Chugach Census Area climate

Chugach Census Area Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valdez WSO, 3.4 km from Chugach Census Area

Average highs run from 41°F on April 1 to 51°F on April 30, and lows from 26°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.37 in over about 14 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Chugach Census Area, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.37 in
Snowfall
22.3 in
Record high
69°FApr 5, 1940
Record low
0°FApr 5, 1927
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 24 min to 16 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 141°F26°F50°F 19956°F 192047%35%
Apr 241°F27°F50°F 19584°F 194447%34%
Apr 342°F27°F52°F 19487°F 194447%33%
Apr 442°F28°F54°F 19484°F 193947%32%
Apr 542°F28°F69°F 19400°F 192748%32%
Apr 643°F28°F54°F 19663°F 192748%31%
Apr 743°F29°F59°F 19660°F 192748%30%
Apr 844°F29°F60°F 19669°F 195248%29%
Apr 944°F30°F62°F 19668°F 194948%28%
Apr 1044°F30°F57°F 19487°F 194948%28%
Apr 1145°F30°F55°F 19486°F 194949%27%
Apr 1245°F31°F53°F 200410°F 195149%26%
Apr 1346°F31°F52°F 193714°F 191849%25%
Apr 1446°F32°F55°F 19659°F 197249%24%
Apr 1546°F32°F57°F 196511°F 197249%24%
Apr 1647°F32°F58°F 196511°F 197249%23%
Apr 1747°F33°F63°F 196513°F 194450%22%
Apr 1848°F33°F68°F 196516°F 194750%21%
Apr 1948°F33°F57°F 19657°F 194850%20%
Apr 2048°F34°F58°F 20125°F 197250%19%
Apr 2149°F34°F57°F 200711°F 197250%18%
Apr 2249°F35°F58°F 19969°F 197250%17%
Apr 2349°F35°F60°F 200812°F 197249%16%
Apr 2450°F35°F61°F 200519°F 194849%15%
Apr 2550°F35°F61°F 200319°F 194849%14%
Apr 2650°F36°F67°F 200318°F 192149%14%
Apr 2751°F36°F67°F 200516°F 195549%13%
Apr 2851°F36°F69°F 200516°F 195549%12%
Apr 2951°F37°F66°F 200313°F 196449%12%
Apr 3051°F37°F65°F 200319°F 195549%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chugach Census Area, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 9:48 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026442 (Valdez WSO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026442, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.