Weather in Raleigh in April 2025
- April is usually the driest month of the year in Raleigh
Average weather
Average temperature in Raleigh in April
Going from a maximum of +88°F during the day to a minimum of +37°F during the night, the temperature in April averages around +75°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +77°F to +70°F.
Is Raleigh warm or cold in April?
Raleigh is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +63°F to +72°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +43°F to +52°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Raleigh:
Climate in Raleigh in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +72°F | +79°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°F | +27°F | +37°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +97°F | +99°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 95 mm | 89 mm | 91 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 65% | 63% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +63°F to +72°F during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 95 mm to 89 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 65% to 63%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in March to 6 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Raleigh is gradually decreasing during April, going from 7 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Raleigh?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Raleigh in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+68°F) and the highest in 1990 (+74°F). The driest year was 2007 with only 629 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1994 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Raleigh, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.