Boston climate

Boston Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colden 1W, 2.9 km from Boston

Average highs run from 46°F on April 1 to 59°F on April 30, and lows from 28°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.45 in over about 16 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 Boston, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
4.45 in
Snowfall
8.2 in
Record high
94°FApr 28, 1990
Record low
12°FApr 3, 1954
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 44 min to 14 h 03 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.7 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 146°F28°F78°F 198615°F 195451%23%
Apr 247°F28°F79°F 201020°F 196251%22%
Apr 347°F29°F84°F 201012°F 195451%22%
Apr 447°F29°F78°F 198115°F 195451%21%
Apr 548°F29°F77°F 202317°F 197551%21%
Apr 648°F30°F76°F 198815°F 198251%20%
Apr 749°F30°F74°F 195412°F 198251%20%
Apr 849°F31°F84°F 202113°F 197251%19%
Apr 950°F31°F80°F 196917°F 197251%18%
Apr 1050°F31°F82°F 194520°F 199751%18%
Apr 1151°F32°F86°F 194520°F 197051%17%
Apr 1251°F32°F80°F 200119°F 194051%17%
Apr 1352°F33°F82°F 194518°F 194051%16%
Apr 1452°F33°F83°F 202320°F 195051%15%
Apr 1553°F33°F87°F 199422°F 194351%15%
Apr 1653°F34°F86°F 202323°F 194351%14%
Apr 1754°F34°F80°F 197624°F 198051%14%
Apr 1854°F35°F82°F 201325°F 196551%13%
Apr 1954°F35°F87°F 200825°F 196551%13%
Apr 2055°F36°F84°F 198726°F 196951%12%
Apr 2155°F36°F84°F 195423°F 198151%11%
Apr 2256°F36°F77°F 198527°F 198651%11%
Apr 2356°F37°F88°F 198527°F 200251%10%
Apr 2457°F37°F87°F 195727°F 200351%10%
Apr 2557°F38°F87°F 195727°F 195651%9%
Apr 2658°F38°F83°F 199428°F 200651%9%
Apr 2758°F39°F85°F 201725°F 199351%8%
Apr 2858°F39°F94°F 199024°F 194751%8%
Apr 2959°F39°F81°F 196228°F 201251%7%
Apr 3059°F40°F85°F 194228°F 197850%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Boston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:14 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301625 (Colden 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014733, 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.