Gastonia weather in April: Gastonia, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Gastonia in April has a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 62°F, rising from 70°F on the 1st to 78°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 3.88 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 10°C, 99 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationGastonia Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053870
- Location35.20°N 81.16°W
- Elevation797 ft (243 m)
- Population85,535
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 58° 36°
- Mar 65° 42°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 58°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 83° 63°
- Oct 74° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gastonia in April?
The normal high is 74°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 62.0°F. April is 8.4°F warmer than March and 7.6°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Gastonia and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 70°F on April 1 to 78°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 60°F and 64°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 70°F | 46°F | 35% | 21% |
| April 8 | 72°F | 48°F | 34% | 21% |
| April 15 | 74°F | 50°F | 33% | 21% |
| April 22 | 76°F | 52°F | 32% | 21% |
| April 30 | 78°F | 54°F | 33% | 20% |
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 | 70°F | 46°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 70°F | 46°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 71°F | 47°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 71°F | 47°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 71°F | 47°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 71°F | 47°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 72°F | 48°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 72°F | 48°F | 34% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 72°F | 48°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 73°F | 49°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 73°F | 49°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 73°F | 49°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 74°F | 49°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 74°F | 50°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 74°F | 50°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 74°F | 50°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 75°F | 50°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 75°F | 51°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 75°F | 51°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 76°F | 51°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 76°F | 52°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 76°F | 52°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 76°F | 52°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 77°F | 52°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 77°F | 53°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 77°F | 53°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 77°F | 53°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 77°F | 53°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 78°F | 54°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 78°F | 54°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 74°FApril average
- Normal low
- 50°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.88 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 21
- Days at 80°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053870; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gastonia in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around April 1 (35%). In all, 3.88 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Gastonia, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053870.
What are the records for April in Gastonia?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 92°F, on April 16, 2006; the coldest is 26°F, on April 3, 2021. The wettest April brought 9.26 in (2003).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 62.0°F: 2021 58.9°F (−3.1), 2022 59.5°F (−2.5), 2023 60.2°F (−1.8), 2024 62.3°F (+0.3), 2025 64.1°F (+2.1), 2026 64.3°F (+2.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.9°F | −3.1°F | 1.76 in |
| 2022 | 59.5°F | −2.5°F | 3.81 in |
| 2023 | 60.2°F | −1.8°F | 7.67 in |
| 2024 | 62.3°F | +0.3°F | 1.89 in |
| 2025 | 64.1°F | +2.1°F | 3.88 in |
| 2026 | 64.3°F | +2.3°F | 0.76 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053870; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053870. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Gastonia 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; Gastonia's is 74°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.