Hockessin Weather in April
Average highs run from 55°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30, and lows from 37°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.06 in over about 10 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 4.06 in
- Record high
- 94°FApr 22, 1985
- Record low
- 18°FApr 7, 1982
- Chance of a freeze
- 76%
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 55°F | 37°F | 85°F 2026 | 22°F 1965 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 2 | 56°F | 38°F | 83°F 1967 | 25°F 1964 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 3 | 56°F | 38°F | 86°F 1963 | 26°F 2021 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 4 | 57°F | 38°F | 82°F 2026 | 24°F 2013 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 5 | 57°F | 39°F | 82°F 1985 | 24°F 1995 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 6 | 57°F | 39°F | 86°F 2010 | 24°F 1982 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 7 | 58°F | 39°F | 87°F 2010 | 18°F 1982 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 8 | 58°F | 40°F | 86°F 1991 | 24°F 1982 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 9 | 59°F | 40°F | 85°F 1959 | 25°F 1977 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 10 | 59°F | 41°F | 90°F 2013 | 22°F 1985 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 11 | 60°F | 41°F | 82°F 2017 | 28°F 1957 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 12 | 60°F | 41°F | 87°F 1977 | 25°F 1967 | 35% | 1% |
| Apr 13 | 60°F | 42°F | 88°F 2023 | 25°F 1975 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 61°F | 42°F | 87°F 2026 | 23°F 1950 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 61°F | 42°F | 90°F 2026 | 29°F 1950 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 62°F | 43°F | 89°F 2002 | 30°F 1950 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 62°F | 43°F | 92°F 2002 | 27°F 1962 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 62°F | 44°F | 87°F 1976 | 31°F 1948 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 63°F | 44°F | 92°F 1985 | 31°F 2001 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 63°F | 44°F | 90°F 1985 | 32°F 1953 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 63°F | 45°F | 92°F 1985 | 30°F 2026 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 64°F | 45°F | 94°F 1985 | 30°F 1975 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 64°F | 45°F | 89°F 1960 | 30°F 1933 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 64°F | 46°F | 84°F 2001 | 33°F 1989 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 65°F | 46°F | 89°F 1960 | 31°F 2015 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 65°F | 46°F | 92°F 1990 | 35°F 1967 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 65°F | 47°F | 91°F 1990 | 31°F 1933 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 66°F | 47°F | 89°F 1990 | 32°F 2012 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 66°F | 47°F | 91°F 1974 | 32°F 1948 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 66°F | 48°F | 86°F 1942 | 28°F 1931 | 34% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00079605 (Wilmington Porter Rsch), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013781, 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.