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Typical April weather

Virginia Beach

Virginia · April

Dogwoods out, dune grass greening, water still unfriendly.

69° days
48° nights

about 7 rainy days · 13 hours of daylight · ocean 55°

What to pack

What April feels like

April is when First Landing State Park is at its best: cypress swamp trails, everything flowering, and no bugs yet. The ocean stays cold well past the point the air feels like spring, so anyone in the surf is wearing a wetsuit and means it.

Expect about 7 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 55° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.

The numbers

Typical high69°
Typical low48°
Days with real rain7
Total rain3.4 in
Humiditydry air
Water temperature55°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:29 am / 7:38 pm

How April compares

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