Taos weather in April: Taos, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Taos in April has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 60°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal April, 0.83 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of −1°C, 21 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationTaos
- Station IDUSC00298668
- Location36.39°N 105.59°W
- Elevation6,965 ft (2,123 m)
- Population6,453
- Jan 42° 12°
- Feb 46° 19°
- Mar 55° 25°
- Apr 63° 31°
- May 73° 37°
- Jun 84° 47°
- Jul 87° 53°
- Aug 84° 51°
- Sep 78° 45°
- Oct 67° 32°
- Nov 53° 22°
- Dec 42° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Taos in April?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 46.8°F. April is 6.6°F warmer than March and 8.2°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Taos and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 60°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 45°F and 49°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 14%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 60°F | 28°F | 14% | 8% |
| April 8 | 61°F | 29°F | 14% | 8% |
| April 15 | 63°F | 30°F | 13% | 7% |
| April 22 | 64°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% |
| April 30 | 67°F | 33°F | 13% | 8% |
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 | 60°F | 28°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 60°F | 28°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 60°F | 28°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 61°F | 28°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 61°F | 29°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 61°F | 29°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 61°F | 29°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 61°F | 29°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 62°F | 29°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 62°F | 30°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 62°F | 30°F | 14% | 8% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 62°F | 30°F | 14% | 8% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 62°F | 30°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 63°F | 30°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 63°F | 30°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 63°F | 31°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 63°F | 31°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 18 | 63°F | 31°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 64°F | 31°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 64°F | 31°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 64°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 22 | 64°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 23 | 65°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 65°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 65°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 26 | 66°F | 32°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 27 | 66°F | 33°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 28 | 66°F | 33°F | 13% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 66°F | 33°F | 13% | 8% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 67°F | 33°F | 13% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FApril average
- Normal low
- 31°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 0.83 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 40 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00298668; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Taos in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 13% on average, highest around April 7 (14%). In all, 0.83 in falls on 4 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Taos, 18 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00298668.
What are the records for April in Taos?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 82°F, on April 30, 1928; the coldest is 0°F, on April 14, 1933. The wettest April brought 4.33 in (1942); the snowiest, 19.0 inches (1944).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00298668. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Taos compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, April normal highs run from 52°F in Red River to 82°F in Lordsburg; Taos's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.