Climate averages 1991–2020
Richmond weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Richmond: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 82 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 08 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Newport News (111 km away). In April its highs average 19.9°C, about as warm as Richmond, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Richmond ranks joint 247th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 231st of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Richmond is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 82 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Richmond climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 85 | 9.2 | 9.910 h |
| February | 9.8°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 75 | 8.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 14.1°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 101 | 10.1 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 19.9°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 82 | 9.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 24.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 82 | 11.0 | 14.214 h |
| June | 28.8°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 97 | 11.2 | 14.715 h |
| July | 31.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 106 | 13.0 | 14.514 h |
| August | 29.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 109 | 10.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 112 | 9.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 20.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 93 | 7.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.4°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 82 | 7.8 | 10.210 h |
| December | 9.7°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 89 | 8.8 | 9.610 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Newport News in AprilUnited States · 111 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.0°C · 83 mm rain
- East Hampton in AprilUnited States · 115 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.2°C · 82 mm rain
- Suffolk in AprilUnited States · 120 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.1°C · 86 mm rain
- Portsmouth Heights in AprilUnited States · 126 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 9.9°C · 84 mm rain
- Norfolk in AprilUnited States · 130 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.9°C · 84 mm rain
- Centreville in AprilUnited States · 143 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 7.8°C · 86 mm rain
- Alexandria, United States in AprilUnited States · 144 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 8.0°C · 85 mm rain
- Lynchburg in AprilUnited States · 149 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 92 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Richmond) is explained once on the Richmond year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.