Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland 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 Lakeland: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 17.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 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 Brandon (35 km away). In April its highs average 27.7°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks 23rd of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 160th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Lakeland is 8.4°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 53 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
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 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
- Brandon in AprilUnited States · 35 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.5°C · 51 mm rain
- Tampa in AprilUnited States · 51 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in AprilUnited States · 62 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 18.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Spring Hill in AprilUnited States · 74 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 60 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in AprilUnited States · 78 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 44 mm rain
- Orlando in AprilUnited States · 79 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 54 mm rain
- Largo in AprilUnited States · 84 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 19.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Clearwater in AprilUnited States · 84 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 19.4°C · 46 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 Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.