Lancaster Weather in April
Average highs run from 65°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 40°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.61 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
- 70°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 4.61 in
- Record high
- 90°FApr 26, 1989
- Record low
- 17°FApr 5, 1944
- Chance of a freeze
- 86%
- Daylight
- 12 h 37 min to 13 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 65°F | 40°F | 85°F 1963 | 18°F 1969 | 31% | |
| Apr 2 | 65°F | 41°F | 87°F 1940 | 22°F 2019 | 31% | |
| Apr 3 | 66°F | 41°F | 86°F 1946 | 23°F 1943 | 31% | |
| Apr 4 | 66°F | 41°F | 85°F 1934 | 24°F 1936 | 32% | |
| Apr 5 | 67°F | 42°F | 86°F 1934 | 17°F 1944 | 32% | |
| Apr 6 | 67°F | 42°F | 85°F 2010 | 23°F 2018 | 32% | |
| Apr 7 | 67°F | 42°F | 86°F 2001 | 19°F 1982 | 32% | |
| Apr 8 | 68°F | 43°F | 85°F 1959 | 20°F 1982 | 32% | |
| Apr 9 | 68°F | 43°F | 85°F 2001 | 22°F 1972 | 32% | |
| Apr 10 | 69°F | 43°F | 85°F 1978 | 24°F 1960 | 33% | |
| Apr 11 | 69°F | 44°F | 84°F 2001 | 25°F 1960 | 33% | |
| Apr 12 | 69°F | 44°F | 84°F 1977 | 26°F 1976 | 33% | |
| Apr 13 | 70°F | 44°F | 85°F 1941 | 19°F 1940 | 33% | |
| Apr 14 | 70°F | 45°F | 84°F 1977 | 25°F 1950 | 33% | |
| Apr 15 | 70°F | 45°F | 85°F 2002 | 27°F 2020 | 34% | |
| Apr 16 | 71°F | 45°F | 87°F 2002 | 27°F 1935 | 34% | |
| Apr 17 | 71°F | 46°F | 85°F 1937 | 28°F 1935 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 71°F | 46°F | 87°F 2002 | 28°F 2001 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 71°F | 46°F | 89°F 2016 | 24°F 1983 | 34% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 72°F | 47°F | 85°F 1957 | 26°F 1983 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 72°F | 47°F | 88°F 2016 | 28°F 1983 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 72°F | 47°F | 87°F 1963 | 30°F 1943 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 72°F | 48°F | 86°F 1937 | 25°F 1986 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 73°F | 48°F | 87°F 1960 | 32°F 1986 | 35% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 73°F | 48°F | 87°F 1960 | 32°F 1956 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 73°F | 48°F | 90°F 1989 | 32°F 2013 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 73°F | 49°F | 87°F 1986 | 32°F 1996 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 74°F | 49°F | 85°F 1956 | 30°F 1934 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 74°F | 49°F | 87°F 1951 | 31°F 1976 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 74°F | 50°F | 90°F 1942 | 32°F 2018 | 36% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00151890 (Crab Orchard 6 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00152040, 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.