Big Bear Lake weather in April: Big Bear Lake, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Big Bear Lake in April has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal April, 0.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of −1°C, 20 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationBig Bear Lake
- Station IDUSC00040741
- Location34.24°N 116.92°W
- Elevation6,753 ft (2,058 m)
- Population5,044
- Jan 46° 24°
- Feb 46° 24°
- Mar 51° 27°
- Apr 57° 31°
- May 66° 37°
- Jun 75° 44°
- Jul 80° 51°
- Aug 79° 50°
- Sep 73° 44°
- Oct 63° 35°
- Nov 54° 28°
- Dec 46° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Big Bear Lake in April?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 44.2°F. April is 5.1°F warmer than March and 7.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Big Bear Lake and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 55°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 41°F and 47°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 15%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 55°F | 29°F | 15% | 10% |
| April 8 | 56°F | 30°F | 13% | 9% |
| April 15 | 57°F | 31°F | 12% | 8% |
| April 22 | 59°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% |
| April 30 | 61°F | 34°F | 10% | 5% |
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 | 55°F | 29°F | 15% | 10% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 55°F | 29°F | 14% | 10% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 55°F | 29°F | 14% | 10% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 55°F | 29°F | 14% | 10% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 55°F | 29°F | 14% | 10% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 56°F | 29°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 56°F | 29°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 8 | 56°F | 30°F | 13% | 9% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 56°F | 30°F | 13% | 9% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 56°F | 30°F | 13% | 9% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 56°F | 30°F | 13% | 9% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 57°F | 30°F | 13% | 9% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 13 | 57°F | 30°F | 13% | 8% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 57°F | 31°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 57°F | 31°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 57°F | 31°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 57°F | 31°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h |
| April 18 | 58°F | 31°F | 12% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 58°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 58°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 58°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 59°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 23 | 59°F | 32°F | 11% | 6% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 59°F | 33°F | 11% | 6% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 59°F | 33°F | 11% | 6% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 60°F | 33°F | 10% | 6% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 27 | 60°F | 33°F | 10% | 6% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 28 | 60°F | 34°F | 10% | 6% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 60°F | 34°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 61°F | 34°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 57°FApril average
- Normal low
- 31°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 0.78 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 93%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00040741; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Big Bear Lake in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 12% on average, highest around April 1 (15%). In all, 0.78 in falls on 4 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Big Bear Lake, 20 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 3.0 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00040741.
What are the records for April in Big Bear Lake?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1960) is 82°F, on April 30, 1981; the coldest is 3°F, on April 2, 1963. The wettest April brought 7.90 in (1965); the snowiest, 24.3 inches (1999).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.2°F: 2021 47.1°F (+2.9), 2022 48.2°F (+4.0), 2023 45.3°F (+1.1), 2024 44.0°F (−0.2), 2025 44.4°F (+0.1), 2026 44.3°F (at normal). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.1°F | +2.9°F | 0.13 in |
| 2022 | 48.2°F | +4.0°F | 0.58 in |
| 2023 | 45.3°F | +1.1°F | 0.01 in |
| 2024 | 44.0°F | −0.2°F | 1.45 in |
| 2025 | 44.4°F | +0.1°F | 0.54 in |
| 2026 | 44.3°F | at normal | 1.63 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00040741; recent months: ACIS, station USC00040741. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Big Bear Lake compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, April normal highs run from 49°F in Tahoma to 87°F in Brawley; Big Bear Lake's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.