Fayetteville weather in April: Fayetteville, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Fayetteville in April has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 57°F, rising from 66°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 5.01 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 7°C, 127 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationFayetteville Drake Field
- Station IDUSW00093993
- Location36.01°N 94.17°W
- Elevation1,251 ft (381 m)
- Population103,134
- Jan 48° 25°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 61° 36°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 71° 45°
- Nov 59° 35°
- Dec 50° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fayetteville in April?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 57.1°F. April is 8.7°F warmer than March and 8.2°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Fayetteville and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 66°F on April 1 to 73°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 60°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 | 66°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% |
| April 8 | 68°F | 42°F | 35% | 23% |
| April 15 | 70°F | 44°F | 36% | 24% |
| April 22 | 71°F | 46°F | 37% | 24% |
| April 30 | 73°F | 49°F | 38% | 25% |
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 | 66°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 66°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 67°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 67°F | 41°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 67°F | 41°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 68°F | 42°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 68°F | 42°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 68°F | 42°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 68°F | 43°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 69°F | 43°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 69°F | 43°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 69°F | 43°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 69°F | 44°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 70°F | 44°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 70°F | 44°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 70°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 70°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 70°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 71°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 71°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 71°F | 46°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 71°F | 46°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 71°F | 47°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 72°F | 47°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 72°F | 47°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 72°F | 48°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 72°F | 48°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 72°F | 48°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 73°F | 49°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 73°F | 49°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FApril average
- Normal low
- 45°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 5.01 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- 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
- 4
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093993; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fayetteville in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around April 30 (38%). In all, 5.01 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Fayetteville, 3 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093993.
How humid and windy is Fayetteville in April?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 70°F with 52% relative humidity and a dew point of 52°F; at 6 a.m. it is 53°F with 87% humidity. The wind averages 7.4 mph, most often from the south-southwest in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 53°F | 49°F | 87% | 4.9 mph | 56% |
| 9 a.m. | 62°F | 51°F | 67% | 9.3 mph | 56% |
| noon | 68°F | 51°F | 55% | 11.0 mph | 55% |
| 3 p.m. | 70°F | 52°F | 52% | 11.1 mph | 49% |
| 6 p.m. | – | – | – | – | 61% |
| 9 p.m. | 59°F | 52°F | 77% | 5.1 mph | 65% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093993. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for April in Fayetteville?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 93°F, on April 17, 2006; the coldest is 17°F, on April 8, 2007. The wettest April brought 15.28 in (2011); the snowiest, 1.0 inches (1957).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.1°F: 2021 55.7°F (−1.4), 2022 59.2°F (+2.1), 2023 57.5°F (+0.4), 2024 61.6°F (+4.5), 2025 61.6°F (+4.5), 2026 64.1°F (+7.0). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.7°F | −1.4°F | 6.63 in |
| 2022 | 59.2°F | +2.1°F | 3.94 in |
| 2023 | 57.5°F | +0.4°F | 1.80 in |
| 2024 | 61.6°F | +4.5°F | 4.30 in |
| 2025 | 61.6°F | +4.5°F | 14.29 in |
| 2026 | 64.1°F | +7.0°F | 5.79 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093993; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093993. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Fayetteville compare across Arkansas?
Across the 86 places PlainClimate covers in Arkansas, April normal highs run from 64°F in Deer to 78°F in Crossett; Fayetteville's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.