Dorchester County Weather in April
Average highs run from 61°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30, and lows from 42°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 in over about 11 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
- 66°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 3.68 in
- Record high
- 93°FApr 27, 1990
- Record low
- 23°FApr 7, 1982
- Chance of a freeze
- 40%
- Daylight
- 12 h 39 min to 13 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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 | 61°F | 42°F | 85°F 2026 | 25°F 1965 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 2 | 61°F | 42°F | 85°F 1967 | 28°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 3 | 61°F | 43°F | 87°F 1963 | 30°F 1985 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 4 | 62°F | 43°F | 83°F 2026 | 26°F 2013 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 5 | 62°F | 43°F | 82°F 2010 | 27°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 6 | 63°F | 44°F | 89°F 2010 | 27°F 2016 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 63°F | 44°F | 89°F 2010 | 23°F 1982 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 63°F | 44°F | 83°F 1954 | 27°F 1972 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 64°F | 45°F | 86°F 2001 | 29°F 1972 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 64°F | 45°F | 88°F 2013 | 29°F 1985 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 65°F | 45°F | 84°F 2013 | 30°F 2007 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 65°F | 46°F | 86°F 1977 | 30°F 1976 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 65°F | 46°F | 85°F 2023 | 29°F 1990 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 66°F | 47°F | 88°F 1960 | 25°F 1950 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 66°F | 47°F | 89°F 2026 | 32°F 1950 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 66°F | 47°F | 89°F 2002 | 30°F 1950 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 67°F | 48°F | 92°F 1976 | 30°F 2014 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 67°F | 48°F | 91°F 2002 | 34°F 1956 | 36% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 67°F | 48°F | 90°F 1985 | 30°F 2001 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 68°F | 49°F | 90°F 1985 | 35°F 1974 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 68°F | 49°F | 90°F 1957 | 32°F 2018 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 68°F | 50°F | 92°F 1985 | 33°F 2013 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 69°F | 50°F | 90°F 1960 | 32°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 69°F | 50°F | 90°F 1960 | 34°F 1956 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 69°F | 51°F | 91°F 1960 | 34°F 1956 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 70°F | 51°F | 92°F 1960 | 35°F 2001 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 70°F | 51°F | 93°F 1990 | 35°F 2001 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 70°F | 52°F | 91°F 1957 | 36°F 1993 | 37% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 71°F | 52°F | 89°F 1974 | 35°F 1949 | 38% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 71°F | 52°F | 88°F 1974 | 35°F 2022 | 38% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013721 (Patuxent River Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187806, 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.