Steamboat Springs weather in April: Steamboat Springs, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Steamboat Springs in April has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 41°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 59°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal April, 2.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of −3°C, 65 mm of precipitation and 34 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationSteamboat Springs
- Station IDUSC00057936
- Location40.49°N 106.82°W
- Elevation6,866 ft (2,093 m)
- Population13,620
- Jan 29° 5°
- Feb 34° 8°
- Mar 45° 18°
- Apr 54° 27°
- May 65° 34°
- Jun 76° 39°
- Jul 83° 46°
- Aug 82° 44°
- Sep 74° 36°
- Oct 59° 26°
- Nov 43° 16°
- Dec 30° 6°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Steamboat Springs in April?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 40.5°F. April is 9.3°F warmer than March and 9.1°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Steamboat Springs and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 50°F on April 1 to 59°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 38°F and 43°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 50°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% |
| April 8 | 52°F | 25°F | 39% | 23% |
| April 15 | 54°F | 27°F | 41% | 24% |
| April 22 | 56°F | 28°F | 41% | 25% |
| April 30 | 59°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% |
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 | 50°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 50°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 51°F | 24°F | 38% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 51°F | 24°F | 38% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 51°F | 24°F | 39% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 52°F | 24°F | 39% | 22% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 52°F | 25°F | 39% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 52°F | 25°F | 39% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 52°F | 25°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 53°F | 25°F | 40% | 23% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 53°F | 26°F | 40% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 53°F | 26°F | 40% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 54°F | 26°F | 40% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 54°F | 26°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 54°F | 27°F | 41% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 54°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 55°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 55°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 55°F | 28°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 56°F | 28°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 56°F | 28°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 56°F | 28°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 57°F | 29°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 57°F | 29°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 57°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 58°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 58°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 58°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 59°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 30 | 59°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FApril average
- Normal low
- 27°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 13.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00057936; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Steamboat Springs in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around April 18 (41%). In all, 2.54 in falls on 13 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Steamboat Springs, 27 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 13.2 inches.
Snow falls on 7 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 9 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00057936.
What are the records for April in Steamboat Springs?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 79°F, on April 30, 1943; the coldest is −15°F, on April 4, 1945. The wettest April brought 5.13 in (1920); the snowiest, 52.4 inches (1920).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 40.5°F: 2021 39.3°F (−1.2), 2022 37.9°F (−2.6), 2023 34.8°F (−5.7), 2024 41.6°F (+1.1), 2025 41.6°F (+1.1), 2026 43.4°F (+2.9). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.3°F | −1.2°F | 1.04 in |
| 2022 | 37.9°F | −2.6°F | 1.16 in |
| 2023 | 34.8°F | −5.7°F | 1.93 in |
| 2024 | 41.6°F | +1.1°F | 1.14 in |
| 2025 | 41.6°F | +1.1°F | 0.81 in |
| 2026 | 43.4°F | +2.9°F | 2.33 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00057936; recent months: ACIS, station USC00057936. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Steamboat Springs 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; Steamboat Springs's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Steamboat Springs in March45°F by day, 18°F at night
- Steamboat Springs in May65°F by day, 34°F at night
- Steamboat Springs through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Colorado in AprilThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Rocky Ford: Colorado's warmest Aprilnormal high 71°F