Chesapeake climate

Chesapeake Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norfolk S, 7.1 km from Chesapeake

Average highs run from 64°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 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 Chesapeake, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.68 in
Record high
97°FApr 26, 1960
Record low
28°FApr 2, 1964
Chance of a freeze
25%
Daylight
12 h 37 min to 13 h 41 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
12.1 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 164°F44°F86°F 202629°F 196434%0%
Apr 264°F44°F87°F 196728°F 196434%0%
Apr 365°F45°F91°F 196331°F 196134%0%
Apr 465°F45°F86°F 196330°F 196234%0%
Apr 566°F45°F89°F 202531°F 196435%0%
Apr 666°F46°F91°F 202531°F 197535%0%
Apr 767°F46°F90°F 201028°F 198235%0%
Apr 867°F46°F87°F 195433°F 197235%0%
Apr 967°F47°F87°F 195933°F 197235%0%
Apr 1068°F47°F89°F 201331°F 197235%0%
Apr 1168°F47°F88°F 197833°F 198435%0%
Apr 1269°F48°F88°F 197731°F 198935%0%
Apr 1369°F48°F88°F 197734°F 196736%0%
Apr 1469°F48°F88°F 196030°F 195036%0%
Apr 1570°F49°F91°F 202634°F 197336%0%
Apr 1670°F49°F92°F 202634°F 195736%0%
Apr 1770°F49°F93°F 200236°F 198836%0%
Apr 1871°F50°F88°F 200433°F 198336%0%
Apr 1971°F50°F92°F 198533°F 200136%0%
Apr 2071°F50°F90°F 196336°F 198337%0%
Apr 2172°F51°F91°F 195734°F 196137%0%
Apr 2272°F51°F94°F 198534°F 198137%0%
Apr 2372°F51°F92°F 196039°F 197837%0%
Apr 2473°F52°F95°F 196040°F 195138%0%
Apr 2573°F52°F96°F 196040°F 199938%0%
Apr 2673°F52°F97°F 196040°F 198838%0%
Apr 2773°F52°F92°F 195737°F 197238%0%
Apr 2874°F53°F93°F 195740°F 194738%0%
Apr 2974°F53°F92°F 197439°F 194738%0%
Apr 3074°F53°F89°F 201739°F 199238%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chesapeake, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00446147 (Norfolk S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013737, 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.