Cape May climate

Cape May Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cape May 2 Nw, 3.3 km from Cape May

Average highs run from 57°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 40°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.34 in over about 11 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 Cape May, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.34 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
91°FApr 26, 2009
Record low
16°FApr 1, 1923
Chance of a freeze
53%
Daylight
12 h 39 min to 13 h 48 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
45°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 157°F40°F77°F 197816°F 192338%2%
Apr 257°F40°F78°F 191826°F 190738%1%
Apr 357°F40°F80°F 196324°F 189438%1%
Apr 458°F41°F80°F 196327°F 195438%1%
Apr 558°F41°F72°F 198827°F 188138%1%
Apr 658°F41°F84°F 192927°F 198238%1%
Apr 759°F41°F86°F 201022°F 198238%1%
Apr 859°F42°F82°F 192926°F 197238%1%
Apr 960°F42°F83°F 201326°F 195038%1%
Apr 1060°F42°F86°F 201329°F 190038%1%
Apr 1160°F43°F76°F 195529°F 188238%1%
Apr 1261°F43°F84°F 197729°F 197638%1%
Apr 1361°F43°F86°F 202327°F 197538%1%
Apr 1461°F44°F80°F 201824°F 195038%1%
Apr 1562°F44°F86°F 202432°F 199638%1%
Apr 1662°F44°F87°F 201730°F 192838%0%
Apr 1762°F45°F87°F 189630°F 192837%0%
Apr 1863°F45°F88°F 200231°F 192837%0%
Apr 1963°F45°F88°F 198531°F 202037%0%
Apr 2064°F46°F82°F 200530°F 189737%0%
Apr 2164°F46°F83°F 195731°F 192537%0%
Apr 2264°F46°F85°F 192631°F 197537%0%
Apr 2365°F47°F86°F 196029°F 198937%0%
Apr 2465°F47°F82°F 199633°F 195637%0%
Apr 2565°F47°F86°F 199432°F 201537%0%
Apr 2666°F47°F91°F 200935°F 202437%0%
Apr 2766°F48°F85°F 192536°F 200137%0%
Apr 2866°F48°F87°F 202135°F 199337%0%
Apr 2966°F48°F89°F 201732°F 194837%0%
Apr 3067°F49°F88°F 197433°F 193137%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cape May, 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 (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00281351 (Cape May 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00281351, 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.