Lakeland weather in April: Lakeland, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Lakeland in April has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 61°F, a daily mean of 73°F, rising from 82°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal April, 2.82 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 16°C, 72 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationLakeland 2
- Station IDUSC00084802
- Location27.99°N 82.01°W
- Elevation139 ft (42 m)
- Population124,990
- Jan 74° 51°
- Feb 77° 53°
- Mar 80° 57°
- Apr 85° 61°
- May 90° 67°
- Jun 91° 72°
- Jul 92° 74°
- Aug 92° 74°
- Sep 90° 73°
- Oct 86° 67°
- Nov 80° 59°
- Dec 76° 54°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lakeland in April?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 61°F, for a daily mean of 73.2°F. April is 4.9°F warmer than March and 5.0°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Lakeland and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 82°F on April 1 to 88°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 71°F and 75°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 19%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 82°F | 59°F | 19% | 14% |
| April 8 | 84°F | 60°F | 19% | 14% |
| April 15 | 85°F | 61°F | 19% | 14% |
| April 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 18% | 14% |
| April 30 | 88°F | 64°F | 19% | 14% |
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 | 82°F | 59°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 83°F | 59°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 83°F | 59°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 4 | 83°F | 59°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 5 | 83°F | 60°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 6 | 83°F | 60°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 7 | 84°F | 60°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 8 | 84°F | 60°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 9 | 84°F | 60°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 10 | 84°F | 60°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 11 | 84°F | 61°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 12 | 85°F | 61°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 13 | 85°F | 61°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 14 | 85°F | 61°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 15 | 85°F | 61°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 16 | 85°F | 62°F | 19% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 17 | 85°F | 62°F | 18% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 18 | 86°F | 62°F | 18% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 19 | 86°F | 62°F | 18% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 20 | 86°F | 62°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 21 | 86°F | 62°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 23 | 87°F | 63°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 24 | 87°F | 63°F | 18% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 25 | 87°F | 63°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 26 | 87°F | 63°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 27 | 87°F | 63°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 28 | 87°F | 64°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 29 | 88°F | 64°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 30 | 88°F | 64°F | 19% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 85°FApril average
- Normal low
- 61°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.82 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 26
- Sunshine
- 87%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084802; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lakeland in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around April 30 (19%). In all, 2.82 in falls on 5 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Lakeland, 5 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084802.
What are the records for April in Lakeland?
The warmest April temperature on Lakeland's official record (since 1948) is 96°F, on April 28, 2017; the coldest is 35°F, on April 5, 1987. The wettest April brought 8.48 in (1959).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 73.2°F: 2021 73.7°F (+0.5), 2022 74.7°F (+1.5), 2023 76.9°F (+3.7), 2024 72.3°F (−0.9), 2025 76.3°F (+3.1), 2026 75.5°F (+2.3). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.7°F | +0.5°F | 3.87 in |
| 2022 | 74.7°F | +1.5°F | 3.65 in |
| 2023 | 76.9°F | +3.7°F | 1.22 in |
| 2024 | 72.3°F | −0.9°F | 2.14 in |
| 2025 | 76.3°F | +3.1°F | 0.22 in |
| 2026 | 75.5°F | +2.3°F | 1.40 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record LALthr; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084802. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Lakeland compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, April normal highs run from 76°F in Destin to 87°F in Everglades; Lakeland's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.