Fitchburg weather in April: Fitchburg, Massachusetts: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Fitchburg in April has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 52°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 3.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 2°C, 96 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationFitchburg Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00004780
- Location42.55°N 71.76°W
- Elevation348 ft (106 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population42,145
- Jan 34° 16°
- Feb 37° 17°
- Mar 45° 25°
- Apr 58° 35°
- May 70° 46°
- Jun 78° 56°
- Jul 83° 62°
- Aug 82° 60°
- Sep 74° 51°
- Oct 62° 40°
- Nov 50° 30°
- Dec 40° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fitchburg in April?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 46.9°F. April is 11.6°F warmer than March and 10.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Fitchburg and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 52°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 45°F and 49°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 | 52°F | 30°F | 39% | 23% |
| April 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 40% | 23% |
| April 15 | 58°F | 35°F | 41% | 23% |
| April 22 | 62°F | 38°F | 41% | 23% |
| April 30 | 65°F | 41°F | 41% | 24% |
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 | 52°F | 30°F | 39% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 52°F | 31°F | 39% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 52°F | 31°F | 40% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 53°F | 31°F | 40% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 53°F | 32°F | 40% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 54°F | 32°F | 40% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 54°F | 32°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 55°F | 33°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 56°F | 33°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 56°F | 34°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 57°F | 34°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 57°F | 35°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 58°F | 35°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 58°F | 35°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 59°F | 36°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 59°F | 36°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 60°F | 36°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 60°F | 37°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 61°F | 37°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 61°F | 37°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 62°F | 38°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 62°F | 38°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 63°F | 38°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 63°F | 39°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 63°F | 39°F | 41% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 64°F | 40°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 64°F | 40°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 65°F | 40°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 65°F | 41°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 58°FApril average
- Normal low
- 35°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.78 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00004780; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fitchburg in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around April 22 (41%). In all, 3.78 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Fitchburg, 9 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00004780.
What are the records for April in Fitchburg?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 94°F, on April 28, 2009; the coldest is 15°F, on April 6, 2016. The wettest April brought 7.66 in (2004).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 46.9°F: 2021 48.6°F (+1.7), 2022 47.6°F (+0.8), 2023 51.3°F (+4.4), 2024 48.4°F (+1.5), 2025 49.8°F (+2.9), 2026 48.7°F (+1.8). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.6°F | +1.7°F | 4.22 in |
| 2022 | 47.6°F | +0.8°F | 3.72 in |
| 2023 | 51.3°F | +4.4°F | 4.21 in |
| 2024 | 48.4°F | +1.5°F | 4.03 in |
| 2025 | 49.8°F | +2.9°F | 3.45 in |
| 2026 | 48.7°F | +1.8°F | 1.69 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00004780; recent months: ACIS, station USW00004780. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Fitchburg compare across Massachusetts?
Across the 35 places PlainClimate covers in Massachusetts, April normal highs run from 52°F in Nantucket to 62°F in Maynard; Fitchburg's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.