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April Weather at Athens-Ben Epps Airport Georgia, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 70°F to 77°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 86°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 49°F to 56°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 64°F.

For reference, on July 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Athens-Ben Epps Airport typically range from 71°F to 90°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 35°F to 53°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 42% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 40% on April 30.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 60% of the time.

For reference, on January 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 52%, while on October 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayJan 448%Jan 448%Apr 156%Apr 156%Apr 3060%Apr 3060%Apr 1158%Apr 1158%Apr 2158%Apr 2158%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Athens-Ben Epps Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is essentially constant, remaining around 29% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 42% on July 8, and its lowest chance is 20% on October 14.

Probability of Precipitation in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Probability of Precipitation in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%MarMayApr 1628%Apr 1628%Apr 128%Apr 128%Apr 3029%Apr 3029%NowNowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport is decreasing, starting the month at 3.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.6 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.8 inches or falls below 1.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in8 in8 inMarMayApr 13.8 inApr 13.8 inApr 303.1 inApr 303.1 inApr 113.6 inApr 113.6 inApr 213.3 inApr 213.3 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 57 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 59 seconds, and weekly increase of 13 minutes, 52 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 35 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 13 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrMarMaynightnightdaydayApr 112 hr, 35 minApr 112 hr, 35 minApr 3013 hr, 32 minApr 3013 hr, 32 minApr 1613 hr, 5 minApr 1613 hr, 5 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Athens-Ben Epps Airport is 7:19 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 35 minutes earlier at 6:44 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:54 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 22 minutes later at 8:16 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed at Athens-Ben Epps Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:22 AM and sets 14 hours, 25 minutes later, at 8:47 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:34 AM and sets 9 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:28 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:44 AM6:44 AMApr 308:16 PMApr 308:16 PM7:19 AM7:19 AMApr 17:54 PMApr 17:54 PM7:06 AM7:06 AMApr 118:02 PMApr 118:02 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay001010202020303040405050506060700001010202030303040405050606070NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 105:01 AMMar 105:01 AMMar 253:01 AMMar 253:01 AMApr 82:22 PMApr 82:22 PMApr 237:50 PMApr 237:50 PMMay 711:23 PMMay 711:23 PMMay 239:54 AMMay 239:54 AM8:07 AM8:07 AM8:15 PM8:15 PM7:27 PM7:27 PM7:42 AM7:42 AM7:03 AM7:03 AM8:12 PM8:12 PM8:10 PM8:10 PM7:01 AM7:01 AM6:04 AM6:04 AM8:13 PM8:13 PM8:02 PM8:02 PM6:09 AM6:09 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%2:24 AMSE11:55 AMSW-7:09 AMS237,770 mi
2
46%3:20 AMSE12:59 PMWSW-8:10 AMS234,410 mi
3
35%4:10 AMESE2:09 PMWSW-9:10 AMS231,040 mi
4
24%4:52 AMESE3:22 PMWSW-10:07 AMS227,921 mi
5
14%5:29 AMESE4:35 PMWSW-11:02 AMS225,352 mi
6
6%6:02 AME5:48 PMW-11:54 AMS223,627 mi
7
2%6:33 AME7:00 PMW-12:44 PMS222,981 mi
8
0%7:03 AME8:12 PMWNW-1:35 PMS223,538 mi
9
2%7:35 AMENE9:25 PMWNW-2:27 PMS225,283 mi
10
6%8:10 AMENE10:39 PMWNW-3:21 PMS228,056 mi
11
13%8:51 AMENE11:51 PMWNW-4:17 PMS231,580 mi
12
22%9:37 AMENE--5:15 PMS235,510 mi
13
31%-12:58 AMNW10:30 AMNE6:14 PMS239,490 mi
14
42%-1:57 AMNW11:28 AMNE7:10 PMS243,203 mi
15
50%-2:47 AMWNW12:29 PMENE8:02 PMS246,403 mi
16
62%-3:29 AMWNW1:31 PMENE8:51 PMS248,931 mi
17
71%-4:04 AMWNW2:31 PMENE9:35 PMS250,710 mi
18
80%-4:33 AMWNW3:28 PMENE10:17 PMS251,732 mi
19
87%-4:59 AMWNW4:25 PME10:56 PMS252,042 mi
20
93%-5:23 AMW5:20 PME11:35 PMS251,724 mi
21
95%-5:46 AMW6:15 PME--
22
97%-6:09 AMW7:11 PME12:13 AMS250,879 mi
23
100%-6:34 AMWSW8:10 PMESE12:53 AMS249,612 mi
24
100%-7:01 AMWSW9:10 PMESE1:36 AMS248,017 mi
25
98%-7:33 AMWSW10:13 PMESE2:21 AMS246,171 mi
26
95%-8:10 AMWSW11:16 PMESE3:12 AMS244,128 mi
27
89%-8:56 AMSW-4:06 AMS241,921 mi
28
81%12:18 AMSE9:49 AMSW-5:04 AMS239,574 mi
29
72%1:16 AMSE10:51 AMSW-6:03 AMS237,115 mi
30
62%2:07 AMESE11:58 AMWSW-7:03 AMS234,597 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Athens-Ben Epps Airport is increasing during April, rising from 1% to 7% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 87% of the time, while on January 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 11%Apr 11%Apr 307%Apr 307%Apr 111%Apr 111%Apr 214%Apr 214%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortableoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Athens-Ben Epps Airport is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.0 miles per hour, while on August 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Average Wind Speed in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphMarMayApr 14.9 mphApr 14.9 mphApr 304.4 mphApr 304.4 mphApr 114.8 mphApr 114.8 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Athens-Ben Epps Airport throughout April is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 41% on April 30.

Wind Direction in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Wind Direction in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Athens-Ben Epps Airport typically lasts for 7.8 months (238 days), from around March 20 to around November 14, rarely starting before February 29 or after April 10, and rarely ending before October 24 or after December 5.

The month of April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 76% to 99% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airportgrowing seasonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMay76%Apr 176%Apr 199%Apr 3099%Apr 3091%Apr 1191%Apr 1198%Apr 2198%Apr 2150%Mar 2050%Mar 20NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Athens-Ben Epps Airport are increasing during April, increasing by 375°F, from 388°F to 762°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Growing Degree Days in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030300°F300°F400°F400°F500°F500°F600°F600°F700°F700°F800°F800°FMarMayApr 1388°FApr 1388°FApr 30762°FApr 30762°FApr 11497°FApr 11497°FApr 21626°FApr 21626°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Athens-Ben Epps Airport is gradually increasing during April, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 5.6 kWh to 6.5 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April at Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April at Athens-Ben Epps AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMarMayApr 15.6 kWhApr 15.6 kWhApr 306.5 kWhApr 306.5 kWhApr 115.9 kWhApr 115.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Athens-Ben Epps Airport are 33.948 deg latitude, -83.327 deg longitude, and 784 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Athens-Ben Epps Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 223 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 722 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (456 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,287 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Athens-Ben Epps Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (34%), within 10 miles by trees (61%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by trees (66%) and cropland (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Athens-Ben Epps Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Athens-Ben Epps Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Barrow County Airport, Greene County Regional Airport, Washington-Wilkes County Airport, Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport, Baldwin County Airport, Anderson County Airport, Clemson-Oconee County Airport, and Thomson-McDuffie County Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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