Richmond, VA: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 63.1°F in Richmond, VA, the warmest April since 2017, 3rd warmest of 130.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 63.1°F; Warmest since 2017; 3rd warmest of 130
Precipitation: 0.98 in; Driest since 1991; 6th driest of 140

A normal April in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.5°F, between 56.4°F and 62.2°F in eight years of ten and 2.79 in of precipitation, between 2.04 in and 4.72 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Richmond, VA since 1897: 63.1°F in 2026; the highest is 64.2°F, in 2017.

Normal range, 56.4 to 62.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Richmond, VA from 1887 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	63.1	3	76.7	3	49.4	8	0.98	135	0
2025	61.5	10	73.5	15	49.5	7	3.54	48	0
2024	61.1	14	72.6	24	49.7	5	1.58	127	0
2023	61.8	7	74.4	9	49.2	11	4.05	33	0
2022	59	41	71.4	34	46.5	47	2.22	102	0
2021	58.9	42	72	31	45.9	57	1.34	130	0
2020	56.9	78	68.7	73	45.1	77	4.71	19	0
2019	62.2	4	73.6	13	50.8	2	3.08	64	0
2018	55.7	97	68	85	43.4	108	3.58	46	0
2017	64.2	1	75.3	8	53.2	1	2.28	99	0
2016	56.6	80	68.6	76	44.6	81	2.17	107	0
2015	59.5	32	71.1	38	47.9	26	5.33	11	0
2014	59.1	38	71.4	34	46.9	40	4.05	33	0
2013	59.8	29	71.4	34	48.3	21	2.88	72	0
2012	58.5	48	70.3	54	46.8	41	2.40	95	0
2011	61.8	7	73.6	13	49.9	4	2.63	84	0
2010	62.2	4	76	6	48.5	19	1.59	126	0
2009	58.9	42	70.6	47	47.1	35	2.56	89	0
2008	59.5	32	69.8	60	49.2	11	8.32	3	0
2007	57.1	77	69	71	45.2	75	3.62	43	0
2006	60.2	22	72.8	22	47.5	31	2.18	105	0
2005	58.4	49	70.5	50	46.4	50	2.05	114	0
2004	59.1	38	70.1	58	48	23	3.42	53	0
2003	56.9	78	67.8	88	46	56	4.38	25	0
2002	60.5	19	73	19	47.9	26	2.33	96	0
2001	58.2	52	71	41	45.3	72	2.14	110	0
2000	56.4	83	66.9	102	45.8	59	4.78	18	0
1999	57.7	64	69.6	63	45.7	62	2.60	86	0
1998	57.9	57	68.8	72	47.1	35	4.32	27	0
1997	53.6	120	64.8	119	42.3	117	3.94	40	0
1996	57.9	57	69.8	60	45.9	57	2.88	72	0
1995	58.1	54	71.4	34	44.7	79	1.98	118	0
1994	63.2	2	76.7	3	49.6	6	2.70	82	0
1993	55.9	92	68	85	43.8	102	3.23	58	0
1992	57.8	62	70.3	54	45.3	72	2.21	104	0
1991	60.1	23	71.5	33	48.8	17	0.87	136	0
1990	57.9	57	70.2	56	45.6	65	2.81	75	0
1989	55.8	94	67.5	95	44.1	92	4.27	31	0
1988	56	88	67.8	88	44.2	89	2.55	91	0
1987	54.2	111	64.5	122	44	95	7.31	6	0
1986	59.2	35	72.1	29	46.3	52	1.16	133	0
1985	62	6	76.8	2	47.2	33	0.65	139	0
1984	55.7	97	66	109	45.5	67	5.92	10	0
1983	56.1	87	66.4	106	45.8	59	5.21	14	0
1982	55.9	92	68.1	84	43.6	106	2.97	68	0
1981	60.6	18	73.2	18	47.9	26	2.96	69	0
1980	61.1	14	72.9	21	49.2	11	4.28	30	0
1979	58.4	49	70.4	52	46.4	50	3.97	37	0
1978	57.3	72	70.4	52	44.2	89	4.31	29	0
1977	61.1	14	76.1	5	46.1	55	2.33	96	0
1976	60.5	19	77.1	1	43.8	102	1.08	134	0
1975	52.9	125	65.2	114	40.6	127	2.78	77	0
1974	59.9	26	73.9	11	45.8	59	1.58	127	0
1973	57.9	57	69.3	66	46.5	47	4.58	22	0
1972	56.2	84	69.5	65	42.9	114	3.35	54	0
1971	54.9	105	70.6	47	39.3	130	1.76	121	0
1970	58.2	52	70.7	45	45.7	62	2.84	74	0
1969	57.6	67	70.7	45	44.5	85	2.60	86	0
1968	58.8	44	72.4	26	45.2	75	2.93	71	0
1967	58.8	44	72.1	29	45.4	68	1.32	131	0
1966	52.7	127	63.5	125	42	119	2.18	105	0
1965	53.9	116	65	118	42.8	115	2.13	111	0
1964	55.4	103	66.9	102	43.9	99	2.71	81	0
1963	59.2	35	72.6	24	45.7	62	0.64	140	0
1962	57.5	69	70.9	43	44.1	92	3.80	42	0
1961	53	124	65.2	114	40.7	126	1.73	122	0
1960	61.8	7	75.6	7	48	23	3.57	47	0
1959	59.3	34	71.8	32	46.8	41	4.32	27	0
1958	57.5	69	68.4	82	46.5	47	4.35	26	0
1957	61.5	10	73.9	11	49	16	2.25	101	0
1956	55.5	102	67.6	92	43.3	110	2.75	79	0
1955	60.8	17	72.8	22	48.7	18	3.14	62	0
1954	61.2	13	74.2	10	48.2	22	3.08	64	0
1953	58	56	70.5	50	45.4	68	3.16	61	0
1952	58.1	54	69.1	68	47	38	5.32	12	0
1951	56.6	80	69.2	67	44	95	2.26	100	0
1950	54.7	107	67.1	100	42.3	117	0.74	138	0
1949	55.7	97	67.1	100	44.3	87	2.22	102	0
1948	57.7	64	69.8	60	45.6	65	4.59	21	0
1947	57.5	69	69.6	63	45.4	68	2.53	94	0
1946	57.2	75	69.1	68	45.4	68	2.59	88	0
1945	61.4	12	72.3	27	50.5	3	3.50	49	0
1944	56.2	84	67.7	90	44.6	81	3.59	45	0
1943	53.9	116	66.2	108	41.6	120	2.11	112	0
1942	58.8	44	73.5	15	44.1	92	0.78	137	0
1941	59.8	29	73.4	17	46.2	53	3.44	52	0
1940	52.4	128	65.2	114	39.6	129	4.22	32	0
1939	56	88	68.5	78	43.5	107	3.04	67	0
1938	59.9	26	73	19	46.8	41	3.24	57	0
1937	55.7	97	67.9	87	43.4	108	6.02	9	0
1936	53.1	123	65.3	113	40.9	124	2.68	83	0
1935	53.5	121	63.3	127	43.7	105	4.40	24	0
1934	56.2	84	68.5	78	44	95	2.10	113	0
1933	56	88	68.2	83	43.8	102	4.02	35	0
1932	54.3	110	67.2	99	41.4	121	1.69	123	0
1931	53.4	122	65.9	110	40.9	124	3.97	37	0
1930	54	114	66.8	104	41.2	122	3.19	60	0
1929	60.3	21	71.1	38	49.4	8	3.50	49	0
1928	54.2	111	65.1	117	43.2	112	6.86	7	0
1927	53.9	116	63.8	124	43.9	99	3.47	51	0
1926	54.5	109	65.7	112	43.3	110	2.01	116	0
1925	59.2	35	70.8	44	47.6	29	2.33	96	0
1924	54	114	64.7	120	43.2	112	5.11	15	0
1923	55.7	97	67.3	97	44.2	89	3.96	39	0
1922	58.6	47	69.1	68	48	23	2.01	116	0
1921	60.1	23	71	41	49.2	11	4.65	20	0
1920	55.2	104	65.8	111	44.6	81	2.96	69	0
1919	56.5	82	68.5	78	44.6	81	3.25	56	0
1918	54.7	107	64.7	120	44.7	79	8.02	5	0
1917	57.3	72	68.5	78	46.2	53	2.56	89	0
1916	55.8	94	66.6	105	45.1	77	1.94	120	0
1915	59.9	26	72.2	28	47.6	29	1.68	125	0
1914	56	88	67.6	92	44.4	86	1.28	132	0
1913	57.8	62	68.6	76	47	38	2.54	93	0
1912	59.7	31	70.2	56	49.1	15	2.17	107	0
1911	52.4	128	61.9	128	42.8	115	4.00	36	0
1910	58.4	49	70.1	58	46.8	41	8.74	2	0
1909	57.7	64	68.7	73	46.6	46	3.21	59	0
1908	60	25	70.6	47	49.3	10	2.73	80	0
1907	50.4	130	60.4	130	40.4	128	4.87	16	0
1906	59.1	38	71.1	38	47.1	35	2.16	109	0
1905	57.6	67	67.7	90	47.4	32	3.06	66	0
1904	54.1	113	64.3	123	44	95	1.57	129	0
1903	57.9	57	67.3	97	48.4	20	4.46	23	0
1902	55.8	94	66.3	107	45.3	72	3.12	63	0
1901	52.8	126	61.7	129	43.9	99	5.29	13	0
1900	57.3	72	67.4	96	47.2	33	3.62	43	0
1899	57.2	75	67.6	92	46.8	41	2.04	115	0
1898	53.9	116	63.4	126	44.3	87	4.83	17	0
1897	54.9	105	68.7	73	41.1	123	2.76	78	0
1896							1.69	123	30
1895							8.31	4	30
1894							3.29	55	30
1893							3.82	41	30
1892							6.77	8	30
1891							1.96	119	30
1890							2.79	76	30
1889							8.89	1	30
1888							2.55	91	30
1887							2.63	84	30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	64.2
1994	63.2
2026	63.1
2019	62.2
2010	62.2
1985	62
2023	61.8
2011	61.8
1960	61.8
2025	61.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	50.4
1940	52.4
1911	52.4
1966	52.7
1901	52.8
1975	52.9
1961	53
1936	53.1
1931	53.4
1935	53.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	8.89
1910	8.74
2008	8.32
1895	8.31
1918	8.02
1987	7.31
1928	6.86
1892	6.77
1937	6.02
1984	5.92

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1963	0.64
1985	0.65
1950	0.74
1942	0.78
1991	0.87
2026	0.98
1976	1.08
1986	1.16
1914	1.28
1967	1.32

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 15 April 2026
Coldest night: 33°F; 21 April 2026, 9 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.33 in; 25 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 0.98 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the driest April since 1991, 6th driest of 140.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Richmond, VA: 93°F on Wednesday 15 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Richmond, VA: a low of 33°F on Tuesday 21 April 2026 and Thursday 9 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Richmond, VA: 0.33 in on Saturday 25 April 2026.