Wake County climate

Wake County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Raleigh State Univ, 4.4 km from Wake County

Average highs run from 68°F on April 1 to 77°F on April 30, and lows from 45°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 in over about 7 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 Wake County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
95°FApr 23, 1980
Record low
23°FApr 9, 1972
Chance of a freeze
40%
Daylight
12 h 35 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 168°F45°F89°F 197426°F 198725%0%
Apr 268°F45°F90°F 196729°F 198925%0%
Apr 368°F45°F91°F 196725°F 199225%0%
Apr 469°F45°F90°F 202528°F 199225%0%
Apr 569°F46°F89°F 202529°F 199225%0%
Apr 669°F46°F93°F 196728°F 200425%0%
Apr 770°F46°F91°F 196727°F 198225%0%
Apr 870°F47°F88°F 195427°F 200725%0%
Apr 970°F47°F90°F 200123°F 197225%0%
Apr 1071°F47°F90°F 200123°F 198525%0%
Apr 1171°F47°F89°F 197827°F 196025%0%
Apr 1271°F48°F88°F 197726°F 197325%0%
Apr 1372°F48°F88°F 194828°F 197525%0%
Apr 1472°F48°F89°F 202627°F 195025%0%
Apr 1572°F49°F92°F 202627°F 195025%0%
Apr 1673°F49°F92°F 202628°F 195025%0%
Apr 1773°F49°F91°F 200229°F 196225%0%
Apr 1873°F50°F93°F 202630°F 198325%0%
Apr 1974°F50°F90°F 200229°F 200125%0%
Apr 2074°F50°F90°F 195228°F 198325%0%
Apr 2174°F50°F90°F 198528°F 195625%0%
Apr 2274°F51°F92°F 198532°F 197825%0%
Apr 2375°F51°F95°F 198031°F 202125%0%
Apr 2475°F51°F93°F 196031°F 198625%0%
Apr 2575°F52°F92°F 196029°F 196925%0%
Apr 2676°F52°F93°F 199037°F 196825%0%
Apr 2776°F52°F92°F 199032°F 197625%0%
Apr 2876°F53°F90°F 195732°F 197625%0%
Apr 2976°F53°F89°F 201735°F 196725%0%
Apr 3077°F53°F90°F 202533°F 196125%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wake County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317079 (Raleigh State Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013722, 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.