Morganton weather in April: Morganton, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Morganton in April has a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 58°F, rising from 66°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal April, 4.29 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 7°C, 109 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationMorganton
- Station IDUSC00315838
- Location35.73°N 81.67°W
- Elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
- Population17,825
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 62°
- Jul 88° 66°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 80° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 61° 35°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Morganton in April?
The normal high is 71°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 57.7°F. April is 9.0°F warmer than March and 8.1°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Morganton and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 66°F on April 1 to 75°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 55°F and 60°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 66°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% |
| April 8 | 68°F | 43°F | 32% | 22% |
| April 15 | 71°F | 45°F | 32% | 23% |
| April 22 | 73°F | 47°F | 33% | 23% |
| April 30 | 75°F | 49°F | 34% | 23% |
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 | 66°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 66°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 67°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 67°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 67°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 68°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 68°F | 42°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 68°F | 43°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 69°F | 43°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 69°F | 43°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 69°F | 44°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 70°F | 44°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 70°F | 44°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 70°F | 45°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 71°F | 45°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 71°F | 45°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 71°F | 45°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 72°F | 46°F | 32% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 72°F | 46°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 72°F | 46°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 72°F | 47°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 73°F | 47°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 73°F | 47°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 73°F | 47°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 74°F | 48°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 74°F | 48°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 74°F | 48°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 74°F | 49°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 74°F | 49°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 75°F | 49°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 71°FApril average
- Normal low
- 45°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 4.29 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
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315838; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Morganton in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around April 30 (34%). In all, 4.29 in falls on 9 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Morganton, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315838.
What are the records for April in Morganton?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 94°F, on April 24, 1925; the coldest is 20°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 8.93 in (1958); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (1987).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.7°F: 2021 56.4°F (−1.3), 2022 56.8°F (−0.9), 2023 58.1°F (+0.4), 2024 60.3°F (+2.5), 2025 60.9°F (+3.2), 2026 63.1°F (+5.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.4°F | −1.3°F | 2.62 in |
| 2022 | 56.8°F | −0.9°F | 2.88 in |
| 2023 | 58.1°F | +0.4°F | 6.43 in |
| 2024 | 60.3°F | +2.5°F | 2.80 in |
| 2025 | 60.9°F | +3.2°F | 4.66 in |
| 2026 | 63.1°F | +5.4°F | 1.48 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315838; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315838. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Morganton 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; Morganton's is 71°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.