Wilmington Weather in April
Average highs run from 42°F on April 1 to 57°F on April 30, and lows from 22°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.39 in over about 14 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
- 49°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 3.39 in
- Snowfall
- 7.8 in
- Record high
- 87°FApr 27, 2009
- Record low
- -10°FApr 4, 1911
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 47 min to 14 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 42°F | 22°F | 74°F 1986 | -5°F 1923 | 45% | 19% |
| Apr 2 | 42°F | 23°F | 79°F 2010 | -5°F 1911 | 45% | 19% |
| Apr 3 | 43°F | 23°F | 81°F 2010 | -1°F 1954 | 45% | 18% |
| Apr 4 | 43°F | 23°F | 79°F 2010 | -10°F 1911 | 46% | 18% |
| Apr 5 | 44°F | 24°F | 75°F 1921 | -2°F 1954 | 46% | 17% |
| Apr 6 | 44°F | 24°F | 73°F 1928 | -1°F 1995 | 46% | 17% |
| Apr 7 | 45°F | 25°F | 75°F 1928 | -5°F 1982 | 46% | 17% |
| Apr 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 72°F 1929 | 4°F 1982 | 46% | 16% |
| Apr 9 | 46°F | 26°F | 75°F 1929 | 3°F 1997 | 46% | 16% |
| Apr 10 | 46°F | 26°F | 79°F 1945 | 4°F 1975 | 46% | 15% |
| Apr 11 | 47°F | 27°F | 82°F 1945 | 5°F 1938 | 46% | 15% |
| Apr 12 | 47°F | 27°F | 77°F 1945 | 4°F 1926 | 46% | 14% |
| Apr 13 | 48°F | 28°F | 80°F 1945 | 3°F 1914 | 47% | 14% |
| Apr 14 | 48°F | 28°F | 78°F 1968 | 5°F 1914 | 47% | 13% |
| Apr 15 | 49°F | 28°F | 79°F 1968 | 7°F 1926 | 47% | 13% |
| Apr 16 | 50°F | 29°F | 84°F 2002 | 8°F 1943 | 47% | 12% |
| Apr 17 | 50°F | 29°F | 84°F 2002 | 12°F 1928 | 47% | 12% |
| Apr 18 | 51°F | 30°F | 83°F 2002 | 12°F 1985 | 47% | 11% |
| Apr 19 | 51°F | 30°F | 81°F 1976 | 5°F 1926 | 47% | 11% |
| Apr 20 | 52°F | 31°F | 83°F 1941 | 6°F 1926 | 47% | 10% |
| Apr 21 | 52°F | 31°F | 79°F 1987 | 10°F 1925 | 47% | 10% |
| Apr 22 | 53°F | 31°F | 78°F 1987 | 12°F 1947 | 47% | 9% |
| Apr 23 | 53°F | 32°F | 81°F 1946 | 12°F 2011 | 47% | 9% |
| Apr 24 | 54°F | 32°F | 77°F 1942 | 14°F 1930 | 47% | 9% |
| Apr 25 | 54°F | 33°F | 83°F 2009 | 12°F 1919 | 47% | 8% |
| Apr 26 | 55°F | 33°F | 82°F 1990 | 13°F 1919 | 47% | 8% |
| Apr 27 | 55°F | 34°F | 87°F 2009 | 15°F 1966 | 47% | 7% |
| Apr 28 | 56°F | 34°F | 86°F 1990 | 14°F 1947 | 47% | 7% |
| Apr 29 | 56°F | 34°F | 81°F 1962 | 18°F 1909 | 47% | 7% |
| Apr 30 | 57°F | 35°F | 81°F 1933 | 15°F 1977 | 47% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304555 (Lake Placid 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304555, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.