Waynesville weather in April: Waynesville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Waynesville in April has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 53°F, rising from 61°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 4.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 4°C, 115 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationWaynesville (1 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00319147
- Location35.49°N 82.97°W
- Elevation2,658 ft (810 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population10,709
- Jan 47° 24°
- Feb 50° 26°
- Mar 57° 32°
- Apr 66° 40°
- May 73° 48°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 82° 60°
- Aug 81° 59°
- Sep 76° 53°
- Oct 67° 41°
- Nov 58° 31°
- Dec 50° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Waynesville in April?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 52.6°F. April is 8.4°F warmer than March and 7.9°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Waynesville and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 61°F on April 1 to 70°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 50°F and 55°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 | 61°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% |
| April 8 | 63°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% |
| April 15 | 66°F | 40°F | 38% | 26% |
| April 22 | 68°F | 42°F | 39% | 26% |
| April 30 | 70°F | 44°F | 39% | 26% |
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 | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 61°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 62°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 62°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 62°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 63°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 63°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 63°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 64°F | 38°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 64°F | 38°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 64°F | 38°F | 38% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 65°F | 39°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 65°F | 39°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 65°F | 39°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 66°F | 40°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 66°F | 40°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 66°F | 40°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 67°F | 40°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 67°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 67°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 67°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 68°F | 42°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 68°F | 42°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 68°F | 42°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 69°F | 42°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 69°F | 43°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 69°F | 43°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 69°F | 43°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 70°F | 43°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 70°F | 44°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FApril average
- Normal low
- 40°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 4.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00319147; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Waynesville in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around April 1 (39%). In all, 4.54 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Waynesville, 8 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00319147.
What are the records for April in Waynesville?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1894) is 89°F, on April 17, 1909; the coldest is 15°F, on April 4, 1904. The wettest April brought 8.64 in (1998); the snowiest, 15.5 inches (1987).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.6°F: 2021 50.5°F (−2.1), 2022 51.7°F (−0.9), 2023 52.8°F (+0.2), 2024 54.9°F (+2.3), 2025 57.0°F (+4.4), 2026 57.4°F (+4.8). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.5°F | −2.1°F | 1.94 in |
| 2022 | 51.7°F | −0.9°F | 2.21 in |
| 2023 | 52.8°F | +0.2°F | 5.21 in |
| 2024 | 54.9°F | +2.3°F | 2.36 in |
| 2025 | 57.0°F | +4.4°F | 6.25 in |
| 2026 | 57.4°F | +4.8°F | 2.04 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00319147; recent months: ACIS, station USC00319147. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Waynesville 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; Waynesville's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Waynesville in March57°F by day, 32°F at night
- Waynesville in May73°F by day, 48°F at night
- Waynesville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in AprilThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hamlet: North Carolina's warmest Aprilnormal high 76°F