Harrisonburg climate

Harrisonburg Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jena, 30.9 km from Harrisonburg

Average highs run from 73°F on April 1 to 79°F on April 30, and lows from 50°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.38 in over about 7 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 Harrisonburg, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.38 in
Record high
92°FApr 9, 1903
Record low
23°FApr 7, 2026
Chance of a freeze
27%
Daylight
12 h 31 min to 13 h 24 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
7.8 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 173°F50°F89°F 191230°F 194224%0%
Apr 273°F50°F88°F 191130°F 196224%0%
Apr 373°F50°F88°F 190332°F 196224%0%
Apr 473°F50°F88°F 191832°F 194424%0%
Apr 574°F51°F87°F 198234°F 192024%0%
Apr 674°F51°F90°F 191132°F 191323%0%
Apr 774°F51°F90°F 190823°F 202623%0%
Apr 874°F51°F89°F 191933°F 193923%0%
Apr 974°F51°F92°F 190331°F 201023%0%
Apr 1075°F52°F90°F 190032°F 202623%0%
Apr 1175°F52°F88°F 193433°F 198923%0%
Apr 1275°F52°F92°F 190333°F 198923%0%
Apr 1375°F52°F92°F 191028°F 194023%0%
Apr 1475°F53°F89°F 191030°F 191323%0%
Apr 1575°F53°F90°F 192530°F 200823%0%
Apr 1676°F53°F90°F 192533°F 192823%0%
Apr 1776°F53°F89°F 192534°F 199722%0%
Apr 1876°F54°F91°F 200633°F 200122%0%
Apr 1976°F54°F91°F 200633°F 200122%0%
Apr 2076°F54°F91°F 193236°F 201322%0%
Apr 2177°F54°F90°F 192538°F 201822%0%
Apr 2277°F55°F89°F 190937°F 202122%0%
Apr 2377°F55°F90°F 192537°F 192722%0%
Apr 2477°F55°F89°F 192540°F 196922%0%
Apr 2577°F56°F90°F 190834°F 191022%0%
Apr 2678°F56°F90°F 190838°F 191022%0%
Apr 2778°F56°F90°F 190637°F 191922%0%
Apr 2878°F56°F88°F 189939°F 192822%0%
Apr 2978°F57°F92°F 191540°F 196522%0%
Apr 3079°F57°F92°F 194340°F 196522%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Harrisonburg, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00164696 (Jena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00226177, 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.