Dorchester Weather in April
Average highs run from 58°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30, and lows from 32°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.39 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
- 62°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 2.39 in
- Snowfall
- 1.0 in
- Record high
- 97°FApr 26, 1989
- Record low
- 3°FApr 3, 1975
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 41 min to 13 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 13.2 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 | 58°F | 32°F | 91°F 2003 | 17°F 2021 | 30% | 3% |
| Apr 2 | 58°F | 32°F | 90°F 2012 | 11°F 1975 | 30% | 3% |
| Apr 3 | 58°F | 33°F | 85°F 2016 | 3°F 1975 | 30% | 3% |
| Apr 4 | 59°F | 33°F | 89°F 2021 | 13°F 2002 | 31% | 3% |
| Apr 5 | 59°F | 33°F | 89°F 2000 | 20°F 1996 | 31% | 3% |
| Apr 6 | 59°F | 33°F | 88°F 1954 | 12°F 1994 | 31% | 3% |
| Apr 7 | 60°F | 34°F | 87°F 2020 | 10°F 2018 | 32% | 3% |
| Apr 8 | 60°F | 34°F | 87°F 1988 | 17°F 2007 | 32% | 3% |
| Apr 9 | 60°F | 34°F | 90°F 2011 | 20°F 2022 | 32% | 3% |
| Apr 10 | 60°F | 35°F | 82°F 2006 | 17°F 2020 | 33% | 3% |
| Apr 11 | 61°F | 35°F | 93°F 1996 | 22°F 2004 | 33% | 3% |
| Apr 12 | 61°F | 35°F | 91°F 2022 | 17°F 1990 | 33% | 2% |
| Apr 13 | 61°F | 35°F | 90°F 2026 | 15°F 1950 | 34% | 2% |
| Apr 14 | 61°F | 36°F | 89°F 2024 | 16°F 1950 | 34% | 2% |
| Apr 15 | 62°F | 36°F | 93°F 2002 | 16°F 2020 | 34% | 2% |
| Apr 16 | 62°F | 36°F | 89°F 2004 | 25°F 1953 | 34% | 2% |
| Apr 17 | 62°F | 37°F | 90°F 2004 | 24°F 1990 | 35% | 2% |
| Apr 18 | 63°F | 37°F | 94°F 1994 | 21°F 1953 | 35% | 2% |
| Apr 19 | 63°F | 37°F | 92°F 1987 | 24°F 2018 | 35% | 2% |
| Apr 20 | 63°F | 38°F | 87°F 1980 | 20°F 2013 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 21 | 63°F | 38°F | 92°F 1989 | 24°F 1978 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 22 | 64°F | 38°F | 94°F 1989 | 23°F 2021 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 23 | 64°F | 39°F | 89°F 2009 | 21°F 2023 | 36% | 1% |
| Apr 24 | 64°F | 39°F | 94°F 1989 | 22°F 2013 | 37% | 1% |
| Apr 25 | 64°F | 39°F | 92°F 2012 | 28°F 2013 | 37% | 1% |
| Apr 26 | 65°F | 40°F | 97°F 1989 | 25°F 2022 | 37% | 1% |
| Apr 27 | 65°F | 40°F | 95°F 1989 | 24°F 1950 | 37% | 1% |
| Apr 28 | 65°F | 41°F | 91°F 2025 | 30°F 1979 | 38% | 1% |
| Apr 29 | 66°F | 41°F | 93°F 1987 | 30°F 2005 | 38% | 1% |
| Apr 30 | 66°F | 42°F | 90°F 1992 | 27°F 2005 | 38% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253065 (Friend 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014939, 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.