Blacksburg weather in April: Blacksburg, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Blacksburg in April has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 59°F on the 1st to 69°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal April, 3.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 4°C, 96 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationBlacksburg Nwso
- Station IDUSC00440766
- Location37.20°N 80.41°W
- Elevation2,103 ft (641 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population45,452
- Jan 42° 22°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 53° 30°
- Apr 64° 39°
- May 72° 48°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 76° 53°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 55° 31°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Blacksburg in April?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 51.4°F. April is 9.7°F warmer than March and 8.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Blacksburg and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 59°F on April 1 to 69°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 49°F and 54°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 59°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% |
| April 8 | 61°F | 36°F | 42% | 26% |
| April 15 | 64°F | 39°F | 42% | 27% |
| April 22 | 66°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% |
| April 30 | 69°F | 44°F | 43% | 27% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 59°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 59°F | 35°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 59°F | 35°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 60°F | 35°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 60°F | 36°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 61°F | 36°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 61°F | 36°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 61°F | 36°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 62°F | 37°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 62°F | 37°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 62°F | 37°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 63°F | 38°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 63°F | 38°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 64°F | 38°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 64°F | 39°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 64°F | 39°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 65°F | 39°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 65°F | 40°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 65°F | 40°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 66°F | 40°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 66°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 66°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 67°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 67°F | 42°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 67°F | 42°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 68°F | 42°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 68°F | 43°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 68°F | 43°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 68°F | 43°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 69°F | 44°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FApril average
- Normal low
- 39°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 11
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00440766; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Blacksburg in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around April 30 (43%). In all, 3.77 in falls on 13 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Blacksburg, 7 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.6 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00440766.
What are the records for April in Blacksburg?
The warmest April temperature on Blacksburg's official record (since 1893) is 95°F, on April 29, 1957; the coldest is 10°F, on April 1, 1923. The wettest April brought 7.75 in (1987); the snowiest, 10.0 inches (1971).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.4°F: 2021 50.9°F (−0.5), 2022 51.6°F (+0.3), 2023 53.9°F (+2.5), 2024 55.7°F (+4.3), 2025 55.4°F (+4.0), 2026 56.6°F (+5.2). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.9°F | −0.5°F | 2.45 in |
| 2022 | 51.6°F | +0.3°F | 2.49 in |
| 2023 | 53.9°F | +2.5°F | 4.77 in |
| 2024 | 55.7°F | +4.3°F | 1.41 in |
| 2025 | 55.4°F | +4.0°F | 2.07 in |
| 2026 | 56.6°F | +5.2°F | 1.81 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record RNKthr; recent months: ACIS, station USC00440766. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Blacksburg compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, April normal highs run from 63°F in Floyd to 74°F in Chesapeake; Blacksburg's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.