Alta Sierra Weather in April
Average highs run from 62°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 33°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.73 in over about 6 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
- 64°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 1.73 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 101°FApr 30, 1981
- Record low
- 33°FApr 10, 1999
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 12 h 36 min to 13 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 40%
- Humidity
- 59%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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 | 62°F | 33°F | 89°F 2021 | 36°F 1997 | 22% | 2% |
| Apr 2 | 62°F | 33°F | 90°F 1944 | 35°F 1945 | 22% | 2% |
| Apr 3 | 62°F | 33°F | 90°F 1960 | 35°F 1955 | 22% | 2% |
| Apr 4 | 62°F | 34°F | 90°F 1971 | 34°F 2023 | 22% | 2% |
| Apr 5 | 62°F | 34°F | 95°F 1971 | 36°F 1999 | 22% | 2% |
| Apr 6 | 62°F | 34°F | 96°F 1989 | 37°F 2010 | 22% | 2% |
| Apr 7 | 62°F | 34°F | 97°F 2022 | 39°F 1953 | 21% | 1% |
| Apr 8 | 63°F | 34°F | 96°F 1989 | 36°F 1953 | 21% | 1% |
| Apr 9 | 63°F | 34°F | 97°F 1989 | 34°F 1999 | 21% | 1% |
| Apr 10 | 63°F | 34°F | 95°F 1988 | 33°F 1999 | 21% | 1% |
| Apr 11 | 63°F | 34°F | 96°F 1988 | 36°F 1991 | 20% | 1% |
| Apr 12 | 63°F | 34°F | 93°F 1940 | 39°F 1953 | 20% | 1% |
| Apr 13 | 63°F | 34°F | 94°F 1947 | 38°F 1986 | 20% | 1% |
| Apr 14 | 63°F | 35°F | 99°F 1985 | 38°F 1998 | 20% | 1% |
| Apr 15 | 64°F | 35°F | 97°F 1947 | 38°F 1995 | 19% | 1% |
| Apr 16 | 64°F | 35°F | 97°F 1947 | 38°F 1998 | 19% | 1% |
| Apr 17 | 64°F | 35°F | 95°F 1954 | 38°F 1941 | 19% | 1% |
| Apr 18 | 64°F | 35°F | 95°F 1939 | 38°F 1941 | 18% | 1% |
| Apr 19 | 64°F | 35°F | 95°F 2009 | 38°F 1955 | 18% | 1% |
| Apr 20 | 65°F | 36°F | 97°F 2009 | 39°F 2008 | 18% | 1% |
| Apr 21 | 65°F | 36°F | 99°F 2009 | 38°F 1963 | 17% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 65°F | 36°F | 98°F 2012 | 39°F 1963 | 17% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 65°F | 36°F | 96°F 1981 | 42°F 2010 | 17% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 66°F | 36°F | 96°F 1946 | 40°F 1961 | 17% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 66°F | 37°F | 97°F 1946 | 40°F 1944 | 16% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 66°F | 37°F | 97°F 2004 | 35°F 1984 | 16% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 67°F | 37°F | 98°F 2004 | 34°F 1984 | 16% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 67°F | 37°F | 97°F 2007 | 38°F 1984 | 16% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 67°F | 37°F | 100°F 1981 | 40°F 1984 | 15% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 67°F | 38°F | 101°F 1981 | 40°F 1967 | 15% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00043463 (Glennville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023155, 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.