Placer County climate

Placer County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colfax, 20.1 km from Placer County

Average highs run from 62°F on April 1 to 70°F on April 30, and lows from 41°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 8 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 Placer County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
82°FApr 13, 1985
Record low
17°FApr 2, 1955
Chance of a freeze
51%
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 49 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
5.1 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 162°F41°F70°F 196619°F 197631%2%
Apr 262°F41°F72°F 196117°F 195530%2%
Apr 363°F41°F73°F 196122°F 195530%2%
Apr 463°F41°F70°F 196020°F 202330%2%
Apr 563°F41°F70°F 200722°F 202430%2%
Apr 663°F41°F75°F 201619°F 198229%2%
Apr 763°F41°F74°F 201620°F 197529%2%
Apr 864°F41°F70°F 195119°F 195329%2%
Apr 964°F41°F71°F 198819°F 195329%2%
Apr 1064°F42°F74°F 195122°F 196728%2%
Apr 1164°F42°F73°F 195120°F 196728%2%
Apr 1265°F42°F71°F 194721°F 198327%1%
Apr 1365°F42°F82°F 198517°F 197227%1%
Apr 1465°F42°F79°F 198520°F 194427%1%
Apr 1565°F42°F77°F 194718°F 197526%1%
Apr 1666°F42°F75°F 195421°F 194426%1%
Apr 1766°F43°F75°F 195420°F 196325%1%
Apr 1866°F43°F71°F 195420°F 196725%1%
Apr 1966°F43°F74°F 195021°F 196725%1%
Apr 2067°F43°F76°F 200918°F 196724%1%
Apr 2167°F43°F76°F 200920°F 197124%1%
Apr 2267°F44°F74°F 201221°F 196123%1%
Apr 2368°F44°F74°F 194622°F 196423%1%
Apr 2468°F44°F78°F 194621°F 196423%1%
Apr 2568°F44°F72°F 201920°F 197423%1%
Apr 2669°F45°F76°F 198721°F 195522%1%
Apr 2769°F45°F74°F 198519°F 195522%1%
Apr 2869°F45°F77°F 198119°F 196722%1%
Apr 2970°F45°F80°F 198120°F 194821%1%
Apr 3070°F46°F78°F 198125°F 195121%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Placer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041912 (Colfax), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023225, 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.