Gateway Weather in April
Average highs run from 40°F on April 1 to 54°F on April 30, and lows from 22°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.35 in over about 4 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 48°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 0.35 in
- Snowfall
- 1.4 in
- Record high
- 73°FApr 28, 2005
- Record low
- -8°FApr 1, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 13 h 25 min to 16 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 40°F | 22°F | 56°F 2016 | -8°F 2004 | 14% | 10% |
| Apr 2 | 41°F | 22°F | 55°F 2025 | 8°F 2021 | 14% | 10% |
| Apr 3 | 41°F | 23°F | 57°F 2025 | 6°F 2002 | 14% | 9% |
| Apr 4 | 42°F | 24°F | 52°F 2025 | 14°F 1999 | 14% | 9% |
| Apr 5 | 42°F | 24°F | 53°F 2016 | 14°F 2009 | 14% | 9% |
| Apr 6 | 43°F | 25°F | 52°F 2019 | 6°F 2021 | 14% | 9% |
| Apr 7 | 43°F | 25°F | 53°F 2019 | 4°F 2013 | 14% | 8% |
| Apr 8 | 44°F | 26°F | 56°F 2019 | 4°F 2013 | 14% | 8% |
| Apr 9 | 44°F | 26°F | 52°F 2019 | -2°F 2021 | 14% | 8% |
| Apr 10 | 45°F | 27°F | 55°F 2019 | 1°F 2021 | 14% | 7% |
| Apr 11 | 46°F | 27°F | 58°F 2003 | 3°F 2013 | 14% | 7% |
| Apr 12 | 46°F | 28°F | 57°F 2016 | 12°F 2002 | 14% | 7% |
| Apr 13 | 47°F | 28°F | 56°F 2016 | 1°F 2013 | 14% | 6% |
| Apr 14 | 47°F | 29°F | 57°F 2016 | 6°F 2013 | 14% | 6% |
| Apr 15 | 48°F | 29°F | 56°F 2017 | 11°F 2013 | 14% | 6% |
| Apr 16 | 48°F | 30°F | 56°F 2016 | 11°F 2013 | 14% | 6% |
| Apr 17 | 49°F | 30°F | 58°F 2021 | 10°F 2013 | 14% | 5% |
| Apr 18 | 49°F | 30°F | 60°F 2021 | 10°F 2013 | 14% | 5% |
| Apr 19 | 50°F | 31°F | 66°F 2021 | 15°F 2013 | 14% | 5% |
| Apr 20 | 50°F | 31°F | 60°F 2024 | 18°F 2013 | 15% | 4% |
| Apr 21 | 51°F | 32°F | 61°F 2021 | 24°F 2013 | 15% | 4% |
| Apr 22 | 51°F | 32°F | 60°F 2014 | 26°F 2002 | 15% | 4% |
| Apr 23 | 52°F | 32°F | 62°F 2016 | 25°F 2002 | 15% | 4% |
| Apr 24 | 52°F | 33°F | 62°F 2003 | 24°F 2002 | 15% | 3% |
| Apr 25 | 53°F | 33°F | 67°F 2005 | 26°F 2002 | 15% | 3% |
| Apr 26 | 53°F | 33°F | 69°F 2005 | 23°F 2019 | 16% | 3% |
| Apr 27 | 53°F | 33°F | 70°F 2005 | 24°F 1999 | 16% | 3% |
| Apr 28 | 54°F | 34°F | 73°F 2005 | 26°F 2000 | 16% | 3% |
| Apr 29 | 54°F | 34°F | 72°F 2005 | 25°F 2013 | 16% | 2% |
| Apr 30 | 54°F | 34°F | 69°F 2005 | 29°F 2013 | 17% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 10:02 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505733 (Matanuska Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, 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.