New Castle weather in April: New Castle, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
New Castle in April has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 69°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal April, 3.65 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 2°C, 93 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationNew Castle (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00366233
- Location41.02°N 80.36°W
- Elevation825 ft (252 m)
- Population21,332
- Jan 37° 19°
- Feb 40° 20°
- Mar 49° 27°
- Apr 63° 36°
- May 73° 47°
- Jun 82° 56°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 85° 59°
- Sep 79° 52°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 42° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is New Castle in April?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 49.4°F. April is 11.6°F warmer than March and 10.7°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in New Castle and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 56°F on April 1 to 69°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 47°F and 52°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 48%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 56°F | 31°F | 44% | 26% |
| April 8 | 60°F | 33°F | 46% | 27% |
| April 15 | 63°F | 36°F | 47% | 28% |
| April 22 | 66°F | 38°F | 48% | 29% |
| April 30 | 69°F | 41°F | 48% | 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 | 56°F | 31°F | 44% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 57°F | 31°F | 45% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 57°F | 32°F | 45% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 58°F | 32°F | 45% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 58°F | 32°F | 45% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 59°F | 33°F | 46% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 59°F | 33°F | 46% | 27% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 60°F | 33°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 60°F | 34°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 61°F | 34°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 61°F | 34°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 62°F | 35°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 62°F | 35°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 62°F | 35°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 63°F | 36°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 63°F | 36°F | 48% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 64°F | 36°F | 48% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 64°F | 37°F | 48% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 65°F | 37°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 65°F | 38°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 66°F | 38°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 66°F | 38°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 66°F | 39°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 67°F | 39°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 67°F | 39°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 68°F | 40°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 68°F | 40°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 68°F | 41°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 69°F | 41°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 69°F | 41°F | 48% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FApril average
- Normal low
- 36°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.65 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00366233; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in New Castle in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around April 22 (48%). In all, 3.65 in falls on 15 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in New Castle, 12 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00366233.
What are the records for April in New Castle?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1894) is 95°F, on April 26, 1915; the coldest is 3°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 7.85 in (1918); the snowiest, 9.9 inches (1953).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00366233. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in New Castle compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, April normal highs run from 54°F in Laporte to 67°F in Schenley; New Castle's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.