Washington Weather in April
Average highs run from 42°F on April 1 to 53°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.88 in over about 10 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 2.88 in
- Snowfall
- 5.7 in
- Record high
- 77°FApr 28, 1951
- Record low
- 5°FApr 5, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 48 min to 14 h 16 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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 | 42°F | 25°F | 65°F 1968 | 8°F 1982 | 28% | 12% |
| Apr 2 | 42°F | 25°F | 60°F 2010 | 6°F 1982 | 28% | 11% |
| Apr 3 | 43°F | 26°F | 60°F 2015 | 9°F 1954 | 29% | 11% |
| Apr 4 | 43°F | 26°F | 58°F 1995 | 10°F 1954 | 29% | 11% |
| Apr 5 | 43°F | 26°F | 58°F 1951 | 5°F 1972 | 29% | 11% |
| Apr 6 | 44°F | 27°F | 62°F 2010 | 7°F 1979 | 29% | 10% |
| Apr 7 | 44°F | 27°F | 72°F 1991 | 7°F 1979 | 30% | 10% |
| Apr 8 | 44°F | 27°F | 60°F 1970 | 7°F 1972 | 30% | 10% |
| Apr 9 | 45°F | 28°F | 70°F 1955 | 14°F 1989 | 30% | 10% |
| Apr 10 | 45°F | 28°F | 66°F 1955 | 13°F 1979 | 30% | 9% |
| Apr 11 | 46°F | 28°F | 70°F 1977 | 12°F 1973 | 31% | 9% |
| Apr 12 | 46°F | 29°F | 69°F 2023 | 14°F 1950 | 31% | 9% |
| Apr 13 | 46°F | 29°F | 70°F 2023 | 12°F 1947 | 31% | 8% |
| Apr 14 | 47°F | 29°F | 63°F 1958 | 17°F 1953 | 32% | 8% |
| Apr 15 | 47°F | 30°F | 71°F 2006 | 16°F 1950 | 32% | 8% |
| Apr 16 | 48°F | 30°F | 71°F 1952 | 16°F 2014 | 32% | 7% |
| Apr 17 | 48°F | 30°F | 74°F 1952 | 17°F 1948 | 32% | 7% |
| Apr 18 | 48°F | 31°F | 76°F 2002 | 19°F 2020 | 32% | 7% |
| Apr 19 | 49°F | 31°F | 75°F 1952 | 17°F 1947 | 33% | 6% |
| Apr 20 | 49°F | 31°F | 74°F 2005 | 17°F 1983 | 33% | 6% |
| Apr 21 | 50°F | 32°F | 67°F 1960 | 17°F 1981 | 33% | 6% |
| Apr 22 | 50°F | 32°F | 70°F 1953 | 18°F 1978 | 33% | 5% |
| Apr 23 | 50°F | 32°F | 67°F 1982 | 21°F 1956 | 33% | 5% |
| Apr 24 | 51°F | 33°F | 68°F 1994 | 20°F 1956 | 33% | 5% |
| Apr 25 | 51°F | 33°F | 67°F 1969 | 21°F 1947 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 26 | 52°F | 33°F | 69°F 1990 | 23°F 1966 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 27 | 52°F | 34°F | 67°F 2006 | 22°F 1982 | 34% | 4% |
| Apr 28 | 52°F | 34°F | 77°F 1951 | 21°F 1945 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 29 | 53°F | 34°F | 77°F 1952 | 20°F 2018 | 34% | 3% |
| Apr 30 | 53°F | 35°F | 73°F 1952 | 25°F 1969 | 34% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478905 (Washington Is), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478905, 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.