Durham climate

Durham Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chico Univ Farm, 5.3 km from Durham

Average highs run from 69°F on April 1 to 77°F on April 30, and lows from 43°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.95 in.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Durham, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
1.95 in
Record high
98°FApr 22, 2009
Record low
27°FApr 17, 1922
Chance of a freeze
12%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 51 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 169°F43°F90°F 202630°F 19060%
Apr 269°F43°F92°F 200028°F 19550%
Apr 369°F43°F90°F 200029°F 19180%
Apr 470°F44°F87°F 196028°F 19280%
Apr 570°F44°F89°F 193928°F 19210%
Apr 670°F44°F88°F 193929°F 19210%
Apr 770°F44°F90°F 201628°F 19530%
Apr 871°F44°F91°F 198929°F 19990%
Apr 971°F44°F93°F 195128°F 19220%
Apr 1071°F44°F90°F 195129°F 19270%
Apr 1171°F44°F90°F 195132°F 20110%
Apr 1272°F45°F92°F 198828°F 19110%
Apr 1372°F45°F89°F 194729°F 19720%
Apr 1472°F45°F92°F 199030°F 19210%
Apr 1573°F45°F90°F 194728°F 19220%
Apr 1673°F45°F89°F 193128°F 19170%
Apr 1773°F45°F92°F 195427°F 19220%
Apr 1873°F46°F93°F 193931°F 19220%
Apr 1974°F46°F94°F 193930°F 19610%
Apr 2074°F46°F96°F 193133°F 19440%
Apr 2174°F46°F96°F 193131°F 19680%
Apr 2275°F46°F98°F 200932°F 19230%
Apr 2375°F47°F97°F 200931°F 19580%
Apr 2475°F47°F94°F 191031°F 19580%
Apr 2576°F47°F98°F 192632°F 19210%
Apr 2676°F47°F94°F 192636°F 19210%
Apr 2776°F48°F97°F 200430°F 19550%
Apr 2877°F48°F96°F 200431°F 19700%
Apr 2977°F48°F93°F 200832°F 20100%
Apr 3077°F48°F94°F 194532°F 19230%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Durham, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041715 (Chico Univ Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041715, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.