Suffolk weather in April: Suffolk, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April

Suffolk in April has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 48°F, a daily mean of 59°F, rising from 65°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 3.62 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 9°C, 92 mm of precipitation in April.

  • NOAA stationSuffolk Lake Kilby
  • Station IDUSC00448192
  • Location36.73°N 76.60°W
  • Elevation22 ft (7 m)
  • Population103,105
  1. Jan 49° 31°
  2. Feb 52° 33°
  3. Mar 59° 39°
  4. Apr 69° 48°
  5. May 76° 57°
  6. Jun 83° 65°
  7. Jul 87° 70°
  8. Aug 85° 69°
  9. Sep 80° 63°
  10. Oct 71° 52°
  11. Nov 61° 41°
  12. Dec 53° 35°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Suffolk in April?

The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 48°F, for a daily mean of 58.6°F. April is 9.5°F warmer than March and 7.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Suffolk and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 65°F on April 1 to 73°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 57°F and 61°F.

Suffolk in April, day by day: normal high and low

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 36%).

Normal high and low on five days of April, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
April 165°F43°F36%22%
April 867°F46°F35%22%
April 1569°F48°F35%23%
April 2271°F50°F36%23%
April 3073°F53°F36%24%
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
Suffolk: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of April
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
April 165°F43°F36%22%12 h 30 min
April 265°F44°F35%22%12 h 40 min
April 365°F44°F35%22%12 h 40 min
April 466°F44°F35%22%12 h 40 min
April 566°F45°F35%22%12 h 40 min
April 666°F45°F35%22%12 h 50 min
April 767°F45°F35%22%12 h 50 min
April 867°F46°F35%22%12 h 50 min
April 967°F46°F35%23%12 h 50 min
April 1068°F46°F35%23%12 h 50 min
April 1168°F47°F35%23%13 h
April 1268°F47°F35%23%13 h
April 1369°F47°F35%23%13 h
April 1469°F48°F35%23%13 h
April 1569°F48°F35%23%13 h 10 min
April 1670°F48°F35%23%13 h 10 min
April 1770°F49°F35%23%13 h 10 min
April 1870°F49°F35%23%13 h 10 min
April 1971°F49°F35%23%13 h 10 min
April 2071°F50°F35%23%13 h 20 min
April 2171°F50°F35%23%13 h 20 min
April 2271°F50°F36%23%13 h 20 min
April 2372°F51°F36%23%13 h 20 min
April 2472°F51°F36%24%13 h 30 min
April 2572°F51°F36%24%13 h 30 min
April 2672°F51°F36%24%13 h 30 min
April 2772°F52°F36%24%13 h 30 min
April 2873°F52°F36%24%13 h 30 min
April 2973°F52°F36%24%13 h 40 min
April 3073°F53°F36%24%13 h 40 min
Normal high
69°FApril average
Normal low
48°FApril average
Precipitation
3.62 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
100.01 inch or more
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
6
Sunshine
77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00448192; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Suffolk in April?

On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around April 30 (36%). In all, 3.62 in falls on 10 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00448192.

What are the records for April in Suffolk?

The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1945) is 94°F, on April 26, 1960; the coldest is 24°F, on April 14, 1950. The wettest April brought 7.22 in (1984).

The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.6°F: 2021 58.9°F (+0.3), 2022 59.0°F (+0.4), 2023 62.6°F (+4.0), 2024 61.0°F (+2.4), 2025 62.3°F (+3.7), 2026 64.5°F (+5.9). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Suffolk: April in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AprilMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202158.9°F+0.3°F2.17 in
202259.0°F+0.4°F2.36 in
202362.6°F+4.0°F5.44 in
202461.0°F+2.4°F1.19 in
202562.3°F+3.7°F3.71 in
202664.5°F+5.9°F1.41 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00448192; recent months: ACIS, station USC00448192. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does April in Suffolk 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; Suffolk's is 69°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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