Lexington weather in April: Lexington, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Lexington in April has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 59°F, rising from 69°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal April, 3.96 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 7°C, 101 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationLexington
- Station IDUSC00314970
- Location35.85°N 80.26°W
- Elevation760 ft (232 m)
- Population19,904
- Jan 52° 28°
- Feb 56° 31°
- Mar 64° 37°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 80° 55°
- Jun 86° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 82° 60°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 62° 36°
- Dec 54° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lexington in April?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 59.3°F. April is 8.9°F warmer than March and 8.0°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Lexington and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 69°F on April 1 to 77°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 57°F and 62°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 69°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% |
| April 8 | 71°F | 43°F | 30% | 22% |
| April 15 | 74°F | 45°F | 30% | 22% |
| April 22 | 75°F | 47°F | 30% | 22% |
| April 30 | 77°F | 50°F | 30% | 22% |
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 | 69°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 69°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 70°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 70°F | 42°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 70°F | 42°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 71°F | 42°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 71°F | 43°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 71°F | 43°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 72°F | 43°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 72°F | 44°F | 30% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 72°F | 44°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 73°F | 44°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 73°F | 44°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 73°F | 45°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 74°F | 45°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 74°F | 45°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 74°F | 46°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 74°F | 46°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 75°F | 46°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 75°F | 47°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 75°F | 47°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 75°F | 47°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 76°F | 48°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 76°F | 48°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 76°F | 48°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 76°F | 49°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 76°F | 49°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 77°F | 49°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 77°F | 50°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 77°F | 50°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FApril average
- Normal low
- 45°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.96 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- 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
- 8
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314970; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lexington in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around April 1 (30%). In all, 3.96 in falls on 9 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Lexington, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314970.
What are the records for April in Lexington?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1902) is 95°F, on April 25, 1960; the coldest is 21°F, on April 10, 1985. The wettest April brought 8.94 in (1987).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 59.3°F: 2021 59.9°F (+0.6), 2022 58.8°F (−0.5), 2023 60.5°F (+1.2), 2024 60.7°F (+1.4), 2025 64.0°F (+4.7). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.9°F | +0.6°F | 1.26 in |
| 2022 | 58.8°F | −0.5°F | 3.90 in |
| 2023 | 60.5°F | +1.2°F | 6.03 in |
| 2024 | 60.7°F | +1.4°F | 0.47 in |
| 2025 | 64.0°F | +4.7°F | 1.99 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314970; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314970. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Lexington 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; Lexington's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.