Prudhoe Bay climate

Prudhoe Bay Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Deadhorse AP, 8.8 km from Prudhoe Bay

Average highs run from -1°F on April 1 to 21°F on April 30, and lows from -16°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.21 in.

April day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Prudhoe Bay, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
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April at a glance

Average high
10°F
Average low
-4°F
Precipitation
0.21 in
Record high
41°FApr 30, 2009
Record low
-37°FApr 2, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 18 h 58 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
12.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 1-1°F-16°F19°F 2018-35°F 2004
Apr 20°F-15°F25°F 2008-37°F 2004
Apr 31°F-14°F24°F 2008-30°F 2000
Apr 42°F-14°F18°F 2008-31°F 2000
Apr 52°F-13°F29°F 2020-27°F 2004
Apr 63°F-12°F15°F 2008-36°F 2013
Apr 74°F-11°F28°F 2001-36°F 2013
Apr 85°F-11°F25°F 2001-31°F 2021
Apr 95°F-10°F18°F 2016-33°F 2021
Apr 106°F-9°F29°F 2026-29°F 2014
Apr 117°F-8°F31°F 2024-33°F 2021
Apr 128°F-8°F28°F 2010-29°F 2002
Apr 138°F-7°F26°F 2020-21°F 2006
Apr 149°F-6°F32°F 2003-24°F 2023
Apr 1510°F-5°F31°F 2014-24°F 2011
Apr 1611°F-4°F35°F 2024-26°F 2023
Apr 1712°F-3°F32°F 2021-25°F 2002
Apr 1812°F-3°F30°F 2021-24°F 2026
Apr 1913°F-2°F34°F 2008-20°F 2023
Apr 2014°F-1°F35°F 2015-21°F 2006
Apr 2115°F0°F25°F 2016-22°F 2018
Apr 2215°F1°F30°F 2015-20°F 2026
Apr 2316°F2°F33°F 2015-22°F 2023
Apr 2417°F3°F32°F 2008-24°F 2023
Apr 2517°F3°F34°F 2018-17°F 2020
Apr 2618°F4°F39°F 2002-14°F 2001
Apr 2719°F5°F40°F 2009-16°F 2013
Apr 2819°F6°F36°F 2009-11°F 2001
Apr 2920°F7°F39°F 2009-19°F 2020
Apr 3021°F8°F41°F 2009-23°F 2013

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
April 30
sunrise 4:24 AM, sunset 11:22 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027406 (Deadhorse AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027406, 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.