Estes Park weather in April: Estes Park, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Estes Park in April has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 39°F, rising from 49°F on the 1st to 55°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal April, 2.26 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −3°C, 57 mm of precipitation and 49 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationEstes Park (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00052761
- Location40.35°N 105.52°W
- Elevation7,812 ft (2,381 m)
- Population5,795
- Jan 37° 16°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 45° 21°
- Apr 52° 26°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 74° 43°
- Jul 80° 48°
- Aug 78° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 57° 30°
- Nov 44° 24°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Estes Park in April?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 38.8°F. April is 5.7°F warmer than March and 9.1°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Estes Park and the 3rd wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 49°F on April 1 to 55°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 36°F and 42°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 15% |
| April 8 | 50°F | 25°F | 33% | 16% |
| April 15 | 51°F | 26°F | 34% | 17% |
| April 22 | 53°F | 27°F | 36% | 18% |
| April 30 | 55°F | 29°F | 38% | 19% |
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 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 15% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 15% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 50°F | 24°F | 32% | 15% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 50°F | 25°F | 32% | 16% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 50°F | 25°F | 32% | 16% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 50°F | 25°F | 32% | 16% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 50°F | 25°F | 32% | 16% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 50°F | 25°F | 33% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 50°F | 25°F | 33% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 51°F | 25°F | 33% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 51°F | 25°F | 33% | 16% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 51°F | 25°F | 33% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 51°F | 25°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 51°F | 26°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 51°F | 26°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 51°F | 26°F | 35% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 52°F | 26°F | 35% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 52°F | 26°F | 35% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 52°F | 26°F | 36% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 52°F | 27°F | 36% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 52°F | 27°F | 36% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 53°F | 27°F | 36% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 53°F | 27°F | 36% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 53°F | 27°F | 37% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 53°F | 28°F | 37% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 54°F | 28°F | 37% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 54°F | 28°F | 37% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 54°F | 29°F | 38% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 54°F | 29°F | 38% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 55°F | 29°F | 38% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FApril average
- Normal low
- 26°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.26 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 19.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052761; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Estes Park in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around April 30 (38%). In all, 2.26 in falls on 10 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Estes Park, 23 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 19.3 inches.
Snow falls on 8 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 8 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052761.
How does April in Estes Park 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; Estes Park's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.