Frankfort weather in April: Frankfort, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Frankfort in April has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 57°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal April, 4.55 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 7°C, 116 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationFrankfort Capital City Airport
- Station IDUSW00053841
- Location38.18°N 84.90°W
- Elevation804 ft (245 m)
- Population28,610
- Jan 43° 25°
- Feb 48° 28°
- Mar 57° 35°
- Apr 69° 45°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 65°
- Sep 81° 57°
- Oct 70° 46°
- Nov 57° 36°
- Dec 47° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Frankfort in April?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 56.7°F. April is 10.5°F warmer than March and 8.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Frankfort and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 64°F on April 1 to 73°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 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 45%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 64°F | 40°F | 42% | 26% |
| April 8 | 66°F | 42°F | 42% | 27% |
| April 15 | 69°F | 45°F | 43% | 28% |
| April 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 44% | 29% |
| April 30 | 73°F | 50°F | 45% | 29% |
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 | 64°F | 40°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 64°F | 40°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 64°F | 41°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 65°F | 41°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 65°F | 41°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 65°F | 42°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 66°F | 42°F | 42% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 66°F | 42°F | 42% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 67°F | 43°F | 42% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 67°F | 43°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 67°F | 43°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 68°F | 44°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 68°F | 44°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 68°F | 44°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 69°F | 45°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 69°F | 45°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 69°F | 45°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 70°F | 46°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 70°F | 46°F | 44% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 70°F | 46°F | 44% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 70°F | 47°F | 44% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 71°F | 47°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 71°F | 48°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 72°F | 48°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 72°F | 48°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 72°F | 49°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 72°F | 49°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 73°F | 49°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 73°F | 50°F | 45% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 69°FApril average
- Normal low
- 45°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 4.55 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053841; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Frankfort in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around April 30 (45%). In all, 4.55 in falls on 13 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Frankfort, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053841.
What are the records for April in Frankfort?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 87°F, on April 30, 2007; the coldest is 21°F, on April 3, 2013. The wettest April brought 13.96 in (2011).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.7°F: 2021 54.4°F (−2.3), 2022 54.4°F (−2.3), 2023 55.8°F (−0.9), 2024 59.2°F (+2.5), 2025 58.1°F (+1.4), 2026 62.3°F (+5.6). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.4°F | −2.3°F | 3.29 in |
| 2022 | 54.4°F | −2.3°F | 3.77 in |
| 2023 | 55.8°F | −0.9°F | 2.54 in |
| 2024 | 59.2°F | +2.5°F | 5.43 in |
| 2025 | 58.1°F | +1.4°F | 10.18 in |
| 2026 | 62.3°F | +5.6°F | 3.66 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053841; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053841. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Frankfort compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, April normal highs run from 65°F in Versailles to 73°F in Glasgow; Frankfort's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.