Newport News weather in April: Newport News, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Newport News in April has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 58°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 3.08 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 8°C, 78 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationNewport News International Airport
- Station IDUSW00093741
- Location37.13°N 76.49°W
- Elevation42 ft (13 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population183,056
- Jan 49° 31°
- Feb 53° 32°
- Mar 59° 38°
- Apr 70° 47°
- May 77° 56°
- Jun 85° 65°
- Jul 88° 70°
- Aug 87° 68°
- Sep 81° 63°
- Oct 71° 51°
- Nov 61° 40°
- Dec 53° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Newport News in April?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 58.4°F. April is 9.9°F warmer than March and 8.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Newport News and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 64°F on April 1 to 74°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 56°F and 61°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 20% |
| April 8 | 67°F | 45°F | 37% | 20% |
| April 15 | 70°F | 47°F | 37% | 20% |
| April 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 38% | 21% |
| April 30 | 74°F | 52°F | 38% | 22% |
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 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 66°F | 44°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 67°F | 45°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 67°F | 45°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 68°F | 45°F | 37% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 68°F | 46°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 68°F | 46°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 69°F | 46°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 69°F | 46°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 69°F | 47°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 70°F | 47°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 70°F | 47°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 70°F | 48°F | 37% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 71°F | 48°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 71°F | 48°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 71°F | 49°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 72°F | 49°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 72°F | 50°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 73°F | 50°F | 38% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 73°F | 50°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 73°F | 50°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 73°F | 51°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 74°F | 51°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 74°F | 51°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 74°F | 52°F | 38% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FApril average
- Normal low
- 47°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.08 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 16
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093741; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Newport News in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around April 26 (38%). In all, 3.08 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Newport News, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093741.
How humid and windy is Newport News in April?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 71°F with 49% relative humidity and a dew point of 51°F; at 6 a.m. it is 56°F with 81% humidity. The wind averages 8.9 mph, most often from the south-southwest in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 56°F | 51°F | 81% | 7.1 mph | 57% |
| 9 a.m. | 64°F | 51°F | 62% | 10.4 mph | 62% |
| noon | 70°F | 51°F | 52% | 10.9 mph | 57% |
| 3 p.m. | 71°F | 51°F | 49% | 11.2 mph | 59% |
| 6 p.m. | 67°F | 51°F | 56% | 9.5 mph | 62% |
| 9 p.m. | 61°F | 52°F | 72% | 7.0 mph | 68% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093741. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for April in Newport News?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 2000) is 93°F, on April 17, 2002; the coldest is 26°F, on April 9, 2007. The wettest April brought 5.56 in (2008).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.4°F: 2021 56.4°F (−2.0), 2022 56.9°F (−1.5), 2023 60.4°F (+2.0), 2024 59.2°F (+0.8), 2025 60.5°F (+2.1), 2026 62.6°F (+4.3). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.4°F | −2.0°F | 2.75 in |
| 2022 | 56.9°F | −1.5°F | 3.00 in |
| 2023 | 60.4°F | +2.0°F | 3.93 in |
| 2024 | 59.2°F | +0.8°F | 1.29 in |
| 2025 | 60.5°F | +2.1°F | 3.21 in |
| 2026 | 62.6°F | +4.3°F | 1.03 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093741; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093741. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Newport News 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; Newport News's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.