Climate averages 1991–2020
Gainesville weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the joint 2nd 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 Gainesville: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 15.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 57 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 52 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jacksonville (99 km away). In April its highs average 25.6°C, 1.1°C cooler than Gainesville, with 58 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Gainesville ranks joint 39th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 174th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Gainesville is 7.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 57 mm to 70 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
Gainesville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 74 | 7.7 | 10.510 h |
| February | 20.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 64 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 23.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 80 | 7.4 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 26.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 57 | 6.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 70 | 8.9 | 13.614 h |
| June | 31.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 135 | 18.6 | 14.014 h |
| July | 31.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 136 | 20.5 | 13.814 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 147 | 21.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 107 | 14.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 57 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 22.9°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 40 | 5.3 | 10.711 h |
| December | 20.0°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 60 | 6.6 | 10.310 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
- Jacksonville in AprilUnited States · 99 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.9°C · 58 mm rain
- Palm Coast in AprilUnited States · 108 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 52 mm rain
- Spring Hill in AprilUnited States · 132 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 60 mm rain
- Deltona in AprilUnited States · 133 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Daytona Beach in AprilUnited States · 135 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Orlando in AprilUnited States · 154 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 54 mm rain
- Alafaya in AprilUnited States · 162 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Lakeland in AprilUnited States · 183 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 53 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 Gainesville) is explained once on the Gainesville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.