Washington climate

Washington Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Rockport 1 Nnw, 19.8 km from Washington

Average highs run from 45°F on April 1 to 58°F on April 30, and lows from 28°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.21 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.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
5.21 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
75°FApr 11, 2017
Record low
14°FApr 5, 1995
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 46 min to 14 h 10 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
5.6 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 145°F28°F54°F 199822°F 200333%7%
Apr 245°F28°F54°F 200623°F 199434%6%
Apr 346°F29°F55°F 200224°F 199534%6%
Apr 446°F29°F62°F 201019°F 201634%6%
Apr 547°F30°F58°F 201014°F 199534%6%
Apr 647°F30°F57°F 199118°F 199534%5%
Apr 748°F30°F59°F 199825°F 200234%5%
Apr 848°F31°F59°F 201326°F 201834%5%
Apr 949°F31°F54°F 200125°F 199734%5%
Apr 1049°F32°F59°F 200223°F 201835%4%
Apr 1149°F32°F75°F 201723°F 201835%4%
Apr 1250°F32°F60°F 201427°F 199735%4%
Apr 1350°F33°F63°F 199826°F 199235%4%
Apr 1451°F33°F64°F 199825°F 199235%3%
Apr 1551°F34°F61°F 201725°F 199235%3%
Apr 1652°F34°F71°F 201727°F 199235%3%
Apr 1752°F34°F65°F 201721°F 200336%3%
Apr 1853°F35°F64°F 200524°F 200336%3%
Apr 1953°F35°F66°F 200626°F 199636%2%
Apr 2054°F35°F67°F 200728°F 200136%2%
Apr 2154°F36°F63°F 200730°F 201436%2%
Apr 2254°F36°F63°F 199626°F 200236%2%
Apr 2355°F37°F64°F 200127°F 199436%2%
Apr 2455°F37°F65°F 200831°F 200237%2%
Apr 2556°F37°F62°F 199129°F 200437%2%
Apr 2656°F38°F72°F 200929°F 199237%1%
Apr 2756°F38°F61°F 199132°F 199337%1%
Apr 2857°F38°F66°F 199028°F 201637%1%
Apr 2957°F39°F72°F 201729°F 200137%1%
Apr 3058°F39°F73°F 201732°F 201237%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 (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:05 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00179593 (W Rockport 1 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00176881, 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.