | 4.93 in |
| 2025 | 61.8°F | +5.3°F | 4.17 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00402009; recent months: ACIS, station USC00402009. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Cookeville 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; Cookeville's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.