Washington climate

Washington Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington, 3.7 km from Washington

Average highs run from 62°F on April 1 to 72°F on April 30, and lows from 38°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.57 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
4.57 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
91°FApr 2, 2010
Record low
24°FApr 2, 2021
Chance of a freeze
77%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
12 h 39 min to 13 h 47 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
46°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 162°F38°F86°F 201027°F 201936%0%
Apr 263°F38°F91°F 201024°F 202136%0%
Apr 363°F39°F90°F 201226°F 201836%0%
Apr 464°F39°F90°F 201127°F 201336%0%
Apr 564°F39°F87°F 202325°F 201836%0%
Apr 664°F40°F84°F 201026°F 201836%0%
Apr 765°F40°F84°F 201025°F 201836%0%
Apr 865°F40°F87°F 202024°F 201836%0%
Apr 965°F41°F91°F 202025°F 201836%0%
Apr 1066°F41°F91°F 201130°F 202336%0%
Apr 1166°F41°F89°F 201134°F 202037%0%
Apr 1266°F42°F80°F 201030°F 201237%0%
Apr 1367°F42°F89°F 201830°F 201337%0%
Apr 1467°F42°F86°F 202431°F 202237%0%
Apr 1567°F43°F89°F 202429°F 201438%0%
Apr 1668°F43°F86°F 202431°F 201438%0%
Apr 1768°F43°F87°F 202428°F 201838%0%
Apr 1868°F44°F86°F 202628°F 202038%0%
Apr 1969°F44°F83°F 202431°F 202239%0%
Apr 2069°F44°F88°F 201129°F 201339%0%
Apr 2169°F45°F82°F 201428°F 202139%0%
Apr 2270°F45°F86°F 201927°F 202139%0%
Apr 2370°F45°F88°F 201931°F 202340%0%
Apr 2470°F46°F87°F 202229°F 202340%0%
Apr 2570°F46°F83°F 202531°F 202340%0%
Apr 2671°F46°F89°F 201235°F 202241%0%
Apr 2771°F47°F84°F 202136°F 202241%0%
Apr 2871°F47°F85°F 202638°F 201541%0%
Apr 2971°F47°F88°F 202536°F 201841%0%
Apr 3072°F48°F84°F 201338°F 202341%0%

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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238746 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238746, 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.