Salisbury weather in April: Salisbury, Maryland: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Salisbury in April has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 55°F, rising from 61°F on the 1st to 71°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 3.42 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 7°C, 87 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationSalisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00093720
- Location38.34°N 75.51°W
- Elevation48 ft (15 m)
- Population33,616
- Jan 46° 28°
- Feb 48° 29°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 66° 44°
- May 74° 53°
- Jun 83° 63°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 85° 66°
- Sep 80° 60°
- Oct 69° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 50° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salisbury in April?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 55.1°F. April is 9.8°F warmer than March and 8.7°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Salisbury and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 61°F on April 1 to 71°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 53°F and 57°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 61°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% |
| April 8 | 64°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% |
| April 15 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 23% |
| April 22 | 69°F | 46°F | 37% | 23% |
| April 30 | 71°F | 49°F | 38% | 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 | 61°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 61°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 62°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 62°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 62°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 63°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 63°F | 41°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 64°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 64°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 64°F | 42°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 67°F | 44°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 67°F | 45°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 67°F | 45°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 68°F | 45°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 68°F | 46°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 68°F | 46°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 69°F | 46°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 69°F | 47°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 69°F | 47°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 69°F | 47°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 70°F | 47°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 70°F | 48°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 70°F | 48°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 71°F | 48°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 71°F | 49°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FApril average
- Normal low
- 44°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.42 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093720; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salisbury in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around April 30 (38%). In all, 3.42 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Salisbury, 4 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093720.
What are the records for April in Salisbury?
The warmest April temperature on Salisbury's official record (since 1906) is 96°F, on April 27, 1915; the coldest is 15°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 6.30 in (1983); the snowiest, 10.0 inches (1915).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 55.1°F: 2021 55.7°F (+0.6), 2022 54.9°F (−0.2), 2023 59.7°F (+4.6), 2024 56.4°F (+1.3), 2025 56.5°F (+1.4), 2026 58.1°F (+3.0). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.7°F | +0.6°F | 2.67 in |
| 2022 | 54.9°F | −0.2°F | 3.01 in |
| 2023 | 59.7°F | +4.6°F | 4.94 in |
| 2024 | 56.4°F | +1.3°F | 1.21 in |
| 2025 | 56.5°F | +1.4°F | 4.01 in |
| 2026 | 58.1°F | +3.0°F | 1.73 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record SBYthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093720. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Salisbury compare across Maryland?
Across the 26 places PlainClimate covers in Maryland, April normal highs run from 59°F in Frostburg to 69°F in Snow Hill; Salisbury's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.