Murphys climate

Murphys Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Melones Dam Hq, 15 km from Murphys

Average highs run from 67°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 44°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.58 in over about 7 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 Murphys, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
2.58 in
Record high
92°FApr 27, 1987
Record low
24°FApr 2, 1963
Chance of a freeze
11%
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 13 h 46 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
5.6 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 167°F44°F84°F 196627°F 199929%0%
Apr 267°F44°F86°F 196624°F 196329%0%
Apr 367°F45°F86°F 196627°F 195529%0%
Apr 467°F45°F85°F 196126°F 199929%0%
Apr 567°F45°F90°F 191725°F 202328%0%
Apr 668°F45°F86°F 198926°F 198228%0%
Apr 768°F45°F87°F 198928°F 192928%0%
Apr 868°F45°F88°F 202229°F 197527%0%
Apr 968°F45°F83°F 193427°F 195327%0%
Apr 1068°F45°F88°F 198928°F 199927%0%
Apr 1169°F45°F86°F 198927°F 198326%0%
Apr 1269°F45°F88°F 194028°F 198326%0%
Apr 1369°F45°F87°F 194029°F 198625%0%
Apr 1469°F45°F90°F 196229°F 197225%0%
Apr 1570°F46°F86°F 194727°F 199324%0%
Apr 1670°F46°F87°F 194728°F 200924%0%
Apr 1770°F46°F84°F 193127°F 197523%0%
Apr 1870°F46°F88°F 195428°F 197923%0%
Apr 1971°F46°F87°F 193430°F 195523%0%
Apr 2071°F46°F91°F 190628°F 200822%0%
Apr 2171°F47°F90°F 193126°F 200822%0%
Apr 2272°F47°F89°F 190627°F 200821%0%
Apr 2372°F47°F88°F 191026°F 202621%0%
Apr 2472°F47°F90°F 191029°F 202621%0%
Apr 2573°F47°F89°F 194626°F 202620%0%
Apr 2673°F48°F90°F 198728°F 198420%0%
Apr 2773°F48°F92°F 198727°F 202620%0%
Apr 2874°F48°F89°F 200425°F 202619%0%
Apr 2974°F48°F89°F 198125°F 202619%0%
Apr 3074°F49°F90°F 198126°F 202619%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Murphys, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046174 (New Melones Dam Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048353, 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.