Appalachia climate

Appalachia Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Stone Gap, 5.8 km from Appalachia

Average highs run from 63°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30, and lows from 36°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.03 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 Appalachia, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
5.03 in
Record high
87°FApr 27, 1986
Record low
16°FApr 1, 1964
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
12 h 37 min to 13 h 41 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
5.1 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 163°F36°F79°F 196316°F 196442%
Apr 263°F37°F84°F 201020°F 202142%
Apr 363°F37°F81°F 201020°F 196542%
Apr 464°F37°F79°F 202520°F 198741%
Apr 564°F38°F78°F 198623°F 197541%
Apr 664°F38°F81°F 201019°F 198241%
Apr 765°F38°F80°F 201017°F 198241%
Apr 865°F38°F79°F 195918°F 200741%
Apr 965°F39°F79°F 200118°F 197241%
Apr 1066°F39°F84°F 199519°F 198541%
Apr 1166°F39°F82°F 199520°F 196041%
Apr 1266°F40°F80°F 197723°F 197641%
Apr 1367°F40°F81°F 198125°F 195741%
Apr 1467°F40°F80°F 202323°F 195741%
Apr 1567°F41°F80°F 201719°F 195741%
Apr 1668°F41°F82°F 200220°F 201441%
Apr 1768°F41°F83°F 197623°F 196241%
Apr 1868°F42°F85°F 197626°F 199741%
Apr 1969°F42°F84°F 197619°F 198342%
Apr 2069°F42°F82°F 197625°F 198342%
Apr 2169°F43°F82°F 198522°F 195642%0%
Apr 2269°F43°F81°F 198525°F 202142%0%
Apr 2370°F43°F83°F 196023°F 198642%0%
Apr 2470°F44°F82°F 196026°F 200542%0%
Apr 2570°F44°F82°F 196025°F 196742%0%
Apr 2670°F44°F85°F 198628°F 197242%0%
Apr 2771°F45°F87°F 198630°F 197642%0%
Apr 2871°F45°F83°F 195725°F 197642%0%
Apr 2971°F45°F82°F 195727°F 196743%0%
Apr 3071°F46°F87°F 201726°F 196543%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Appalachia, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00440735 (Big Stone Gap), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00449215, 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.