Durham Weather in April
Average highs run from 66°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 41°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 in over about 8 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
- 70°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 3.66 in
- Record high
- 93°FApr 12, 1930
- Record low
- 21°FApr 1, 1923
- Chance of a freeze
- 53%
- Daylight
- 12 h 36 min to 13 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 50°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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 | 66°F | 41°F | 88°F 1945 | 21°F 1923 | 29% | |
| Apr 2 | 66°F | 42°F | 88°F 1967 | 21°F 1923 | 29% | |
| Apr 3 | 67°F | 42°F | 90°F 1946 | 24°F 1989 | 29% | |
| Apr 4 | 67°F | 42°F | 88°F 1934 | 27°F 1924 | 29% | |
| Apr 5 | 67°F | 43°F | 90°F 1942 | 28°F 1939 | 29% | |
| Apr 6 | 68°F | 43°F | 90°F 1929 | 29°F 1944 | 29% | |
| Apr 7 | 68°F | 43°F | 92°F 1929 | 22°F 1981 | 29% | |
| Apr 8 | 68°F | 44°F | 90°F 1929 | 28°F 1970 | 29% | |
| Apr 9 | 69°F | 44°F | 92°F 1919 | 26°F 1972 | 29% | |
| Apr 10 | 69°F | 44°F | 92°F 1919 | 28°F 1923 | 29% | |
| Apr 11 | 69°F | 45°F | 89°F 1930 | 26°F 1989 | 29% | |
| Apr 12 | 70°F | 45°F | 93°F 1930 | 22°F 1989 | 29% | |
| Apr 13 | 70°F | 45°F | 89°F 1977 | 25°F 1989 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 70°F | 46°F | 89°F 1941 | 26°F 1950 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 70°F | 46°F | 89°F 1936 | 27°F 1950 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 71°F | 46°F | 90°F 2006 | 25°F 1943 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 71°F | 47°F | 90°F 2002 | 28°F 1962 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 71°F | 47°F | 90°F 1941 | 30°F 1951 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 71°F | 47°F | 93°F 1976 | 31°F 2001 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 72°F | 47°F | 90°F 1995 | 27°F 1953 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 72°F | 48°F | 90°F 1995 | 28°F 1953 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 72°F | 48°F | 90°F 1952 | 28°F 1953 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 72°F | 48°F | 90°F 1963 | 33°F 1927 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 73°F | 49°F | 93°F 1960 | 32°F 1922 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 73°F | 49°F | 93°F 1925 | 30°F 1919 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 73°F | 49°F | 93°F 1925 | 32°F 1919 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 73°F | 50°F | 91°F 1925 | 31°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 73°F | 50°F | 90°F 1950 | 29°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 74°F | 50°F | 90°F 1994 | 31°F 1940 | 28% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 74°F | 51°F | 89°F 1974 | 32°F 1922 | 28% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312515 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312515, 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.