Climate averages 1991–2020
Brandon weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Brandon: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 17.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 51 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 49 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tampa (17 km away). In April its highs average 27.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Brandon, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Brandon ranks 24th of 498 for the warmest April highs and 153rd of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Brandon is 8.4°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 51 mm to 65 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Brandon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 61 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 50 | 5.9 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 59 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 27.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 51 | 5.9 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 65 | 7.6 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 143 | 18.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 142 | 20.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 21.6 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 120 | 16.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 52 | 7.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 38 | 4.1 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 49 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Tampa in AprilUnited States · 17 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in AprilUnited States · 30 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 18.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Lakeland in AprilUnited States · 35 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 53 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in AprilUnited States · 43 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 44 mm rain
- Largo in AprilUnited States · 49 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 19.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Clearwater in AprilUnited States · 51 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 19.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Spring Hill in AprilUnited States · 64 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 60 mm rain
- Orlando in AprilUnited States · 111 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 54 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Brandon) is explained once on the Brandon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.