Climate averages 1991–2020
Memphis weather
in April.
A mild, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Memphis: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 122 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes April a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 03 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jonesboro (97 km away). In April its highs average 21.0°C, 0.6°C cooler than Memphis, with 127 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Memphis ranks joint 176th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 471st of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Memphis is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 122 mm to 117 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
Memphis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 98 | 9.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 104 | 9.2 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 127 | 11.4 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 21.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 122 | 10.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 117 | 11.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 87 | 9.7 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 93 | 10.4 | 14.314 h |
| August | 31.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 75 | 8.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 102 | 7.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.7°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 101 | 8.5 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.9°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 126 | 9.7 | 9.810 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
- Jonesboro in AprilUnited States · 97 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.3°C · 127 mm rain
- Little Rock in AprilUnited States · 209 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 128 mm rain
- Clarksville in AprilUnited States · 287 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 125 mm rain
- Franklin in AprilUnited States · 300 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 127 mm rain
- Tuscaloosa in AprilUnited States · 314 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 126 mm rain
- Nashville in AprilUnited States · 316 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 128 mm rain
- Jackson in AprilUnited States · 317 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.7°C · 114 mm rain
- Huntsville in AprilUnited States · 319 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 126 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 Memphis) is explained once on the Memphis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.