Newport weather in April: Newport, Rhode Island: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Newport in April has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 3.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 4°C, 97 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationNewport State Airport
- Station IDUSW00014787
- Location41.53°N 71.28°W
- Elevation172 ft (52 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population24,482
- Jan 38° 24°
- Feb 40° 25°
- Mar 46° 31°
- Apr 56° 39°
- May 65° 49°
- Jun 74° 58°
- Jul 80° 64°
- Aug 79° 64°
- Sep 72° 57°
- Oct 62° 47°
- Nov 53° 38°
- Dec 44° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Newport in April?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 47.4°F. April is 9.1°F warmer than March and 9.4°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Newport and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 50°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 46°F and 49°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 50°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% |
| April 8 | 53°F | 37°F | 37% | 22% |
| April 15 | 55°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% |
| April 22 | 58°F | 41°F | 38% | 23% |
| April 30 | 61°F | 44°F | 39% | 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 | 50°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 51°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 51°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 51°F | 36°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 52°F | 36°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 52°F | 36°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 52°F | 37°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 53°F | 37°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 53°F | 37°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 54°F | 38°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 54°F | 38°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 54°F | 38°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 55°F | 39°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 55°F | 39°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 55°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 56°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 56°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 57°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 57°F | 40°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 57°F | 41°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 58°F | 41°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 58°F | 41°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 58°F | 42°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 59°F | 42°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 59°F | 42°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 59°F | 43°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 60°F | 43°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 60°F | 43°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 60°F | 44°F | 39% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 61°F | 44°F | 39% | 22% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 56°FApril average
- Normal low
- 39°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014787; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Newport in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around April 30 (39%). In all, 3.81 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Newport, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014787.
What are the records for April in Newport?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 88°F, on April 26, 2009; the coldest is 22°F, on April 6, 2016. The wettest April brought 7.40 in (2007).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 47.4°F: 2021 47.5°F (+0.1), 2022 47.9°F (+0.5), 2023 49.9°F (+2.5), 2024 46.7°F (−0.7), 2025 49.5°F (+2.1). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.5°F | +0.1°F | 3.02 in |
| 2022 | 47.9°F | +0.5°F | 3.07 in |
| 2023 | 49.9°F | +2.5°F | 3.65 in |
| 2024 | 46.7°F | −0.7°F | 3.68 in |
| 2025 | 49.5°F | +2.1°F | 3.39 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014787; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014787. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Newport compare across Rhode Island?
Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Rhode Island, April normal highs run from 56°F in Newport to 60°F in Tiverton; Newport's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.