Morristown weather in April

In April, Morristown sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Morristown's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morristown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
7th warmest
Overnight low
48°
6th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:06 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Morristown is city in Tennessee, United States.

Density
415/km²
people per km²
Founded
1787

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical April day in Morristown reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°F warmer than March and about 7°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16544
26545
36545
46645
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297152
307252

How April really feels in Morristown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Morristown weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 30°4.010.92.29.81.4
Feb51° / 33°3.911.22.410.62.3
Mar59° / 40°4.412.10.911.74.4
Apr69° / 48°3.911.1012.96.1
May76° / 57°3.712.2013.96.4
Jun83° / 65°3.313.2014.45.4
Jul86° / 69°4.115014.24.6
Aug85° / 67°3.111.2013.45.1
Sep80° / 61°3.18.7012.26.7
Oct70° / 49°2.98011.16.9
Nov58° / 39°3.49.20.210.14.5
Dec49° / 33°4.111.11.59.62.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44555
54654
64654
74852
84852
94852
104951
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Morristown gets around 3.9 in of rain over 11.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
337
437
537
636
736
835
935
1035
1134
1234
1335
1435
1535
1636
1736
1837
1937
2038
2138
2239
2339
2440
2541
2641
2742
2843
2943
3043

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
291900
390910
4891010
5881110
6871210
7861310
8861310
9841420
10831520
11831520
12821620
13811630
14801730
15801730
16801730
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18791740
19791740
20791740
21781750
22781750
23761860
24751870
25751870
26731980
27711991
286920101
296820111
306621121

Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:286:48
212.46:266:49
312.46:256:50
412.56:236:51
512.56:226:52
612.56:206:52
712.66:196:53
812.66:176:54
912.76:166:55
1012.76:146:56
1112.76:136:57
1212.86:116:58
1312.86:106:58
1412.86:096:59
1512.96:077:00
1612.96:067:01
1713.06:047:02
1813.06:037:03
1913.06:027:04
2013.16:007:04
2113.15:597:05
2213.15:587:06
2313.25:567:07
2413.25:557:08
2513.25:547:09
2613.35:537:10
2713.35:517:11
2813.45:507:11
2913.45:497:12
3013.45:487:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Morristown

In seasonPeak

None of Morristown's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Morristown sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is April a good time to visit Morristown?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Morristown for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morristown in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Morristown sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Morristown in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morristown peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Morristown in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Morristown is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Morristown?

Morristown sits at 36.2°N, 83.3°W, 1,302 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Greeneville, 26 mi away.

Topography around Morristown

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Morristown.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Morristown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 ft around an average of 1,355 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,056 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,886 ft.

The land around Morristown is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, trees (44%) and grassland (40%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
512 ft
10 miles
1,056 ft
50 miles
5,886 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Greeneville 26 mi · Sevierville 28 mi · Gatlinburg 37 mi · Knoxville 39 mi · Kingsport 47 mi · Maryville 49 mi · Johnson City 53 mi · Farragut 53 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Morristown (36.214°, -83.2949°, elevation 1,302 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).