Front Royal weather in April: Front Royal, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Front Royal in April has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 55°F, rising from 61°F on the 1st to 71°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 3.41 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 6°C, 87 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationFront Royal
- Station IDUSC00443229
- Location38.90°N 78.18°W
- Elevation930 ft (284 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population15,628
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 74° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Front Royal in April?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 54.5°F. April is 11.1°F warmer than March and 8.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Front Royal and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 61°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 52°F and 57°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 61°F | 38°F | 35% | 22% |
| April 8 | 64°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% |
| April 15 | 67°F | 43°F | 38% | 24% |
| April 22 | 69°F | 45°F | 40% | 26% |
| April 30 | 71°F | 47°F | 42% | 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 | 61°F | 38°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 61°F | 38°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 62°F | 39°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 62°F | 39°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 62°F | 39°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 63°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 63°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 64°F | 40°F | 36% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 64°F | 41°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 65°F | 41°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 65°F | 41°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 66°F | 42°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 66°F | 42°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 66°F | 42°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 67°F | 43°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 67°F | 43°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 68°F | 43°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 68°F | 43°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 68°F | 44°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 69°F | 44°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 69°F | 44°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 69°F | 45°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 70°F | 45°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 70°F | 45°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 70°F | 45°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 70°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 71°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 71°F | 46°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 71°F | 47°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 71°F | 47°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 67°FApril average
- Normal low
- 43°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.41 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443229; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Front Royal in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around April 30 (42%). In all, 3.41 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Front Royal, 3 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00443229.
What are the records for April in Front Royal?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 94°F, on April 26, 2009; the coldest is 17°F, on April 8, 2000. The wettest April brought 8.06 in (2011).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 54.5°F: 2021 53.4°F (−1.1), 2023 55.6°F (+1.1), 2024 55.9°F (+1.4), 2025 56.5°F (+2.0), 2026 59.9°F (+5.4). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.4°F | −1.1°F | 3.03 in |
| 2023 | 55.6°F | +1.1°F | 2.93 in |
| 2024 | 55.9°F | +1.4°F | 3.45 in |
| 2025 | 56.5°F | +2.0°F | 2.61 in |
| 2026 | 59.9°F | +5.4°F | 1.83 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443229; recent months: ACIS, station USC00443229. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Front Royal 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; Front Royal's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.