Fairfax Weather in April
Average highs run from 69°F on April 1 to 76°F on April 30, and lows from 42°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.06 in over about 6 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
- 73°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 4.06 in
- Record high
- 101°FApr 12, 1972
- Record low
- 19°FApr 1, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 76%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 12 h 36 min to 13 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 69°F | 42°F | 91°F 2012 | 19°F 1972 | 19% | |
| Apr 2 | 70°F | 43°F | 87°F 2014 | 20°F 1962 | 19% | |
| Apr 3 | 70°F | 43°F | 90°F 2011 | 19°F 1975 | 19% | |
| Apr 4 | 70°F | 43°F | 89°F 2023 | 19°F 1972 | 19% | |
| Apr 5 | 71°F | 44°F | 88°F 2016 | 23°F 1971 | 19% | |
| Apr 6 | 71°F | 44°F | 96°F 1954 | 25°F 1950 | 19% | |
| Apr 7 | 71°F | 44°F | 91°F 2015 | 22°F 2009 | 19% | |
| Apr 8 | 71°F | 45°F | 90°F 1995 | 26°F 2007 | 20% | |
| Apr 9 | 72°F | 45°F | 91°F 2011 | 24°F 2003 | 20% | |
| Apr 10 | 72°F | 45°F | 90°F 1972 | 25°F 2018 | 20% | |
| Apr 11 | 72°F | 45°F | 90°F 1996 | 29°F 2013 | 20% | |
| Apr 12 | 72°F | 46°F | 101°F 1972 | 24°F 1957 | 20% | |
| Apr 13 | 73°F | 46°F | 95°F 2006 | 19°F 1957 | 20% | |
| Apr 14 | 73°F | 46°F | 92°F 2024 | 27°F 1971 | 21% | |
| Apr 15 | 73°F | 47°F | 92°F 2006 | 25°F 2014 | 21% | |
| Apr 16 | 73°F | 47°F | 91°F 1948 | 22°F 2018 | 21% | |
| Apr 17 | 74°F | 47°F | 99°F 2006 | 28°F 1961 | 21% | |
| Apr 18 | 74°F | 48°F | 96°F 1987 | 29°F 1953 | 22% | |
| Apr 19 | 74°F | 48°F | 96°F 1987 | 30°F 2013 | 22% | |
| Apr 20 | 74°F | 49°F | 91°F 1987 | 29°F 1953 | 22% | |
| Apr 21 | 74°F | 49°F | 92°F 1963 | 25°F 1966 | 22% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 75°F | 49°F | 94°F 1955 | 28°F 1982 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 75°F | 50°F | 93°F 2006 | 29°F 2023 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 75°F | 50°F | 90°F 2012 | 28°F 2013 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 75°F | 50°F | 90°F 1989 | 32°F 2013 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 75°F | 51°F | 93°F 1989 | 33°F 2022 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 76°F | 51°F | 91°F 1956 | 32°F 1967 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 76°F | 51°F | 91°F 1951 | 30°F 1965 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 76°F | 52°F | 91°F 1987 | 35°F 1968 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 76°F | 52°F | 93°F 1959 | 32°F 2005 | 24% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00347390 (Ralston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013969, 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.