Murphy weather in April: Murphy, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Murphy in April has a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 56°F, rising from 67°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 5.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 5°C, 132 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationMurphy (4 mi ESE)
- Station IDUSC00316001
- Location35.07°N 83.97°W
- Elevation1,600 ft (488 m)
- Population1,693
- Jan 50° 25°
- Feb 54° 28°
- Mar 62° 34°
- Apr 71° 41°
- May 78° 51°
- Jun 84° 59°
- Jul 87° 63°
- Aug 86° 62°
- Sep 81° 56°
- Oct 72° 43°
- Nov 61° 33°
- Dec 53° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Murphy in April?
The normal high is 71°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 56.0°F. April is 8.3°F warmer than March and 8.1°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Murphy and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 67°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 53°F and 59°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 67°F | 37°F | 37% | 27% |
| April 8 | 69°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% |
| April 15 | 71°F | 41°F | 37% | 27% |
| April 22 | 73°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% |
| April 30 | 74°F | 46°F | 37% | 28% |
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 | 67°F | 37°F | 37% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 67°F | 37°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 67°F | 38°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 68°F | 38°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 68°F | 38°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 68°F | 38°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 69°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 69°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 69°F | 39°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 69°F | 40°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 70°F | 40°F | 36% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 70°F | 40°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 70°F | 40°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 71°F | 41°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 71°F | 41°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 71°F | 41°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 71°F | 42°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 72°F | 42°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 72°F | 42°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 72°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 72°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 73°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 73°F | 44°F | 37% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 73°F | 44°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 73°F | 44°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 74°F | 44°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 27 | 74°F | 45°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 74°F | 45°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 74°F | 45°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 74°F | 46°F | 37% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 71°FApril average
- Normal low
- 41°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 5.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 18
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00316001; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Murphy in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around April 21 (37%). In all, 5.20 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Murphy, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00316001.
What are the records for April in Murphy?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1873) is 92°F, on April 28, 1986; the coldest is 18°F, on April 1, 1987. The wettest April brought 15.30 in (1874).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.0°F: 2021 53.5°F (−2.5), 2022 55.0°F (−1.0), 2023 56.7°F (+0.7), 2024 58.5°F (+2.5), 2025 59.4°F (+3.4), 2026 60.5°F (+4.5). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.5°F | −2.5°F | 1.76 in |
| 2022 | 55.0°F | −1.0°F | 3.48 in |
| 2023 | 56.7°F | +0.7°F | 5.66 in |
| 2024 | 58.5°F | +2.5°F | 3.31 in |
| 2025 | 59.4°F | +3.4°F | 5.98 in |
| 2026 | 60.5°F | +4.5°F | 2.43 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00316001; recent months: ACIS, station USC00316001. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Murphy 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; Murphy's is 71°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.