Richmond Weather in April
Average highs run from 47°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30, and lows from 27°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.18 in over about 11 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
- 54°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 4.18 in
- Snowfall
- 2.8 in
- Record high
- 83°FApr 28, 2009
- Record low
- 15°FApr 4, 2016
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 46 min to 14 h 10 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 36°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 47°F | 27°F | 65°F 2010 | 19°F 2015 | 32% | 7% |
| Apr 2 | 48°F | 28°F | 56°F 2006 | 19°F 2015 | 32% | 7% |
| Apr 3 | 48°F | 28°F | 61°F 2010 | 21°F 2016 | 32% | 6% |
| Apr 4 | 49°F | 28°F | 77°F 2010 | 15°F 2016 | 33% | 6% |
| Apr 5 | 49°F | 29°F | 65°F 2010 | 18°F 2016 | 33% | 6% |
| Apr 6 | 50°F | 29°F | 60°F 2010 | 15°F 2016 | 33% | 6% |
| Apr 7 | 50°F | 30°F | 71°F 2010 | 20°F 2003 | 33% | 5% |
| Apr 8 | 51°F | 30°F | 65°F 1999 | 20°F 2011 | 33% | 5% |
| Apr 9 | 51°F | 30°F | 60°F 2017 | 20°F 1997 | 33% | 5% |
| Apr 10 | 52°F | 31°F | 71°F 2021 | 20°F 1997 | 34% | 5% |
| Apr 11 | 52°F | 31°F | 76°F 2017 | 20°F 1997 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 12 | 53°F | 31°F | 67°F 2017 | 20°F 1997 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 13 | 53°F | 32°F | 68°F 2023 | 26°F 1998 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 14 | 54°F | 32°F | 79°F 2023 | 22°F 2000 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 15 | 54°F | 33°F | 72°F 2003 | 22°F 1997 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 16 | 55°F | 33°F | 80°F 2017 | 23°F 1997 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 17 | 55°F | 33°F | 81°F 2012 | 20°F 2003 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 18 | 56°F | 34°F | 78°F 2008 | 17°F 2003 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 19 | 56°F | 34°F | 72°F 2025 | 25°F 2001 | 35% | 3% |
| Apr 20 | 56°F | 34°F | 82°F 2005 | 22°F 2001 | 35% | 2% |
| Apr 21 | 57°F | 35°F | 73°F 2007 | 23°F 2026 | 35% | 2% |
| Apr 22 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 2001 | 23°F 2002 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 23 | 58°F | 36°F | 79°F 2007 | 25°F 2018 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 24 | 58°F | 36°F | 73°F 2021 | 27°F 2020 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 25 | 59°F | 36°F | 65°F 2008 | 26°F 2016 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 26 | 59°F | 37°F | 79°F 2009 | 24°F 2024 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 27 | 60°F | 37°F | 68°F 2021 | 25°F 2016 | 36% | 2% |
| Apr 28 | 60°F | 37°F | 83°F 2009 | 27°F 2016 | 36% | 1% |
| Apr 29 | 61°F | 38°F | 79°F 2017 | 26°F 2001 | 37% | 1% |
| Apr 30 | 61°F | 38°F | 77°F 2004 | 27°F 2006 | 37% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:06 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00173046 (Gardiner), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094623, 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.