Washington climate

Washington Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington, 2.2 km from Washington

Average highs run from 56°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 32°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.65 in over about 10 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
62°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.65 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
94°FApr 10, 1930
Record low
7°FApr 1, 1899
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 42 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
12.3 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 156°F32°F83°F 19467°F 189930%3%
Apr 257°F33°F87°F 198112°F 189930%2%
Apr 357°F33°F85°F 198112°F 193631%2%
Apr 458°F33°F87°F 192915°F 201831%2%
Apr 558°F34°F83°F 192914°F 192031%2%
Apr 659°F34°F85°F 192910°F 198232%2%
Apr 759°F34°F84°F 189313°F 201832%2%
Apr 859°F35°F88°F 193114°F 201832%2%
Apr 960°F35°F84°F 190517°F 199733%2%
Apr 1060°F35°F94°F 193019°F 190933%2%
Apr 1161°F36°F92°F 193021°F 201833%2%
Apr 1261°F36°F89°F 193018°F 193933%2%
Apr 1361°F37°F84°F 193118°F 195034%2%
Apr 1462°F37°F86°F 200619°F 190734%2%
Apr 1562°F37°F87°F 189619°F 192834%2%
Apr 1662°F38°F87°F 197722°F 190434%2%
Apr 1763°F38°F87°F 189420°F 190735%1%
Apr 1863°F38°F87°F 198524°F 201835%1%
Apr 1963°F39°F85°F 200224°F 198335%1%
Apr 2064°F39°F90°F 198723°F 201835%1%
Apr 2164°F40°F89°F 190223°F 202136%1%
Apr 2264°F40°F91°F 198025°F 202136%1%
Apr 2365°F40°F88°F 198024°F 191036%1%
Apr 2465°F41°F86°F 192422°F 191036%1%
Apr 2565°F41°F89°F 198624°F 193437%1%
Apr 2666°F42°F87°F 198625°F 190737%1%
Apr 2766°F42°F88°F 195620°F 193137%1%
Apr 2866°F42°F90°F 189429°F 201937%1%
Apr 2967°F43°F91°F 195226°F 195838%1%
Apr 3067°F43°F90°F 195227°F 190838%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 6:50 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138688 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00138688, 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.