Average April Temperature in Washington D.C. by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Washington D.C. for the month of April each year between 1851 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest April Ever in Washington D.C.?

2017 was the warmest April in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 72.9 °F, and the average low was 54.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest April Ever in Washington D.C.?

1874 was the coolest April in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 55.9 °F, and the average low was 38.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	3	72.9	51.3
2022	49	66.6	47.3
2021	32	68.7	47.6
2020	77	64.4	46.2
2019	2	72.2	52.5
2018	82	64.7	45.2
2017	1	72.9	54.7
2016	51	67.0	46.7
2015	18	69.4	49.4
2014	42	67.2	47.5
2013	22	68.9	48.9
2012	29	68.1	48.5
2011	24	68.6	49.0
2010	8	71.7	50.0
2009	47	66.8	47.2
2008	23	67.5	50.2
2007	109	62.6	44.6
2006	16	69.7	49.3
2005	43	67.2	47.4
2004	41	66.4	48.3
2003	79	64.8	45.4
2002	12	70.3	49.6
2001	38	68.0	47.1
2000	71	64.5	46.7
1999	55	66.4	46.6
1998	40	66.9	47.9
1997	99	63.9	44.0
1996	53	66.9	46.7
1995	57	67.1	45.5
1994	5	72.8	51.1
1993	85	64.7	44.8
1992	75	65.1	45.7
1991	31	67.8	48.6
1990	52	67.3	46.3
1989	76	64.8	45.9
1988	88	63.5	45.2
1987	84	63.5	46.2
1986	59	65.6	46.8
1985	6	72.8	50.3
1984	83	64.0	45.7
1983	118	62.0	44.5
1982	98	64.9	43.0
1981	4	72.2	51.9
1980	10	69.6	50.6
1979	61	64.2	47.8
1978	36	68.1	47.3
1977	11	71.5	48.7
1976	13	72.5	47.3
1975	111	62.5	44.7
1974	28	70.1	46.5
1973	63	65.2	46.6
1972	93	64.7	43.4
1971	81	67.6	42.4
1970	78	65.5	45.0
1969	26	70.0	47.3
1968	33	69.6	46.3
1967	39	69.4	45.7
1966	125	61.8	43.6
1965	137	61.5	42.0
1964	96	64.3	43.8
1963	35	68.9	46.6
1962	58	65.9	46.6
1961	131	61.4	42.6
1960	7	72.8	49.6
1959	27	69.3	47.6
1958	46	66.2	47.9
1957	19	69.5	48.9
1956	110	63.2	43.9
1955	30	68.0	48.4
1954	14	70.9	48.3
1953	60	65.6	46.6
1952	48	66.5	47.5
1951	66	66.1	45.7
1950	129	62.4	42.3
1949	80	64.5	45.6
1948	65	65.7	46.1
1947	44	68.2	46.1
1946	64	66.2	45.7
1945	15	70.1	48.9
1944	102	63.3	44.3
1943	144	61.7	40.7
1942	21	70.8	47.3
1941	9	71.3	49.8
1940	149	59.8	41.9
1939	113	63.2	43.7
1938	45	67.3	46.9
1937	117	62.4	44.3
1936	130	61.8	42.6
1935	136	60.6	43.2
1934	100	64.1	43.7
1933	69	65.6	45.8
1932	127	63.2	42.0
1931	90	64.5	44.0
1930	121	63.3	43.0
1929	37	68.7	46.6
1928	132	61.5	42.3
1927	134	62.1	41.7
1926	135	62.5	41.3
1925	50	68.3	45.5
1924	133	61.8	42.0
1923	108	64.3	42.8
1922	72	65.1	46.0
1921	20	70.0	48.3
1920	126	61.7	43.6
1919	105	63.7	43.9
1918	119	62.8	43.6
1917	92	64.1	44.2
1916	116	63.6	43.2
1915	17	71.5	47.3
1914	114	63.9	43.1
1913	73	65.1	45.9
1912	70	65.5	45.8
1911	145	60.8	41.5
1910	34	68.9	46.9
1909	89	64.8	43.7
1908	56	67.9	45.0
1907	152	58.0	38.8
1906	74	66.5	44.5
1905	94	64.4	43.7
1904	151	59.2	40.2
1903	97	63.9	44.1
1902	124	62.9	42.9
1901	150	58.6	42.5
1900	91	64.3	44.2
1899	95	65.4	42.6
1898	148	60.0	41.8
1897	123	64.2	41.6
1896	54	66.5	46.7
1895	106	62.8	44.7
1894	120	62.5	43.8
1893	104	63.4	44.1
1892	141	59.7	43.1
1891	86	65.1	44.2
1890	112	64.4	42.7
1889	87	63.5	45.3
1888	115	64.5	42.4
1887	138	61.2	42.1
1886	62	65.6	46.3
1885	107	64.5	42.8
1884	139	60.7	42.6
1883	140	61.0	42.2
1882	143	61.0	41.6
1881	147	59.6	42.4
1880	68	67.1	44.5
1879	142	61.9	40.9
1878	25	67.5	50.0
1877	128	61.2	43.6
1876	146	61.1	40.9
1875	153	57.4	38.9
1874	154	55.9	38.3
1873	101	63.9	43.8
1872	67	66.8	44.8
1858	122	60.8	45.3
1851	103	62.5	45.1

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location