Scranton climate

Scranton Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jefferson, 12.4 km from Scranton

Average highs run from 54°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30, and lows from 31°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 10 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 Scranton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
94°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
3°FApr 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 14 h 01 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
13.0 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 154°F31°F82°F 19569°F 192428%5%
Apr 255°F31°F89°F 201212°F 190829%5%
Apr 355°F32°F88°F 20123°F 200229%5%
Apr 456°F32°F87°F 19298°F 200230%5%
Apr 556°F32°F85°F 199111°F 201830%5%
Apr 657°F33°F88°F 19918°F 198230%4%
Apr 757°F33°F83°F 198814°F 193631%4%
Apr 857°F33°F88°F 193114°F 199731%4%
Apr 958°F34°F88°F 197710°F 198232%4%
Apr 1058°F34°F89°F 193012°F 195232%4%
Apr 1159°F34°F88°F 199617°F 194033%4%
Apr 1259°F35°F82°F 200614°F 195733%4%
Apr 1359°F35°F87°F 202314°F 195034%3%
Apr 1460°F35°F89°F 200613°F 190534%3%
Apr 1560°F36°F90°F 200216°F 196234%3%
Apr 1661°F36°F91°F 189816°F 196135%3%
Apr 1761°F36°F89°F 200412°F 190735%3%
Apr 1861°F37°F91°F 199417°F 198335%3%
Apr 1962°F37°F88°F 198718°F 198836%2%
Apr 2062°F38°F93°F 198020°F 195636%2%
Apr 2162°F38°F91°F 198018°F 196636%2%
Apr 2263°F38°F94°F 198022°F 191037%2%
Apr 2363°F39°F85°F 199019°F 195637%2%
Apr 2463°F39°F91°F 198915°F 195637%2%
Apr 2564°F40°F90°F 190620°F 193437%2%
Apr 2664°F40°F89°F 198720°F 190737%1%
Apr 2764°F40°F89°F 202124°F 190937%1%
Apr 2865°F41°F94°F 191025°F 190937%1%
Apr 2965°F41°F90°F 191022°F 195837%1%
Apr 3065°F42°F91°F 192623°F 195638%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scranton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134228 (Jefferson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00131233, 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.