Washington climate

Washington Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Congerville 2NW, 16.7 km from Washington

Average highs run from 58°F on April 1 to 68°F on April 30, and lows from 36°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 in over about 11 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
92°FApr 25, 1986
Record low
14°FApr 6, 1982
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
12 h 41 min to 13 h 56 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
12.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 158°F36°F85°F 201217°F 201834%3%
Apr 258°F36°F81°F 195614°F 201834%3%
Apr 358°F37°F84°F 201118°F 197534%3%
Apr 459°F37°F83°F 202317°F 197534%3%
Apr 559°F37°F83°F 198820°F 198235%3%
Apr 660°F38°F82°F 195414°F 198235%2%
Apr 760°F38°F82°F 200114°F 198235%2%
Apr 861°F38°F82°F 200119°F 197235%2%
Apr 961°F38°F83°F 200119°F 199736%2%
Apr 1061°F39°F86°F 201121°F 196036%2%
Apr 1162°F39°F83°F 197721°F 198236%2%
Apr 1262°F39°F86°F 197121°F 195736%2%
Apr 1362°F40°F85°F 200620°F 195036%2%
Apr 1463°F40°F86°F 202425°F 195037%2%
Apr 1563°F40°F87°F 200225°F 196237%2%
Apr 1664°F41°F88°F 200224°F 196237%2%
Apr 1764°F41°F86°F 197726°F 195337%1%
Apr 1864°F41°F91°F 200224°F 198337%1%
Apr 1965°F42°F84°F 198522°F 198338%1%
Apr 2065°F42°F89°F 198728°F 201838%1%
Apr 2165°F43°F85°F 198529°F 201138%1%
Apr 2266°F43°F88°F 198025°F 198638%1%
Apr 2366°F43°F84°F 196027°F 195638%1%
Apr 2466°F44°F85°F 194826°F 196738%1%
Apr 2567°F44°F92°F 198629°F 197239%1%
Apr 2667°F44°F90°F 198630°F 197639%1%
Apr 2767°F45°F86°F 195631°F 199639%1%
Apr 2868°F45°F86°F 197031°F 199239%1%
Apr 2968°F46°F89°F 195230°F 195839%1%
Apr 3068°F46°F86°F 195233°F 197139%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111836 (Congerville 2NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014842, 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.