Hickory climate

Hickory Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hickory FAA AP, 3.8 km from Hickory

Average highs run from 66°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 44°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.08 in over about 10 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 Hickory, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.08 in
Record high
92°FApr 27, 1981
Record low
20°FApr 9, 1972
Chance of a freeze
47%
Daylight
12 h 35 min to 13 h 37 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
8.3 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 166°F44°F85°F 195327°F 198735%0%
Apr 266°F44°F86°F 197828°F 202135%0%
Apr 366°F44°F86°F 196325°F 197235%0%
Apr 467°F45°F86°F 202530°F 198734%0%
Apr 567°F45°F86°F 198827°F 197234%0%
Apr 667°F45°F90°F 201030°F 195034%0%
Apr 768°F45°F85°F 196725°F 198234%0%
Apr 868°F46°F85°F 195925°F 200734%0%
Apr 968°F46°F86°F 200120°F 197234%0%
Apr 1068°F46°F88°F 200129°F 197234%0%
Apr 1169°F46°F85°F 197728°F 196034%0%
Apr 1269°F47°F86°F 197727°F 198934%0%
Apr 1369°F47°F86°F 197730°F 197534%0%
Apr 1470°F47°F88°F 200626°F 195034%0%
Apr 1570°F48°F88°F 197628°F 195034%0%
Apr 1670°F48°F89°F 200627°F 195034%0%
Apr 1771°F48°F87°F 200228°F 194934%0%
Apr 1871°F48°F89°F 200232°F 195134%0%
Apr 1971°F49°F88°F 197628°F 198334%0%
Apr 2072°F49°F88°F 200231°F 195334%0%
Apr 2172°F49°F90°F 196330°F 198334%0%
Apr 2272°F50°F88°F 196330°F 202134%0%
Apr 2372°F50°F90°F 197030°F 198234%0%
Apr 2473°F50°F91°F 196033°F 198634%0%
Apr 2573°F50°F91°F 196031°F 197434%0%
Apr 2673°F51°F90°F 198634°F 197234%0%
Apr 2773°F51°F92°F 198132°F 197234%0%
Apr 2874°F51°F91°F 198135°F 199334%0%
Apr 2974°F52°F89°F 195035°F 196734%0%
Apr 3074°F52°F88°F 198734°F 200834%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hickory, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:11 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003810 (Hickory FAA AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003810, 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.