Richmond climate

Richmond Weather in April

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Richmond, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 25°C on April 1 to 23°C on April 30, and lows from 16°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 82 mm over about 12 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Richmond, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

April at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
82 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CApr 3, 2003
Reanalysis low
8°CApr 29, 2011
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 58 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
15°C
Wind
11.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Apr 125°C16°C33°C 201612°C 201251%
Apr 225°C16°C33°C 200213°C 201250%
Apr 325°C16°C34°C 200310°C 201248%
Apr 425°C16°C32°C 201711°C 201347%
Apr 525°C16°C30°C 199210°C 201346%
Apr 625°C15°C30°C 199110°C 199746%
Apr 724°C15°C28°C 201210°C 199745%
Apr 824°C15°C29°C 19929°C 199145%
Apr 924°C15°C33°C 19929°C 201244%
Apr 1024°C15°C28°C 19928°C 201243%
Apr 1124°C15°C31°C 199311°C 201343%
Apr 1224°C15°C32°C 202011°C 199644%
Apr 1324°C15°C30°C 201710°C 199344%
Apr 1424°C15°C33°C 201010°C 201243%
Apr 1524°C15°C31°C 20139°C 201742%
Apr 1624°C14°C33°C 20139°C 201742%
Apr 1724°C14°C33°C 20138°C 201541%
Apr 1824°C14°C29°C 19928°C 201540%
Apr 1924°C14°C31°C 200411°C 199339%
Apr 2024°C14°C29°C 199410°C 199639%
Apr 2124°C14°C31°C 201611°C 199638%
Apr 2224°C14°C30°C 20069°C 201135%
Apr 2323°C14°C29°C 19928°C 200834%
Apr 2423°C14°C30°C 20048°C 201032%
Apr 2523°C14°C29°C 200810°C 199732%
Apr 2623°C13°C32°C 201810°C 199730%
Apr 2723°C13°C31°C 20079°C 200029%
Apr 2823°C13°C30°C 20028°C 200027%
Apr 2923°C13°C33°C 20168°C 201126%
Apr 3023°C13°C27°C 20129°C 201125%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Richmond, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

April 1
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.