Rittenhouse climate

Rittenhouse Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Phila Franklin Inst, 1.1 km from Rittenhouse

Average highs run from 60°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30, and lows from 41°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in over about 12 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 Rittenhouse, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
95°FApr 17, 2002
Record low
19°FApr 7, 1982
Chance of a freeze
44%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 52 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
8.9 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 160°F41°F84°F 202624°F 196937%1%
Apr 260°F41°F84°F 196725°F 196437%1%
Apr 361°F42°F87°F 196328°F 195437%1%
Apr 461°F42°F84°F 202625°F 194337%1%
Apr 562°F43°F81°F 194226°F 196538%1%
Apr 662°F43°F87°F 194224°F 198238%1%
Apr 762°F43°F89°F 201019°F 198238%1%
Apr 863°F44°F87°F 199123°F 198238%1%
Apr 963°F44°F84°F 195926°F 197738%1%
Apr 1064°F44°F89°F 201322°F 198538%1%
Apr 1164°F45°F83°F 195528°F 196639%1%
Apr 1265°F45°F92°F 197729°F 194339%0%
Apr 1365°F45°F89°F 197728°F 199039%0%
Apr 1466°F46°F91°F 194124°F 195039%0%
Apr 1566°F46°F91°F 202627°F 194339%0%
Apr 1666°F47°F91°F 202627°F 194339%0%
Apr 1767°F47°F95°F 200227°F 196239%0%
Apr 1867°F47°F94°F 197632°F 198339%0%
Apr 1968°F48°F90°F 197632°F 198339%0%
Apr 2068°F48°F92°F 194132°F 198339%0%
Apr 2168°F48°F89°F 197632°F 195640%0%
Apr 2269°F49°F90°F 198532°F 198840%0%
Apr 2369°F49°F91°F 196033°F 198240%0%
Apr 2469°F49°F86°F 196034°F 198940%0%
Apr 2570°F50°F92°F 196033°F 195640%0%
Apr 2670°F50°F93°F 200935°F 196740%0%
Apr 2770°F50°F92°F 200936°F 196740%0%
Apr 2871°F51°F90°F 199034°F 194640%0%
Apr 2971°F51°F90°F 197436°F 194840%0%
Apr 3071°F51°F90°F 194238°F 196140%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rittenhouse, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00366886 (Phila Franklin Inst), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013739, 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.