Cañon City weather in April: Cañon City, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Cañon City in April has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 62°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal April, 1.76 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 1°C, 45 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationCanon City
- Station IDUSC00051294
- Location38.46°N 105.23°W
- Elevation5,378 ft (1,639 m)
- Population17,193
- Jan 49° 18°
- Feb 50° 20°
- Mar 59° 26°
- Apr 64° 33°
- May 73° 43°
- Jun 85° 52°
- Jul 89° 59°
- Aug 87° 57°
- Sep 80° 48°
- Oct 69° 36°
- Nov 57° 26°
- Dec 49° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cañon City in April?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 48.8°F. April is 6.5°F warmer than March and 9.4°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Cañon City and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 62°F on April 1 to 67°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 46°F and 52°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 25%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 62°F | 30°F | 21% | 10% |
| April 8 | 63°F | 31°F | 22% | 11% |
| April 15 | 64°F | 33°F | 23% | 11% |
| April 22 | 65°F | 35°F | 24% | 12% |
| April 30 | 67°F | 37°F | 25% | 12% |
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 | 62°F | 30°F | 21% | 10% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 63°F | 30°F | 21% | 10% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 63°F | 30°F | 21% | 10% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 63°F | 31°F | 21% | 10% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 63°F | 31°F | 21% | 10% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 63°F | 31°F | 22% | 11% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 63°F | 31°F | 22% | 11% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 63°F | 31°F | 22% | 11% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 63°F | 32°F | 22% | 11% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 63°F | 32°F | 22% | 11% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 64°F | 32°F | 22% | 11% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 64°F | 32°F | 23% | 11% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 64°F | 32°F | 23% | 11% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 64°F | 33°F | 23% | 11% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 64°F | 33°F | 23% | 11% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 64°F | 33°F | 23% | 11% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 64°F | 33°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 64°F | 34°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 65°F | 34°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 65°F | 34°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 65°F | 34°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 65°F | 35°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 65°F | 35°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 66°F | 35°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 66°F | 36°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 66°F | 36°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 66°F | 36°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 67°F | 37°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 67°F | 37°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 67°F | 37°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FApril average
- Normal low
- 33°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 1.76 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00051294; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cañon City in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around April 30 (25%). In all, 1.76 in falls on 7 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Cañon City, 12 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 4.1 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00051294.
What are the records for April in Cañon City?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 90°F, on April 4, 1929; the coldest is 5°F, on April 5, 1920. The wettest April brought 6.83 in (2004); the snowiest, 27.5 inches (1957).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.8°F: 2021 48.3°F (−0.5), 2022 48.5°F (−0.3), 2023 49.1°F (+0.3), 2024 50.6°F (+1.8), 2025 50.1°F (+1.3), 2026 55.3°F (+6.5). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.3°F | −0.5°F | 1.06 in |
| 2022 | 48.5°F | −0.3°F | 0.22 in |
| 2023 | 49.1°F | +0.3°F | 1.59 in |
| 2024 | 50.6°F | +1.8°F | 0.77 in |
| 2025 | 50.1°F | +1.3°F | 1.43 in |
| 2026 | 55.3°F | +6.5°F | 0.37 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00051294; recent months: ACIS, station USC00051294. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Cañon City compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, April normal highs run from 43°F in Leadville to 71°F in Rocky Ford; Cañon City's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.