Blue Canyon Airport weather in April: Blue Canyon Airport, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April

Blue Canyon Airport in April has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 38°F, a daily mean of 45°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 56°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal April, 5.11 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 3°C, 130 mm of precipitation in April.

  • NOAA stationBlue Canyon Airport
  • Station IDUSW00023225
  • Location39.28°N 120.71°W
  • Elevation5,276 ft (1,608 m)
  1. Jan 47° 34°
  2. Feb 45° 33°
  3. Mar 48° 35°
  4. Apr 52° 38°
  5. May 61° 46°
  6. Jun 70° 54°
  7. Jul 78° 63°
  8. Aug 77° 62°
  9. Sep 73° 57°
  10. Oct 63° 48°
  11. Nov 51° 39°
  12. Dec 45° 34°

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

How warm is Blue Canyon Airport in April?

The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 38°F, for a daily mean of 44.8°F. April is 3.3°F warmer than March and 8.3°F cooler than May. April is the 8th warmest month of the year in Blue Canyon Airport and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 50°F on April 1 to 56°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 41°F and 49°F.

Blue Canyon Airport 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 40%).

Normal high and low on five days of April, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
April 150°F35°F40%30%
April 850°F36°F39%29%
April 1552°F37°F37%27%
April 2253°F39°F33%25%
April 3056°F41°F30%22%
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
Blue Canyon Airport: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of April
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
April 150°F35°F40%30%12 h 40 min
April 250°F35°F40%30%12 h 40 min
April 350°F36°F40%30%12 h 40 min
April 450°F36°F39%30%12 h 40 min
April 550°F36°F39%30%12 h 50 min
April 650°F36°F39%29%12 h 50 min
April 750°F36°F39%29%12 h 50 min
April 850°F36°F39%29%12 h 50 min
April 951°F36°F39%29%13 h
April 1051°F36°F38%29%13 h
April 1151°F36°F38%28%13 h
April 1251°F37°F38%28%13 h
April 1351°F37°F37%28%13 h 10 min
April 1451°F37°F37%27%13 h 10 min
April 1552°F37°F37%27%13 h 10 min
April 1652°F37°F36%27%13 h 10 min
April 1752°F37°F36%26%13 h 20 min
April 1852°F38°F35%26%13 h 20 min
April 1952°F38°F35%26%13 h 20 min
April 2053°F38°F34%25%13 h 20 min
April 2153°F38°F34%25%13 h 30 min
April 2253°F39°F33%25%13 h 30 min
April 2353°F39°F33%24%13 h 30 min
April 2454°F39°F32%24%13 h 30 min
April 2554°F40°F32%24%13 h 40 min
April 2654°F40°F32%23%13 h 40 min
April 2755°F40°F31%23%13 h 40 min
April 2855°F40°F31%23%13 h 40 min
April 2955°F41°F30%22%13 h 40 min
April 3056°F41°F30%22%13 h 50 min
Normal high
52°FApril average
Normal low
38°FApril average
Precipitation
5.11 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
110.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
10
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
Days at 70°F or more
2
Sunshine
77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023225; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Blue Canyon Airport in April?

On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around April 1 (40%). In all, 5.11 in falls on 11 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal April in Blue Canyon Airport, 10 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023225.

How humid and windy is Blue Canyon Airport in April?

At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 54°F with 44% relative humidity and a dew point of 33°F; at 6 a.m. it is 45°F with 51% humidity. The wind averages 5.7 mph, most often from the southwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.

A normal April day at the station, hour by hour (local standard time)
TimeTemperatureDew pointHumidityWindClear or few clouds
6 a.m.45°F28°F51%4.5 mph–
9 a.m.51°F29°F43%6.4 mph–
noon54°F31°F41%7.8 mph–
3 p.m.54°F33°F44%8.1 mph–
6 p.m.51°F35°F53%5.9 mph–
9 p.m.47°F34°F60%4.2 mph–

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00023225. 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 Blue Canyon Airport?

The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1943) is 82°F, on April 13, 1985; the coldest is 17°F, on April 2, 1955. The wettest April brought 16.55 in (1948); the snowiest, 119.4 inches (1948).

The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.8°F: 2021 50.3°F (+5.5), 2022 45.3°F (+0.5), 2023 45.1°F (+0.3), 2024 46.3°F (+1.5), 2025 48.3°F (+3.5), 2026 43.7°F (−1.1). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Blue Canyon Airport: April in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AprilMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202150.3°F+5.5°F0.60 in
202245.3°F+0.5°F9.63 in
202345.1°F+0.3°F1.93 in
202446.3°F+1.5°F3.02 in
202548.3°F+3.5°F2.88 in
202643.7°F−1.1°F12.34 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023225; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023225. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does April in Blue Canyon Airport 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; Blue Canyon Airport's is 52°F.

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

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