Truckee weather in April: Truckee, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Truckee in April has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 40°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal April, 2.13 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of −4°C, 54 mm of precipitation and 47 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationTruckee Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00049043
- Location39.33°N 120.17°W
- Elevation5,823 ft (1,775 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population17,240
- Jan 42° 16°
- Feb 45° 18°
- Mar 50° 21°
- Apr 55° 25°
- May 64° 31°
- Jun 75° 36°
- Jul 84° 41°
- Aug 84° 40°
- Sep 76° 34°
- Oct 65° 28°
- Nov 51° 21°
- Dec 41° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Truckee in April?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 40.0°F. April is 4.6°F warmer than March and 7.8°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Truckee and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 53°F on April 1 to 58°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 37°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 53°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% |
| April 8 | 53°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% |
| April 15 | 54°F | 25°F | 32% | 18% |
| April 22 | 56°F | 26°F | 31% | 16% |
| April 30 | 58°F | 28°F | 29% | 15% |
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 | 53°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 53°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 53°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 53°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 53°F | 24°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 53°F | 24°F | 32% | 19% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 53°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 8 | 53°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 54°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 54°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 54°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h |
| April 12 | 54°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h |
| April 13 | 54°F | 25°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 54°F | 25°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 15 | 54°F | 25°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 16 | 55°F | 25°F | 32% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 17 | 55°F | 25°F | 32% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 55°F | 25°F | 32% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 19 | 55°F | 26°F | 31% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 20 | 55°F | 26°F | 31% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 21 | 56°F | 26°F | 31% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 56°F | 26°F | 31% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 23 | 56°F | 26°F | 31% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 24 | 56°F | 27°F | 30% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 25 | 57°F | 27°F | 30% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 26 | 57°F | 27°F | 30% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 27 | 57°F | 27°F | 30% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 28 | 58°F | 28°F | 29% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 29 | 58°F | 28°F | 29% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 30 | 58°F | 28°F | 29% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FApril average
- Normal low
- 25°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 2.13 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 18.5 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
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00049043; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Truckee in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around April 13 (32%). In all, 2.13 in falls on 9 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Truckee, 27 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 18.5 inches.
Snow falls on 5 days in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 15 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00049043.
What are the records for April in Truckee?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1904) is 83°F, on April 11, 1915; the coldest is 1°F, on April 27, 1955. The wettest April brought 8.18 in (1935); the snowiest, 76.5 inches (1958).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00049043. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Truckee compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, April normal highs run from 49°F in Tahoma to 87°F in Brawley; Truckee's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.