Washington, DC: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 62°F in Washington, DC, the warmest April since 2023, tied 4th warmest of 155 (with 1994 and 1981).

April 2026

Mean temperature: 62°F; Warmest since 2023; 4th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 1.55 in; Driest since 2010; 16th driest of 156

A normal April in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.3°F, between 54.9°F and 60.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.14 in of precipitation, between 1.67 in and 4.94 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Washington, DC since 1872: 62°F in 2026; the highest is 63.8°F, in 2017.

Normal range, 54.9 to 60.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Washington, DC from 1871 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	62	4	72.4	7	51.6	5	1.55	141	0
2025	61.7	7	70.8	15	52.5	2	3.03	74	0
2024	60.5	11	69.4	26	51.6	5	2.06	118	0
2023	62.1	3	72.9	1	51.3	7	3.55	49	0
2022	57	50	66.6	58	47.3	38	3.82	41	0
2021	58.2	33	68.7	33	47.6	33	2.20	111	0
2020	55.3	80	64.4	93	46.2	63	6.30	7	0
2019	62.4	2	72.2	8	52.5	2	2.24	109	0
2018	54.9	85	64.7	85	45.2	82	3.59	48	0
2017	63.8	1	72.9	1	54.7	1	2.62	93	0
2016	56.9	53	67	53	46.7	49	2.05	120	0
2015	59.4	20	69.4	26	49.4	17	3.41	53	0
2014	57.3	45	67.2	49	47.5	35	6.47	5	0
2013	58.9	25	68.9	30	48.9	20	2.76	85	0
2012	58.3	31	68.1	38	48.5	25	1.92	126	0
2011	58.8	27	68.6	35	49	19	3.20	64	0
2010	60.8	10	71.7	10	50	12	1.50	144	0
2009	57	50	66.8	56	47.2	44	4.22	30	0
2008	58.9	25	67.5	45	50.2	11	4.92	19	0
2007	53.6	110	62.6	122	44.6	90	4.17	32	0
2006	59.5	18	69.7	22	49.3	18	3.10	71	0
2005	57.3	45	67.2	49	47.4	37	4.33	28	0
2004	57.4	43	66.4	62	48.3	27	3.84	40	0
2003	55.1	82	64.8	82	45.4	80	2.55	95	0
2002	60	15	70.3	17	49.6	15	3.47	52	0
2001	57.6	41	68	40	47.1	45	1.68	136	0
2000	55.6	74	64.5	88	46.7	49	5.13	17	0
1999	56.5	58	66.4	62	46.6	53	2.09	116	0
1998	57.4	43	66.9	54	47.9	30	3.96	37	0
1997	54	99	63.9	104	44	101	2.41	101	0
1996	56.8	55	66.9	54	46.7	49	3.17	68	0
1995	56.3	60	67.1	51	45.5	78	1.89	127	0
1994	62	4	72.8	3	51.1	8	1.58	140	0
1993	54.8	87	64.7	85	44.8	87	3.62	46	0
1992	55.4	78	65.1	77	45.7	72	2.55	95	0
1991	58.2	33	67.8	42	48.6	24	1.39	145	0
1990	56.8	55	67.3	47	46.3	60	4.09	33	0
1989	55.4	78	64.8	82	45.9	68	3.50	50	0
1988	54.4	90	63.5	110	45.2	82	2.00	121	0
1987	54.8	87	63.4	112	46.2	63	2.28	106	0
1986	56.2	61	65.6	69	46.8	48	1.98	122	0
1985	61.6	8	72.8	3	50.3	10	0.03	156	0
1984	54.9	85	64	103	45.7	72	3.71	45	0
1983	53.2	120	62	129	44.5	91	6.88	2	0
1982	54	99	64.9	81	43	121	3.19	66	0
1981	62	4	72.2	8	51.9	4	2.63	92	0
1980	60.1	13	69.6	23	50.6	9	3.28	59	0
1979	56	64	64.2	99	47.8	32	1.88	129	0
1978	57.7	39	68.1	38	47.3	38	1.38	146	0
1977	60.1	13	71.5	11	48.7	23	2.66	91	0
1976	59.9	16	72.5	6	47.3	38	1.17	147	0
1975	53.6	110	62.5	123	44.7	88	2.13	113	0
1974	58.3	31	70.1	18	46.5	59	2.26	108	0
1973	55.9	65	65.3	76	46.6	53	4.19	31	0
1972	54.1	96	64.7	85	43.4	116	3.99	36	0
1971	55	84	67.6	44	42.4	132	2.10	115	0
1970	55.2	81	65.5	73	45	84	5.35	16	0
1969	58.6	29	70	20	47.3	38	1.71	134	0
1968	57.9	36	69.6	23	46.3	60	1.53	143	0
1967	57.6	41	69.4	26	45.7	72	0.80	153	0
1966	52.7	126	61.8	131	43.6	112	3.33	55	0
1965	51.8	138	61.5	136	42	139	1.65	138	0
1964	54	99	64.3	97	43.8	105	4.37	27	0
1963	57.8	38	68.9	30	46.6	53	0.99	150	0
1962	56.2	61	65.9	67	46.6	53	2.90	81	0
1961	52	132	61.4	138	42.6	128	3.24	61	0
1960	61.2	9	72.8	3	49.6	15	3.15	69	0
1959	58.4	30	69.3	29	47.6	33	4.01	35	0
1958	57.1	48	66.2	64	47.9	30	4.92	19	0
1957	59.2	22	69.5	25	48.9	20	2.73	86	0
1956	53.6	110	63.2	116	43.9	103	2.06	118	0
1955	58.2	33	68	40	48.4	26	2.57	94	0
1954	59.6	17	70.9	14	48.3	27	3.30	57	0
1953	56.1	63	65.6	69	46.6	53	4.77	22	0
1952	57	50	66.5	59	47.5	35	5.97	11	0
1951	55.9	65	66.1	66	45.7	72	3.49	51	0
1950	52.4	129	62.4	126	42.3	135	1.86	130	0
1949	55.1	82	64.5	88	45.6	77	1.94	124	0
1948	55.9	65	65.7	68	46.1	65	3.05	73	0
1947	57.2	47	68.2	37	46.1	65	2.48	98	0
1946	55.9	65	66.2	64	45.7	72	1.93	125	0
1945	59.5	18	70.1	18	48.9	20	3.26	60	0
1944	53.8	105	63.3	114	44.3	94	3.08	72	0
1943	51.2	145	61.7	134	40.7	151	3.30	57	0
1942	59.1	23	70.8	15	47.3	38	0.54	155	0
1941	60.5	11	71.3	13	49.8	14	2.73	86	0
1940	50.9	149	59.8	148	41.9	142	6.19	9	0
1939	53.5	115	63.2	116	43.7	108	3.78	43	0
1938	57.1	48	67.3	47	46.9	46	1.67	137	0
1937	53.3	119	62.4	126	44.3	94	6.85	3	0
1936	52.2	131	61.8	131	42.6	128	1.98	122	0
1935	51.9	133	60.6	146	43.2	117	3.95	38	0
1934	53.9	103	64.1	101	43.7	108	2.27	107	0
1933	55.7	72	65.6	69	45.8	70	4.67	24	0
1932	52.6	128	63.2	116	42	139	2.12	114	0
1931	54.3	92	64.5	88	44	101	2.87	82	0
1930	53.1	123	63.3	114	43	121	3.12	70	0
1929	57.7	39	68.7	33	46.6	53	6.10	10	0
1928	51.9	133	61.5	136	42.3	135	4.49	26	0
1927	51.9	133	62.1	128	41.7	144	4.96	18	0
1926	51.9	133	62.5	123	41.3	148	0.79	154	0
1925	56.9	53	68.3	36	45.5	78	2.44	99	0
1924	51.9	133	61.8	131	42	139	5.39	15	0
1923	53.6	110	64.4	93	42.8	124	3.94	39	0
1922	55.6	74	65.1	77	46	67	1.05	149	0
1921	59.1	23	70	20	48.3	27	2.93	80	0
1920	52.7	126	61.7	134	43.6	112	4.69	23	0
1919	53.8	105	63.7	108	43.9	103	3.72	44	0
1918	53.2	120	62.8	120	43.6	112	6.58	4	0
1917	54.2	94	64.1	101	44.2	96	2.16	112	0
1916	53.4	118	63.6	109	43.2	117	2.96	78	0
1915	59.4	20	71.5	11	47.3	38	0.90	152	0
1914	53.5	115	63.9	104	43.1	119	3.20	64	0
1913	55.5	76	65.1	77	45.9	68	5.86	13	0
1912	55.7	72	65.5	73	45.8	70	2.33	104	0
1911	51.2	145	60.8	144	41.5	147	2.85	83	0
1910	57.9	36	68.9	30	46.9	46	5.89	12	0
1909	54.3	92	64.8	82	43.7	108	2.69	89	0
1908	56.4	59	67.8	42	45	84	1.60	139	0
1907	48.4	153	58	153	38.8	154	3.61	47	0
1906	55.5	76	66.5	59	44.5	91	3.03	74	0
1905	54.1	96	64.4	93	43.7	108	2.69	89	0
1904	49.7	152	59.2	151	40.2	152	2.98	77	0
1903	54	99	63.9	104	44.1	99	4.29	29	0
1902	52.9	124	62.9	119	42.9	123	2.22	110	0
1901	50.6	151	58.6	152	42.5	131	6.34	6	0
1900	54.2	94	64.3	97	44.2	96	1.74	133	0
1899	54.1	96	65.4	75	42.7	126	1.54	142	0
1898	50.9	149	60	147	41.8	143	2.36	103	0
1897	52.9	124	64.2	99	41.6	145	3.02	76	0
1896	56.6	57	66.5	59	46.7	49	1.07	148	0
1895	53.8	105	62.8	120	44.7	88	6.26	8	0
1894	53.2	120	62.5	123	43.8	105	3.34	54	0
1893	53.8	105	63.4	112	44.1	99	3.21	63	0
1892	51.4	142	59.8	148	43.1	119	4.52	25	0
1891	54.6	89	65.1	77	44.2	96	2.94	79	0
1890	53.6	110	64.4	93	42.7	126	2.81	84	0
1889	54.4	90	63.5	110	45.3	81	9.13	1	0
1888	53.5	115	64.5	88	42.4	132	1.89	127	0
1887	51.7	139	61.2	139	42.1	138	3.24	61	0
1886	55.9	65	65.6	69	46.3	60	2.71	88	0
1885	53.7	109	64.5	88	42.8	124	1.71	134	0
1884	51.7	139	60.7	145	42.6	128	1.86	130	0
1883	51.6	141	61	142	42.2	137	4.09	33	0
1882	51.3	144	61	142	41.6	145	2.55	95	0
1881	51	147	59.6	150	42.4	132	2.08	117	0
1880	55.8	70	67.1	51	44.5	91	3.81	42	0
1879	51.4	142	61.9	130	40.9	149	2.39	102	0
1878	58.7	28	67.5	45	50	12	3.32	56	0
1877	52.4	129	61.2	139	43.6	112	4.87	21	0
1876	51	147	61.1	141	40.9	149	2.43	100	0
1875	48.2	154	57.4	154	38.9	153	2.29	105	0
1874	47.1	155	55.9	155	38.3	155	5.65	14	0
1873	53.9	103	63.9	104	43.8	105	3.19	66	0
1872	55.8	70	66.8	56	44.9	86	1.77	132	0
1871							0.91	151	30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	63.8
2019	62.4
2023	62.1
2026	62
1994	62
1981	62
2025	61.7
1985	61.6
1960	61.2
2010	60.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1874	47.1
1875	48.2
1907	48.4
1904	49.7
1901	50.6
1940	50.9
1898	50.9
1881	51
1876	51
1943	51.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	9.13
1983	6.88
1937	6.85
1918	6.58
2014	6.47
1901	6.34
2020	6.30
1895	6.26
1940	6.19
1929	6.10

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	0.03
1942	0.54
1926	0.79
1967	0.80
1915	0.90
1871	0.91
1963	0.99
1922	1.05
1896	1.07
1976	1.17

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 16 April 2026, 15 April 2026
Coldest night: 35°F; 8 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.69 in; 5 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 1.55 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest April since 2010, 16th driest of 156.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Washington, DC: 90°F on Thursday 16 April 2026 and Wednesday 15 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Washington, DC: a low of 35°F on Wednesday 8 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Washington, DC: 0.69 in on Sunday 5 April 2026.