Lakewood weather in April: Lakewood, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Lakewood in April has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 57°F on the 1st to 62°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal April, 2.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 2°C, 60 mm of precipitation and 23 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationLakewood
- Station IDUSC00054762
- Location39.75°N 105.12°W
- Elevation5,640 ft (1,719 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population156,868
- Jan 45° 21°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 53° 29°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 80° 54°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 84° 58°
- Sep 76° 49°
- Oct 63° 37°
- Nov 52° 28°
- Dec 45° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lakewood in April?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 47.2°F. April is 6.2°F warmer than March and 8.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Lakewood and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 57°F on April 1 to 62°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 44°F and 50°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 57°F | 33°F | 21% | 14% |
| April 8 | 58°F | 34°F | 23% | 15% |
| April 15 | 59°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% |
| April 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 26% | 17% |
| April 30 | 62°F | 39°F | 29% | 18% |
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 | 57°F | 33°F | 21% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 57°F | 33°F | 21% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 57°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 58°F | 33°F | 22% | 15% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 58°F | 33°F | 22% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 58°F | 33°F | 22% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 58°F | 34°F | 22% | 15% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 58°F | 34°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 58°F | 34°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 58°F | 34°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 58°F | 34°F | 23% | 15% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 58°F | 34°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 58°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 59°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 59°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 59°F | 35°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 59°F | 35°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 59°F | 36°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 59°F | 36°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 59°F | 36°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 60°F | 36°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 60°F | 37°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 60°F | 37°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 61°F | 37°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 61°F | 38°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 61°F | 38°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 61°F | 38°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 62°F | 38°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 62°F | 39°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FApril average
- Normal low
- 35°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.36 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 8
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00054762; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lakewood in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around April 30 (29%). In all, 2.36 in falls on 7 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Lakewood, 13 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.1 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00054762.
What are the records for April in Lakewood?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1962) is 86°F, on April 22, 1965; the coldest is −1°F, on April 2, 1975. The wettest April brought 7.74 in (1999); the snowiest, 33.8 inches (2013).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 47.2°F: 2021 44.0°F (−3.2), 2022 48.3°F (+1.1), 2023 46.2°F (−1.0), 2024 49.2°F (+2.0). 2 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.0°F | −3.2°F | 2.29 in |
| 2022 | 48.3°F | +1.1°F | 0.28 in |
| 2023 | 46.2°F | −1.0°F | 2.13 in |
| 2024 | 49.2°F | +2.0°F | 2.79 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00054762; recent months: ACIS, station USC00054762. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Lakewood 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; Lakewood's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.