Crescent City weather in April: Crescent City, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Crescent City in April has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal April, 5.12 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 7°C, 130 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationCrescent City McNamara Airport
- Station IDUSW00024286
- Location41.78°N 124.24°W
- Elevation56 ft (17 m)
- Population6,209
- Jan 56° 42°
- Feb 56° 42°
- Mar 56° 43°
- Apr 57° 44°
- May 59° 47°
- Jun 62° 49°
- Jul 63° 52°
- Aug 64° 53°
- Sep 65° 50°
- Oct 62° 47°
- Nov 58° 44°
- Dec 55° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Crescent City in April?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 50.8°F. April is 1.5°F warmer than March and 2.5°F cooler than May. April is the 8th warmest month of the year in Crescent City and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 56°F on April 1 to 58°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 1.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 50°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 54%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 56°F | 44°F | 54% | 39% |
| April 8 | 57°F | 44°F | 51% | 36% |
| April 15 | 57°F | 44°F | 47% | 32% |
| April 22 | 58°F | 45°F | 41% | 27% |
| April 30 | 58°F | 46°F | 36% | 23% |
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 | 56°F | 44°F | 54% | 39% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 57°F | 44°F | 54% | 38% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 57°F | 44°F | 53% | 38% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 57°F | 44°F | 53% | 38% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 57°F | 44°F | 53% | 37% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 57°F | 44°F | 52% | 37% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 57°F | 44°F | 52% | 37% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 57°F | 44°F | 51% | 36% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 57°F | 44°F | 51% | 36% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 57°F | 44°F | 50% | 35% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 57°F | 44°F | 50% | 35% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 57°F | 44°F | 49% | 34% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 57°F | 44°F | 49% | 33% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 57°F | 44°F | 48% | 33% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 57°F | 44°F | 47% | 32% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 57°F | 44°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 57°F | 44°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 57°F | 45°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 57°F | 45°F | 44% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 57°F | 45°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 58°F | 45°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 58°F | 45°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 58°F | 45°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 58°F | 45°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 58°F | 45°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 58°F | 45°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 58°F | 45°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 58°F | 45°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 58°F | 45°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 58°F | 46°F | 36% | 23% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 57°FApril average
- Normal low
- 44°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 5.12 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00024286; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Crescent City in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 46% on average, highest around April 1 (54%). In all, 5.12 in falls on 14 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00024286.
What are the records for April in Crescent City?
The warmest April temperature on Crescent City's official record (since 1894) is 86°F, on April 30, 1924; the coldest is 29°F, on April 4, 1921. The wettest April brought 16.76 in (1937).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.8°F: 2021 47.4°F (−3.4), 2022 47.9°F (−2.9), 2023 49.4°F (−1.4), 2024 49.8°F (−1.0), 2025 51.0°F (+0.3), 2026 51.6°F (+0.8). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.4°F | −3.4°F | 1.04 in |
| 2022 | 47.9°F | −2.9°F | 6.62 in |
| 2023 | 49.4°F | −1.4°F | 5.40 in |
| 2024 | 49.8°F | −1.0°F | 1.33 in |
| 2025 | 51.0°F | +0.3°F | 2.13 in |
| 2026 | 51.6°F | +0.8°F | 3.36 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CECthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00024286. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Crescent City 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; Crescent City's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.