Mount Washington weather in April: Mount Washington, New Hampshire: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Mount Washington in April has a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 17°F, a daily mean of 24°F, rising from 25°F on the 1st to 37°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 18 days in a normal April, 7.31 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −1°C and low of −8°C, 186 mm of precipitation and 84 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationMount Washington
- Station IDUSW00014755
- Location44.27°N 71.30°W
- Elevation6,267 ft (1,910 m)
- Jan 15° -3°
- Feb 15° -3°
- Mar 21° 5°
- Apr 31° 17°
- May 43° 30°
- Jun 51° 40°
- Jul 55° 45°
- Aug 54° 43°
- Sep 49° 37°
- Oct 38° 25°
- Nov 28° 13°
- Dec 20° 4°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mount Washington in April?
The normal high is 31°F and the normal low 17°F, for a daily mean of 23.7°F. April is 10.8°F warmer than March and 12.6°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Mount Washington and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 25°F on April 1 to 37°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 21°F and 27°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 62%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 25°F | 10°F | 62% | 43% |
| April 8 | 28°F | 13°F | 62% | 43% |
| April 15 | 30°F | 16°F | 60% | 43% |
| April 22 | 33°F | 20°F | 59% | 43% |
| April 30 | 37°F | 24°F | 57% | 42% |
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 | 25°F | 10°F | 62% | 43% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 26°F | 11°F | 62% | 43% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 3 | 26°F | 11°F | 62% | 43% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 26°F | 12°F | 62% | 43% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 27°F | 12°F | 62% | 43% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 27°F | 12°F | 62% | 43% | 13 h |
| April 7 | 27°F | 13°F | 62% | 43% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 28°F | 13°F | 62% | 43% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 28°F | 14°F | 61% | 43% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 10 | 28°F | 14°F | 61% | 43% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 11 | 29°F | 15°F | 61% | 43% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 29°F | 15°F | 61% | 43% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 13 | 30°F | 15°F | 61% | 43% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 14 | 30°F | 16°F | 60% | 43% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 30°F | 16°F | 60% | 43% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 31°F | 17°F | 60% | 43% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 17 | 31°F | 17°F | 60% | 43% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 18 | 32°F | 18°F | 60% | 43% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 32°F | 18°F | 60% | 43% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 20 | 32°F | 19°F | 59% | 42% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 21 | 33°F | 19°F | 59% | 43% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 22 | 33°F | 20°F | 59% | 43% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 34°F | 20°F | 59% | 42% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 24 | 34°F | 21°F | 59% | 42% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 25 | 35°F | 21°F | 59% | 42% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 35°F | 22°F | 58% | 42% | 14 h |
| April 27 | 35°F | 22°F | 58% | 42% | 14 h |
| April 28 | 36°F | 23°F | 58% | 42% | 14 h |
| April 29 | 36°F | 23°F | 58% | 42% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 37°F | 24°F | 57% | 42% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 31°FApril average
- Normal low
- 17°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 7.31 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 180.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 33.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 h 10 minApril 1 to April 30
- Sunshine
- 64%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014755; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Mount Washington in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 60% on average, highest around April 1 (62%). In all, 7.31 in falls on 18 days of a normal April, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Mount Washington, 28 nights fall to freezing, 17 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 33.1 inches.
Snow falls on 14 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 27 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014755.
What are the records for April in Mount Washington?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 60°F, on April 19, 1976; the coldest is −20°F, on April 4, 1954. The wettest April brought 15.21 in (1988); the snowiest, 110.9 inches (1988).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 23.7°F: 2021 25.1°F (+1.4), 2022 23.2°F (−0.5), 2023 28.0°F (+4.3), 2024 24.5°F (+0.8), 2025 25.7°F (+2.0). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25.1°F | +1.4°F | 7.53 in |
| 2022 | 23.2°F | −0.5°F | 7.40 in |
| 2023 | 28.0°F | +4.3°F | 5.50 in |
| 2024 | 24.5°F | +0.8°F | 8.74 in |
| 2025 | 25.7°F | +2.0°F | 5.16 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014755; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014755. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Mount Washington compare across New Hampshire?
Across the 28 places PlainClimate covers in New Hampshire, April normal highs run from 50°F in Colebrook to 59°F in Manchester; Mount Washington's is 31°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Mount Washington in March21°F by day, 5°F at night
- Mount Washington in May43°F by day, 30°F at night
- Mount Washington through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New Hampshire in AprilThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Manchester: New Hampshire's warmest Aprilnormal high 59°F