Wheeling weather in April: Wheeling, West Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Wheeling in April has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 52°F, rising from 57°F on the 1st to 68°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal April, 3.14 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 5°C, 80 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationWheeling Ohio County Airport
- Station IDUSW00014894
- Location40.18°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,179 ft (359 m)
- Population26,060
- Jan 37° 22°
- Feb 40° 24°
- Mar 50° 31°
- Apr 63° 42°
- May 72° 51°
- Jun 79° 59°
- Jul 83° 63°
- Aug 82° 62°
- Sep 75° 55°
- Oct 64° 45°
- Nov 51° 35°
- Dec 41° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Wheeling in April?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 52.0°F. April is 11.5°F warmer than March and 9.2°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Wheeling and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 57°F on April 1 to 68°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 47%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 57°F | 36°F | 44% | 24% |
| April 8 | 60°F | 39°F | 45% | 25% |
| April 15 | 63°F | 42°F | 46% | 26% |
| April 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 47% | 28% |
| April 30 | 68°F | 47°F | 47% | 29% |
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 | 57°F | 36°F | 44% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 57°F | 37°F | 45% | 24% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 58°F | 37°F | 45% | 25% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 58°F | 38°F | 45% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 58°F | 38°F | 45% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 59°F | 38°F | 45% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 59°F | 39°F | 45% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 60°F | 39°F | 45% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 60°F | 39°F | 45% | 25% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 61°F | 40°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 61°F | 40°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 61°F | 40°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 62°F | 41°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 62°F | 41°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 63°F | 42°F | 46% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 63°F | 42°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 63°F | 42°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 64°F | 43°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 64°F | 43°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 64°F | 43°F | 46% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 65°F | 44°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 65°F | 44°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 66°F | 45°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 66°F | 45°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 66°F | 45°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 67°F | 46°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 67°F | 46°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 67°F | 46°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 68°F | 47°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FApril average
- Normal low
- 42°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.14 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- 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
- 2
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014894; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Wheeling in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 46% on average, highest around April 29 (47%). In all, 3.14 in falls on 14 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Wheeling, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014894.
What are the records for April in Wheeling?
The warmest April temperature on Wheeling's official record (since 1881) is 92°F, on April 25, 1925; the coldest is 5°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 8.24 in (1901); the snowiest, 12.0 inches (1902).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.0°F: 2021 52.5°F (+0.5), 2022 50.1°F (−1.9), 2023 54.3°F (+2.3), 2024 57.0°F (+5.0), 2025 54.7°F (+2.7), 2026 58.5°F (+6.5). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.5°F | +0.5°F | 2.13 in |
| 2022 | 50.1°F | −1.9°F | 2.64 in |
| 2023 | 54.3°F | +2.3°F | 2.21 in |
| 2024 | 57.0°F | +5.0°F | 6.63 in |
| 2025 | 54.7°F | +2.7°F | 4.14 in |
| 2026 | 58.5°F | +6.5°F | 3.23 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HLGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014894. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Wheeling compare across West Virginia?
Across the 63 places PlainClimate covers in West Virginia, April normal highs run from 56°F in Davis to 72°F in Williamson; Wheeling's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.