Big Sur climate

Big Sur Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Sur Stn, 3.5 km from Big Sur

Average highs run from 66°F on April 1 to 69°F on April 30, and lows from 43°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.94 in over about 6 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 Big Sur, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
2.94 in
Record high
92°FApr 30, 2014
Record low
34°FApr 10, 2008
Chance of a freeze
10%
Daylight
12 h 36 min to 13 h 39 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 166°F43°F83°F 202138°F 197626%
Apr 266°F43°F80°F 200039°F 197626%
Apr 366°F43°F72°F 197340°F 197726%
Apr 466°F43°F81°F 202637°F 200925%
Apr 566°F43°F80°F 202641°F 200125%
Apr 667°F43°F82°F 202237°F 201225%
Apr 767°F43°F75°F 201437°F 201224%
Apr 867°F43°F78°F 201439°F 201224%
Apr 967°F43°F81°F 201838°F 197524%
Apr 1067°F43°F74°F 197334°F 200823%
Apr 1167°F43°F82°F 200839°F 197023%
Apr 1267°F43°F85°F 200839°F 197022%
Apr 1367°F43°F78°F 200838°F 202322%
Apr 1467°F43°F76°F 197437°F 197722%
Apr 1567°F43°F83°F 199940°F 200121%
Apr 1667°F43°F83°F 199941°F 196921%
Apr 1767°F43°F80°F 201640°F 201320%
Apr 1868°F43°F84°F 201641°F 202220%
Apr 1968°F44°F86°F 200942°F 197720%
Apr 2068°F44°F73°F 202638°F 197019%
Apr 2168°F44°F72°F 199838°F 197719%
Apr 2268°F44°F75°F 201340°F 197119%
Apr 2368°F44°F77°F 201941°F 197718%
Apr 2468°F44°F72°F 201942°F 200018%
Apr 2568°F44°F80°F 200443°F 196918%
Apr 2668°F44°F76°F 200842°F 197517%
Apr 2768°F44°F88°F 200441°F 199917%
Apr 2868°F44°F70°F 202138°F 197017%
Apr 2969°F44°F82°F 201438°F 197017%
Apr 3069°F44°F92°F 201441°F 200916%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Sur, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040790 (Big Sur Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.