Alachua climate

Alachua Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gainesville Rgnl AP, 15.9 km from Alachua

Average highs run from 79°F on April 1 to 85°F on April 30, and lows from 52°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.74 in over about 6 wet days.

April day by day

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

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

April at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
2.74 in
Record high
96°FApr 27, 2011
Record low
32°FApr 17, 1962
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
12 h 29 min to 13 h 18 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
5.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 179°F52°F91°F 200533°F 200322%
Apr 279°F53°F92°F 201736°F 198722%
Apr 379°F53°F91°F 201234°F 196222%
Apr 479°F53°F90°F 202335°F 198722%
Apr 579°F53°F91°F 202535°F 198722%
Apr 679°F54°F90°F 201938°F 200022%
Apr 780°F54°F90°F 196739°F 200922%
Apr 880°F54°F89°F 201934°F 200922%
Apr 980°F54°F90°F 202039°F 200022%
Apr 1080°F54°F91°F 199936°F 200022%
Apr 1181°F55°F91°F 201135°F 199622%
Apr 1281°F55°F92°F 201940°F 199622%
Apr 1381°F55°F91°F 196541°F 199022%
Apr 1481°F55°F91°F 201941°F 196221%
Apr 1581°F55°F89°F 202639°F 200821%
Apr 1682°F56°F90°F 196737°F 196221%
Apr 1782°F56°F91°F 202632°F 196221%
Apr 1882°F56°F92°F 202640°F 199921%
Apr 1982°F56°F94°F 201134°F 200121%
Apr 2083°F56°F92°F 200645°F 200121%
Apr 2183°F57°F93°F 196843°F 202620%
Apr 2283°F57°F94°F 196842°F 196220%
Apr 2383°F57°F92°F 196441°F 199320%
Apr 2483°F57°F94°F 199939°F 199320%
Apr 2584°F58°F92°F 201139°F 200520%
Apr 2684°F58°F92°F 198947°F 200120%
Apr 2784°F58°F96°F 201143°F 200120%
Apr 2884°F58°F95°F 199144°F 199220%
Apr 2984°F58°F95°F 201741°F 196720%
Apr 3085°F59°F93°F 199042°F 200820%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alachua, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 8:06 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012816 (Gainesville Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012816, 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.