Franklin weather in April: Franklin, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Franklin in April has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 55°F, rising from 65°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 4.97 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 5°C, 126 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationFranklin
- Station IDUSC00313228
- Location35.18°N 83.39°W
- Elevation2,125 ft (648 m)
- Population4,362
- Jan 48° 26°
- Feb 53° 29°
- Mar 60° 35°
- Apr 69° 42°
- May 76° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 84° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 79° 57°
- Oct 70° 44°
- Nov 60° 33°
- Dec 51° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Franklin in April?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 55.4°F. April is 7.8°F warmer than March and 7.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Franklin and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 65°F on April 1 to 73°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 53°F and 58°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 65°F | 38°F | 36% | 27% |
| April 8 | 67°F | 40°F | 36% | 27% |
| April 15 | 69°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% |
| April 22 | 71°F | 44°F | 35% | 28% |
| April 30 | 73°F | 46°F | 35% | 28% |
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 | 38°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 65°F | 38°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 66°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 66°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 66°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 66°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 67°F | 40°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 67°F | 40°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 67°F | 40°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 68°F | 40°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 68°F | 41°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 68°F | 41°F | 36% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 69°F | 41°F | 36% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 69°F | 41°F | 36% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 69°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 69°F | 42°F | 36% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 70°F | 42°F | 36% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 70°F | 42°F | 36% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 70°F | 43°F | 36% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 70°F | 43°F | 36% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 71°F | 43°F | 36% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 71°F | 44°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 71°F | 44°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 71°F | 44°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 72°F | 44°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 72°F | 45°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 27 | 72°F | 45°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 72°F | 45°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 72°F | 46°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 73°F | 46°F | 35% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 69°FApril average
- Normal low
- 42°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 4.97 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 6
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 16
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313228; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Franklin in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around April 1 (36%). In all, 4.97 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Franklin, 6 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313228.
What are the records for April in Franklin?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1882) is 91°F, on April 26, 1986; the coldest is 17°F, on April 20, 1983. The wettest April brought 12.20 in (1874); the snowiest, 14.0 inches (1987).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 55.4°F: 2021 53.0°F (−2.4), 2022 54.0°F (−1.4), 2023 55.9°F (+0.5), 2024 57.2°F (+1.8), 2025 59.5°F (+4.1), 2026 60.0°F (+4.6). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.0°F | −2.4°F | 2.45 in |
| 2022 | 54.0°F | −1.4°F | 2.46 in |
| 2023 | 55.9°F | +0.5°F | 5.71 in |
| 2024 | 57.2°F | +1.8°F | 3.03 in |
| 2025 | 59.5°F | +4.1°F | 4.93 in |
| 2026 | 60.0°F | +4.6°F | 2.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00313228; recent months: ACIS, station USC00313228. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Franklin compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, April normal highs run from 53°F in Beech Mountain to 76°F in Hamlet; Franklin's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.