Albemarle County climate

Albemarle County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charlottesville 2W, 3.1 km from Albemarle County

Average highs run from 63°F on April 1 to 73°F on April 30, and lows from 41°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.48 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 Albemarle County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.48 in
Record high
94°FApr 17, 1976
Record low
22°FApr 7, 1982
Chance of a freeze
56%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 13 h 45 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
5.1 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 163°F41°F88°F 197825°F 196938%2%
Apr 263°F41°F88°F 196324°F 196438%2%
Apr 364°F42°F88°F 196326°F 201338%2%
Apr 464°F42°F88°F 201126°F 201338%2%
Apr 564°F42°F88°F 201026°F 196438%1%
Apr 665°F43°F92°F 201024°F 198238%1%
Apr 765°F43°F91°F 201022°F 198239%1%
Apr 866°F43°F87°F 195926°F 199039%1%
Apr 966°F44°F88°F 200126°F 200739%1%
Apr 1067°F44°F91°F 201325°F 200739%1%
Apr 1167°F44°F87°F 201131°F 198939%1%
Apr 1267°F45°F88°F 199626°F 198939%1%
Apr 1368°F45°F89°F 202326°F 199039%1%
Apr 1468°F45°F88°F 202629°F 197339%1%
Apr 1569°F46°F92°F 202430°F 197339%1%
Apr 1669°F46°F92°F 197629°F 200539%1%
Apr 1769°F46°F94°F 197628°F 201439%1%
Apr 1870°F47°F94°F 197632°F 198339%1%
Apr 1970°F47°F94°F 197629°F 200140%0%
Apr 2070°F47°F94°F 197633°F 198340%0%
Apr 2171°F48°F90°F 197628°F 202640%0%
Apr 2271°F48°F92°F 198532°F 201340%0%
Apr 2371°F48°F93°F 196033°F 198640%0%
Apr 2471°F49°F92°F 202231°F 200240%0%
Apr 2572°F49°F91°F 200932°F 199940%0%
Apr 2672°F49°F93°F 199031°F 200140%0%
Apr 2772°F50°F93°F 199034°F 200141%0%
Apr 2872°F50°F89°F 195733°F 199341%0%
Apr 2973°F50°F92°F 197432°F 200141%0%
Apr 3073°F51°F91°F 197434°F 197741%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Albemarle County, 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 (EDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441593 (Charlottesville 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093736, 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.