Fort Collins weather in April: Fort Collins, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Fort Collins in April has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 61°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal April, 2.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 2°C, 53 mm of precipitation and 16 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationFort Collins
- Station IDUSC00053005
- Location40.58°N 105.09°W
- Elevation5,004 ft (1,525 m)
- Population170,924
- Jan 45° 18°
- Feb 47° 21°
- Mar 56° 29°
- Apr 63° 35°
- May 71° 44°
- Jun 82° 53°
- Jul 87° 59°
- Aug 85° 57°
- Sep 77° 48°
- Oct 64° 36°
- Nov 53° 26°
- Dec 44° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Collins in April?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 49.0°F. April is 6.6°F warmer than March and 8.5°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Fort Collins and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 61°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 61°F | 33°F | 25% | 12% |
| April 8 | 61°F | 34°F | 27% | 13% |
| April 15 | 62°F | 35°F | 29% | 15% |
| April 22 | 63°F | 37°F | 32% | 16% |
| April 30 | 65°F | 39°F | 34% | 17% |
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 | 61°F | 33°F | 25% | 12% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 61°F | 33°F | 25% | 12% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 61°F | 33°F | 25% | 12% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 61°F | 33°F | 26% | 12% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 61°F | 33°F | 26% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 61°F | 34°F | 26% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 61°F | 34°F | 27% | 13% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 61°F | 34°F | 27% | 13% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 62°F | 34°F | 27% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 62°F | 34°F | 28% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 62°F | 34°F | 28% | 14% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 62°F | 35°F | 28% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 62°F | 35°F | 29% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 62°F | 35°F | 29% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 62°F | 35°F | 29% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 62°F | 35°F | 30% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 62°F | 36°F | 30% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 63°F | 36°F | 30% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 63°F | 36°F | 31% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 63°F | 36°F | 31% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 63°F | 36°F | 31% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 63°F | 37°F | 32% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 64°F | 37°F | 32% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 64°F | 37°F | 32% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 64°F | 37°F | 32% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 64°F | 38°F | 33% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 64°F | 38°F | 33% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 65°F | 38°F | 33% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 65°F | 39°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 65°F | 39°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FApril average
- Normal low
- 35°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00053005; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Fort Collins in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around April 30 (34%). In all, 2.10 in falls on 9 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Fort Collins, 9 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 6.2 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00053005.
What are the records for April in Fort Collins?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 89°F, on April 30, 1992; the coldest is −10°F, on April 4, 1945. The wettest April brought 10.56 in (1900); the snowiest, 34.1 inches (1945).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.0°F: 2021 46.9°F (−2.1), 2022 49.9°F (+0.9), 2023 48.0°F (−1.0), 2024 51.4°F (+2.4), 2025 49.9°F (+0.9), 2026 53.0°F (+4.0). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.9°F | −2.1°F | 2.15 in |
| 2022 | 49.9°F | +0.9°F | 0.11 in |
| 2023 | 48.0°F | −1.0°F | 1.27 in |
| 2024 | 51.4°F | +2.4°F | 1.95 in |
| 2025 | 49.9°F | +0.9°F | 0.90 in |
| 2026 | 53.0°F | +4.0°F | 0.36 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00053005; recent months: ACIS, station USC00053005. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Fort Collins 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; Fort Collins's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.