Avery County climate

Avery County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Banner Elk, 10.4 km from Avery County

Average highs run from 56°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30, and lows from 35°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.83 in over about 12 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 Avery County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
4.83 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
85°FApr 7, 2010
Record low
14°FApr 7, 1982
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
12 h 36 min to 13 h 38 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
5.4 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 156°F35°F75°F 198616°F 198741%6%
Apr 256°F35°F78°F 201020°F 202140%6%
Apr 356°F35°F81°F 201019°F 199240%5%
Apr 457°F35°F76°F 201219°F 198740%5%
Apr 557°F36°F80°F 199720°F 198740%5%
Apr 657°F36°F79°F 201019°F 198240%5%
Apr 758°F36°F85°F 201014°F 198240%5%
Apr 858°F37°F79°F 201016°F 200740%5%
Apr 958°F37°F78°F 200116°F 200740%4%
Apr 1059°F37°F77°F 199916°F 198540%4%
Apr 1159°F37°F80°F 200121°F 200740%4%
Apr 1259°F38°F81°F 200125°F 198940%4%
Apr 1360°F38°F75°F 200126°F 201240%4%
Apr 1460°F38°F74°F 198125°F 199740%4%
Apr 1560°F39°F79°F 200622°F 199740%3%
Apr 1661°F39°F81°F 202622°F 201440%3%
Apr 1761°F39°F81°F 200622°F 201441%3%
Apr 1861°F39°F78°F 200222°F 201441%3%
Apr 1962°F40°F80°F 200217°F 198341%3%
Apr 2062°F40°F79°F 200226°F 200141%3%
Apr 2162°F40°F78°F 198526°F 198341%3%
Apr 2263°F40°F78°F 200226°F 199341%2%
Apr 2363°F41°F77°F 199919°F 198641%2%
Apr 2463°F41°F76°F 200125°F 200542%2%
Apr 2563°F41°F80°F 200925°F 200542%2%
Apr 2664°F42°F81°F 200928°F 199742%2%
Apr 2764°F42°F81°F 198630°F 200042%2%
Apr 2864°F42°F80°F 198630°F 200042%1%
Apr 2964°F42°F79°F 200229°F 199242%1%
Apr 3065°F43°F79°F 201729°F 199242%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Avery County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:36 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 USC00310506 (Banner Elk), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00310982, 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.