Girdwood climate

Girdwood Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alyeska, 3.4 km from Girdwood

Average highs run from 40°F on April 1 to 51°F on April 30, and lows from 23°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.25 in over about 16 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 Girdwood, 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
29°F
Precipitation
5.25 in
Snowfall
9.6 in
Record high
67°FApr 28, 2005
Record low
-9°FApr 1, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 24 min to 16 h 07 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
6.7 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 140°F23°F57°F 2025-9°F 200453%25%
Apr 240°F23°F51°F 20253°F 200954%24%
Apr 341°F24°F49°F 20252°F 200254%23%
Apr 441°F24°F48°F 20162°F 200254%23%
Apr 541°F24°F47°F 20194°F 200254%22%
Apr 642°F25°F48°F 20076°F 200254%21%
Apr 742°F25°F50°F 20168°F 200854%21%
Apr 843°F26°F51°F 20186°F 199954%20%
Apr 943°F26°F46°F 201911°F 200854%19%
Apr 1043°F27°F45°F 2005-1°F 200854%18%
Apr 1144°F27°F50°F 2005-7°F 201354%18%
Apr 1244°F28°F53°F 2016-3°F 201354%17%
Apr 1345°F28°F52°F 20185°F 201354%16%
Apr 1445°F28°F52°F 201817°F 201354%15%
Apr 1545°F29°F50°F 20113°F 201354%15%
Apr 1646°F29°F51°F 20191°F 201354%14%
Apr 1746°F30°F51°F 201618°F 201354%13%
Apr 1847°F30°F57°F 20215°F 201354%12%
Apr 1947°F30°F57°F 20217°F 201353%12%
Apr 2047°F31°F53°F 202411°F 201353%11%
Apr 2148°F31°F53°F 201621°F 202353%10%
Apr 2248°F31°F50°F 200823°F 200953%10%
Apr 2348°F32°F57°F 200318°F 200253%9%
Apr 2449°F32°F53°F 200314°F 200252%8%
Apr 2549°F32°F61°F 200516°F 200252%8%
Apr 2650°F33°F60°F 200324°F 201252%7%
Apr 2750°F33°F65°F 200521°F 201352%7%
Apr 2850°F33°F67°F 200525°F 201151%6%
Apr 2950°F34°F59°F 200322°F 199951%6%
Apr 3051°F34°F61°F 200326°F 200151%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Girdwood, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

April 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 9:58 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00500243 (Alyeska), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026492, 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.