Washington Weather in April
Average highs run from 54°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 34°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.17 in over about 12 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 4.17 in
- Snowfall
- 1.7 in
- Record high
- 84°FApr 17, 2012
- Record low
- 20°FApr 6, 2016
- Chance of a freeze
- 97%
- Daylight
- 12 h 43 min to 13 h 59 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 5.4 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 54°F | 34°F | 69°F 2016 | 27°F 2014 | 41% | 9% |
| Apr 2 | 54°F | 35°F | 63°F 2016 | 25°F 2013 | 41% | 8% |
| Apr 3 | 55°F | 35°F | 63°F 2014 | 26°F 2013 | 41% | 8% |
| Apr 4 | 55°F | 35°F | 60°F 2012 | 22°F 2017 | 41% | 8% |
| Apr 5 | 56°F | 36°F | 65°F 2012 | 21°F 2016 | 41% | 7% |
| Apr 6 | 56°F | 36°F | 59°F 2013 | 20°F 2016 | 41% | 7% |
| Apr 7 | 57°F | 36°F | 65°F 2015 | 21°F 2016 | 41% | 7% |
| Apr 8 | 57°F | 37°F | 58°F 2012 | 30°F 2011 | 41% | 6% |
| Apr 9 | 58°F | 37°F | 70°F 2013 | 24°F 2018 | 41% | 6% |
| Apr 10 | 58°F | 37°F | 78°F 2013 | 24°F 2018 | 41% | 5% |
| Apr 11 | 59°F | 38°F | 72°F 2013 | 24°F 2018 | 41% | 5% |
| Apr 12 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 2017 | 24°F 2018 | 41% | 5% |
| Apr 13 | 59°F | 39°F | 70°F 2014 | 29°F 2016 | 41% | 4% |
| Apr 14 | 60°F | 39°F | 72°F 2018 | 29°F 2016 | 41% | 4% |
| Apr 15 | 60°F | 39°F | 73°F 2018 | 28°F 2016 | 41% | 4% |
| Apr 16 | 61°F | 40°F | 78°F 2012 | 29°F 2014 | 41% | 3% |
| Apr 17 | 61°F | 40°F | 84°F 2012 | 25°F 2020 | 41% | 3% |
| Apr 18 | 62°F | 40°F | 78°F 2012 | 29°F 2020 | 41% | 3% |
| Apr 19 | 62°F | 41°F | 76°F 2015 | 26°F 2020 | 41% | 3% |
| Apr 20 | 63°F | 41°F | 69°F 2012 | 33°F 2018 | 41% | 2% |
| Apr 21 | 63°F | 42°F | 72°F 2012 | 33°F 2018 | 41% | 2% |
| Apr 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 72°F 2012 | 30°F 2011 | 41% | 2% |
| Apr 23 | 64°F | 42°F | 64°F 2014 | 25°F 2020 | 41% | 2% |
| Apr 24 | 64°F | 43°F | 72°F 2013 | 29°F 2017 | 41% | 2% |
| Apr 25 | 65°F | 43°F | 77°F 2011 | 32°F 2020 | 41% | 2% |
| Apr 26 | 65°F | 43°F | 69°F 2011 | 31°F 2012 | 41% | 1% |
| Apr 27 | 66°F | 44°F | 78°F 2011 | 32°F 2012 | 41% | 1% |
| Apr 28 | 66°F | 44°F | 66°F 2011 | 36°F 2016 | 41% | 1% |
| Apr 29 | 66°F | 44°F | 80°F 2017 | 37°F 2016 | 41% | 1% |
| Apr 30 | 67°F | 45°F | 83°F 2017 | 43°F 2018 | 42% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00061762 (Danbury), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060128, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.