Highlands weather in April: Highlands, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Highlands in April has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 50°F, rising from 58°F on the 1st to 66°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal April, 6.98 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 4°C, 177 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationHighlands
- Station IDUSC00314055
- Location35.06°N 83.20°W
- Elevation3,850 ft (1,174 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,119
- Jan 42° 24°
- Feb 46° 26°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 75° 54°
- Jul 78° 58°
- Aug 76° 57°
- Sep 71° 51°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 45° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Highlands in April?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 50.3°F. April is 7.6°F warmer than March and 7.7°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Highlands and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 58°F on April 1 to 66°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 48°F and 53°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 44%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 58°F | 35°F | 42% | 28% |
| April 8 | 60°F | 37°F | 42% | 28% |
| April 15 | 62°F | 38°F | 42% | 29% |
| April 22 | 64°F | 40°F | 43% | 30% |
| April 30 | 66°F | 43°F | 44% | 30% |
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 | 58°F | 35°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 58°F | 35°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 59°F | 35°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 59°F | 36°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 59°F | 36°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 59°F | 36°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 60°F | 36°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 60°F | 37°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 60°F | 37°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 61°F | 37°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 61°F | 37°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 61°F | 38°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 61°F | 38°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 62°F | 38°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 62°F | 38°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 62°F | 39°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 63°F | 39°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 63°F | 39°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 63°F | 40°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 63°F | 40°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 64°F | 40°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 64°F | 40°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 64°F | 41°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 65°F | 41°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 65°F | 41°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 65°F | 41°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 27 | 65°F | 42°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 66°F | 42°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 66°F | 42°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 66°F | 43°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FApril average
- Normal low
- 39°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 6.98 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314055; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Highlands in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around April 30 (44%). In all, 6.98 in falls on 12 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Highlands, 8 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314055.
What are the records for April in Highlands?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 90°F, on April 3, 1946; the coldest is 13°F, on April 1, 1987. The wettest April brought 14.84 in (1895); the snowiest, 9.0 inches (1987).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.3°F: 2021 48.4°F (−1.9), 2022 49.4°F (−0.9), 2023 50.2°F (−0.1), 2024 51.6°F (+1.4), 2025 53.3°F (+3.0), 2026 54.8°F (+4.5). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.4°F | −1.9°F | 5.44 in |
| 2022 | 49.4°F | −0.9°F | 3.48 in |
| 2023 | 50.2°F | −0.1°F | 7.17 in |
| 2024 | 51.6°F | +1.4°F | 5.64 in |
| 2025 | 53.3°F | +3.0°F | 8.46 in |
| 2026 | 54.8°F | +4.5°F | 3.19 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314055; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314055. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Highlands 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; Highlands's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.