Westerly weather in April: Westerly, Rhode Island: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Westerly in April has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 52°F on the 1st to 62°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 3.90 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 5°C, 99 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationWesterly State Airport
- Station IDUSW00014794
- Location41.35°N 71.80°W
- Elevation81 ft (25 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population (town)23,288
- Census place18,528
- Jan 40° 25°
- Feb 41° 26°
- Mar 47° 32°
- Apr 57° 41°
- May 67° 50°
- Jun 75° 59°
- Jul 82° 66°
- Aug 81° 64°
- Sep 74° 57°
- Oct 64° 47°
- Nov 54° 38°
- Dec 45° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Westerly in April?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 48.9°F. April is 9.3°F warmer than March and 9.4°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Westerly and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 52°F on April 1 to 62°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 47°F and 51°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 | 52°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% |
| April 8 | 54°F | 38°F | 36% | 23% |
| April 15 | 57°F | 41°F | 37% | 23% |
| April 22 | 60°F | 43°F | 38% | 22% |
| April 30 | 62°F | 45°F | 38% | 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 | 52°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 52°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 52°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 53°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 53°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 53°F | 38°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 54°F | 38°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 54°F | 38°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 55°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 55°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 55°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 56°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 56°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 57°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 57°F | 41°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 57°F | 41°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 58°F | 41°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 58°F | 42°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 59°F | 42°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 59°F | 42°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 59°F | 43°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 60°F | 43°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 60°F | 43°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 60°F | 43°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 61°F | 44°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 61°F | 44°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 61°F | 44°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 62°F | 45°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 62°F | 45°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 62°F | 45°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 57°FApril average
- Normal low
- 41°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.90 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 6
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014794; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Westerly in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around April 22 (38%). In all, 3.90 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Westerly, 6 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014794.
What are the records for April in Westerly?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 88°F, on April 26, 2009; the coldest is 22°F, on April 6, 2016. The wettest April brought 7.10 in (2007).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.9°F: 2021 46.1°F (−2.8), 2022 48.0°F (−0.9), 2023 50.1°F (+1.3), 2024 47.3°F (−1.6), 2025 48.8°F (−0.1), 2026 47.9°F (−1.0). 1 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.1°F | −2.8°F | 2.55 in |
| 2022 | 48.0°F | −0.9°F | 2.40 in |
| 2023 | 50.1°F | +1.3°F | 3.62 in |
| 2024 | 47.3°F | −1.6°F | 2.92 in |
| 2025 | 48.8°F | −0.1°F | 3.30 in |
| 2026 | 47.9°F | −1.0°F | 2.47 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014794; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014794. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Westerly 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; Westerly's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.