California weather in April: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020

In April, California's statewide normal high is 68°F and normal low 43°F; normal highs run from 49°F in Tahoma to 87°F in Brawley (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).

Statewide normal high
68°FApril, 1991-2020
Statewide normal low
43°FApril, 1991-2020
Statewide normal precipitation
1.70 inApril
Warmest place
87°Fnormal high, Brawley
Coolest place
49°Fnormal high, Tahoma

Where is California warmest and wettest in April?

Brawley has the warmest April afternoons (87°F) and Tahoma the coolest (49°F). Klamath gets the most precipitation (6.64 in) and Indio the least (0.07 in). The most snow falls in Truckee (18.5 inches).

Statewide, April averaged 58.2°F in 2021, 55.9°F in 2022, 55.3°F in 2023, 55.2°F in 2024, 56.4°F in 2025, 56.1°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 55.1°F.

California in April: normal high, low, precipitation and snow by place (largest first)
PlaceHighLowPrecip.Snow
Los Angeles72°F55°F0.69–
San Diego69°F57°F0.65–
San Jose69°F48°F1.07–
San Francisco63°F50°F1.60–
Fresno74°F51°F1.040.0
Sacramento72°F47°F1.26–
Long Beach71°F54°F0.56–
Oakland66°F49°F1.35–
Bakersfield76°F51°F0.600.0
Anaheim77°F54°F0.700.0
Stockton75°F47°F1.11–
Riverside76°F50°F0.59–
Irvine76°F52°F0.85–
Santa Ana70°F55°F0.52–
Chula Vista68°F54°F0.670.0
Fremont68°F48°F1.220.0
Modesto74°F48°F1.00–
Oxnard67°F51°F0.69–
Ontario76°F51°F0.76–
Santa Rosa69°F43°F2.10–
Oceanside69°F48°F0.87–
Lancaster73°F45°F0.39–
Palmdale73°F45°F0.26–
Salinas67°F46°F0.95–
Hayward67°F50°F1.20–
Sunnyvale68°F49°F0.98–
Escondido74°F52°F0.990.0
Pomona76°F50°F0.970.0
Visalia73°F49°F0.970.0
Victorville73°F44°F0.330.0
Fullerton74°F54°F0.59–
Torrance70°F52°F0.630.0
Pasadena76°F51°F1.110.0
Concord71°F49°F1.12–
Vallejo73°F47°F1.45–
Fairfield71°F48°F1.470.0
Berkeley67°F47°F1.830.0
Antioch72°F50°F0.910.0
Richmond67°F49°F1.570.0
Carlsbad66°F53°F0.88–
Santa Maria68°F45°F0.93–
Vacaville73°F46°F1.29–
Burbank73°F52°F0.74–
El Cajon75°F51°F0.750.0
Chico73°F45°F1.95–
Hesperia75°F46°F0.46–
Tracy73°F45°F0.99–
Vista69°F50°F0.96–
Merced74°F45°F1.12–
Indio86°F63°F0.070.0
Chino77°F49°F0.55–
Redding72°F47°F2.410.0
Hemet75°F50°F0.740.0
Santa Monica68°F53°F0.56–
Santa Barbara68°F48°F0.91–
Livermore69°F45°F1.08–
Hawthorne70°F55°F0.60–
Redwood City69°F47°F1.150.0
Newport Beach66°F55°F0.550.0
Tustin74°F50°F0.800.0
Napa68°F44°F1.26–
Redlands76°F48°F0.910.0
Lake Elsinore77°F49°F0.540.2
Turlock72°F52°F0.930.0
Camarillo71°F49°F0.64–
Madera75°F46°F0.89–
Lodi74°F47°F1.530.0
Redondo Beach68°F52°F0.62–
Palo Alto70°F45°F0.970.0
Davis73°F47°F1.150.0
Porterville76°F50°F0.95–
Woodland74°F47°F1.320.0
Santa Cruz69°F46°F2.040.0
Hanford76°F47°F0.72–
Gilroy72°F45°F1.300.0
San Rafael68°F48°F1.990.0
Petaluma68°F44°F1.680.0
San Jacinto74°F48°F0.790.0
Delano75°F49°F0.620.0
Watsonville66°F45°F1.25–
San Luis Obispo69°F46°F1.05–
Los Banos73°F49°F0.650.0
Newark67°F50°F1.070.0
Palm Springs87°F59°F0.09–
Hollister69°F45°F0.990.0
El Centro86°F56°F0.08–
Lompoc68°F47°F0.900.0
Culver City71°F53°F0.600.0
San Gabriel74°F53°F0.610.0
Pacifica64°F48°F2.360.0
Martinez71°F43°F1.320.0
Oildale75°F49°F0.62–
Los Gatos70°F45°F1.370.0
Fallbrook72°F51°F1.00–
Paso Robles74°F41°F0.600.0
Monterey63°F47°F1.03–
Brawley87°F54°F0.100.0
Wasco77°F50°F0.630.0
Lemoore76°F46°F0.50–
Twentynine Palms81°F55°F0.12–
Imperial Beach67°F53°F0.59–
Eureka57°F44°F3.640.0
Barstow80°F51°F0.220.0
Ramona72°F43°F1.00–
Shafter75°F46°F0.66–
Corcoran76°F47°F––
Laguna Beach73°F50°F0.800.0
Imperial84°F56°F0.090.0
Yucca Valley73°F47°F0.250.0
Stevenson Ranch74°F49°F0.830.0
South Lake Tahoe53°F28°F1.27–
Oroville72°F49°F1.80–
Arcata58°F43°F4.11–
Blythe87°F57°F0.09–
Truckee55°F25°F2.1318.5
Coalinga78°F49°F0.370.0
Clearlake66°F39°F1.990.0
Ukiah69°F43°F2.55–
Alpine71°F47°F1.18–
Red Bluff72°F47°F1.55–
Grass Valley63°F40°F4.430.5
King City74°F44°F0.830.0
Auburn68°F45°F2.84–
Marysville73°F46°F1.40–
Lindsay75°F47°F1.250.0
Susanville61°F34°F0.49–
Newman80°F46°F0.710.0
Half Moon Bay61°F45°F1.810.0
Healdsburg72°F45°F2.870.0
Tehachapi61°F37°F0.78–
Lake Arrowhead60°F36°F2.762.8
Placerville67°F42°F––
Sonoma69°F44°F1.780.0
Morro Bay67°F49°F0.990.0
Valley Center75°F43°F1.27–
Paradise66°F48°F4.580.0
Cloverdale74°F45°F2.530.0
Orland73°F47°F1.370.0
Pismo Beach70°F48°F1.000.0
Winters74°F48°F1.380.0
Yreka64°F37°F1.300.2
Ojai74°F41°F1.080.0
Kentfield69°F46°F2.610.0
Mammoth Lakes51°F27°F1.54–
Fort Bragg57°F42°F3.600.0
Mecca87°F59°F0.170.0
Taft76°F50°F0.580.0
Ben Lomond75°F42°F3.280.0
Joshua Tree77°F47°F0.200.0
Colusa73°F46°F1.000.0
Crescent City57°F44°F5.12–
Willows75°F47°F1.53–
St. Helena72°F46°F1.970.0
Woodside73°F43°F––
Big Bear Lake57°F31°F0.783.0
Calistoga70°F44°F2.320.0
Wrightwood60°F32°F0.807.2
Sonora67°F40°F3.030.0
Willits62°F37°F3.44–
Needles87°F61°F0.180.0
Mojave72°F45°F0.210.0
Morongo Valley73°F48°F0.22–
Bishop74°F37°F0.22–
Avalon64°F50°F0.78–
Weaverville68°F36°F2.620.2
Nevada City63°F40°F5.240.9
Mount Shasta59°F35°F2.87–
Auberry68°F46°F2.070.1
Burney62°F31°F2.822.0
Angwin66°F42°F2.37–
Campo69°F38°F0.73–
Alturas58°F30°F1.47–
Georgetown64°F41°F4.73–
Three Rivers73°F44°F2.350.0
Portola58°F29°F1.551.8
Colfax66°F43°F3.580.6
Chester57°F30°F2.513.8
Graton70°F42°F2.580.0
Dunsmuir63°F37°F4.900.6
Quincy62°F32°F3.141.6
Covelo67°F38°F2.810.2
Julian62°F43°F1.940.2
Shasta70°F48°F4.61–
Buttonwillow76°F49°F0.470.0
Montague64°F34°F1.07–
Occidental66°F45°F3.75–
Tahoma49°F27°F2.78–
Inyokern77°F47°F0.120.0
Kettleman City76°F48°F0.59–
Independence76°F44°F0.18–
McCloud61°F32°F3.77–
Tulelake59°F30°F0.991.6
Klamath59°F43°F6.640.0
Shelter Cove62°F47°F––
Cedarville60°F33°F1.410.8
Doyle62°F34°F0.871.6
Groveland65°F38°F2.980.8
Potter Valley71°F41°F3.360.0
Scotia62°F45°F3.89–
Lee Vining58°F33°F0.703.3
New Cuyama71°F40°F0.48–
Dobbins68°F40°F3.22–
Baker84°F53°F0.130.0
Lemon Cove77°F47°F1.420.0
Bridgeport59°F25°F0.622.4
Friant73°F44°F1.360.0
Bodega57°F46°F2.24–
Orick58°F39°F––
Canby59°F30°F––
Downieville63°F36°F5.341.2
Fort Bidwell57°F33°F1.793.2
Mount Laguna61°F40°F0.90–
Mineral54°F29°F4.14–
Randsburg75°F46°F0.380.0
Adin62°F32°F1.603.9
Hat Creek64°F32°F1.840.8
Verdi56°F33°F1.79–
Glennville64°F35°F1.730.4
Ash Mountain69°F45°F2.480.0
Balch Power House68°F47°F2.56–
Big Bar (4 mi E)69°F39°F2.620.0
Big Sur Station67°F44°F2.940.0
Blue Canyon Airport52°F38°F5.11–
Boca58°F25°F1.476.3
Bodie California St Historic P51°F19°F0.985.8
Borrego Desert Park85°F56°F0.180.0
Bowman Dam55°F33°F––
Cachuma Lake76°F39°F1.310.0
Calaveras Big Trees54°F35°F4.5911.4
Callahan65°F35°F1.370.3
Camp Pardee69°F48°F2.150.0
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station72°F48°F––
Canyon Dam58°F32°F2.867.3
Carmel Valley69°F43°F1.36–
Cecilville66°F36°F––
Cherry Valley Dam61°F37°F3.9310.5
China Lake Naf79°F47°F0.24–
Chiriaco Summit83°F51°F0.16–
Concord Wastewater Treatment Plant72°F49°F1.230.0
Copco #1 Dam64°F35°F1.690.6
Cuyamaca60°F39°F2.343.1
De Sabla66°F40°F5.220.2
Death Valley National Park91°F65°F0.100.0
Desert Resorts Regional Airport87°F55°F0.080.0
Donner Mem State Park54°F26°F2.6715.4
Eagle Mountain82°F60°F0.070.0
East Park Reservoir69°F41°F1.180.0
El Capitan Dam79°F45°F1.340.0
El Mirage72°F43°F0.270.0
Fairmont68°F46°F0.950.0
Five Points (5 mi SSW)77°F47°F––
Fort Ross60°F43°F2.88–
Getty Center70°F52°F0.740.0
Gibraltar Dam #276°F41°F1.65–
Grant Grove52°F30°F3.5820.0
Grizzly Creek State Park60°F43°F4.910.0
Haiwee69°F39°F0.22–
Hayfield Pumping Plant83°F51°F0.140.0
Hearst Castle65°F47°F2.000.0
Henshaw Dam69°F38°F1.73–
Hetch Hetchy62°F39°F3.514.3
Huntington Lake50°F29°F4.02–
Idyllwild Fire Dept64°F35°F1.673.5
Iron Mountain85°F60°F––
Jess Valley55°F27°F2.3814.4
Johnson Valley74°F47°F0.30–
Kern River Powerhouse 372°F41°F0.67–
Lake Solano73°F48°F––
Lake Spaulding56°F30°F––
Lava Beds Nat Mon57°F31°F1.304.0
Lodgepole50°F26°F3.2422.2
Loraine (5 mi NNE)64°F37°F0.87–
Manzanita Lake50°F28°F4.30–
Markley Cove71°F43°F1.670.0
Mitchell Caverns68°F50°F0.610.0
Mount Diablo Junction62°F44°F1.920.0
Mount Hamilton55°F41°F2.221.8
Mount Wilson CBS63°F42°F2.05–
Napa State Hospital72°F46°F1.720.0
New Melones Dam Headquarters70°F46°F2.580.0
North Fork Ranger Station67°F38°F2.40–
North Island Naval Air Station68°F55°F0.640.0
Northridge Cal State75°F52°F0.720.0
Oakland Museum67°F50°F1.370.0
Oceanside Marina63°F53°F0.800.0
Ocotillo Wells (2 mi W)86°F61°F0.13–
Orleans68°F43°F3.970.0
Pacific House63°F36°F4.905.4
Paicines (4 mi W)70°F39°F––
Palomar Mountain Obsy61°F42°F2.003.5
Parker Resrvoir85°F59°F0.190.0
Pearblossom75°F46°F0.330.0
Pinnacles National Monument72°F39°F0.960.0
Point Mugu NF67°F48°F0.48–
Priest Valley71°F35°F1.340.0
Rancho Bernardo70°F51°F1.09–
Richardson Grove State Park64°F42°F5.090.0
Sacramento Metro Airport72°F46°F1.23–
Sagehen Creek53°F22°F––
San Diego Miramar Naval Air Station70°F52°F0.78–
San Diego Montgomery Field71°F52°F0.77–
San Diego Seaworld66°F54°F0.59–
San Francisco Oceanside60°F49°F1.370.0
San Gregorio (2 mi SE)62°F43°F2.320.0
San Luis Dam73°F50°F0.510.0
San Luis Obispo Poly69°F47°F1.380.0
San Pasqual Animal Park77°F49°F0.910.0
Sandberg62°F43°F0.76–
Santa Ana Fire Station73°F54°F0.820.0
Santa Monica Pier63°F53°F0.570.0
Skyline Ridge Preserve62°F43°F3.37–
So Entrance Yosemite National Park55°F31°F3.42–
South Lake FS73°F40°F––
Stony Gorge Reservoir70°F41°F1.350.0
Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)88°F64°F0.11–
Strawberry Valley59°F35°F6.398.1
Sutter Hill Fire Station67°F45°F2.78–
Tahoe City50°F28°F2.2314.0
Trinity River Hatchery68°F38°F2.570.0
Trona81°F51°F0.110.0
Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Station45°F22°F2.04–
Twitchell Dam68°F45°F1.470.0
U C L A70°F54°F0.770.0
Van Nuys Airport75°F52°F0.71–
Watsonville Water Works68°F45°F1.620.0
Whiskeytown Reservoir70°F47°F4.97–
Woodland Hills Pierce College78°F48°F0.800.0
Yosemite Park Headquarters63°F38°F3.17–
Yosemite Village (12 mi W)49°F36°F3.68–
Yucca Mesa73°F49°F0.24–

Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.

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