Ridgecrest Weather in April
Average highs run from 75°F on April 1 to 83°F on April 30, and lows from 44°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.24 in.
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
- 79°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 0.24 in
- Record high
- 104°FApr 7, 1989
- Record low
- 27°FApr 9, 2011
- Chance of a freeze
- 22%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.7
- Daylight
- 12 h 36 min to 13 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 30%
- Humidity
- 40%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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 | 75°F | 44°F | 92°F 2011 | 31°F 1988 | 0% | |
| Apr 2 | 76°F | 45°F | 92°F 1959 | 30°F 1998 | 0% | |
| Apr 3 | 76°F | 45°F | 96°F 1961 | 29°F 1945 | 0% | |
| Apr 4 | 76°F | 45°F | 96°F 1961 | 30°F 1945 | 0% | |
| Apr 5 | 76°F | 45°F | 95°F 1989 | 30°F 2009 | 0% | |
| Apr 6 | 76°F | 45°F | 102°F 1989 | 29°F 2012 | 0% | |
| Apr 7 | 77°F | 45°F | 104°F 1989 | 28°F 2012 | 0% | |
| Apr 8 | 77°F | 46°F | 102°F 1989 | 30°F 2001 | 0% | |
| Apr 9 | 77°F | 46°F | 103°F 1989 | 27°F 2011 | 0% | |
| Apr 10 | 77°F | 46°F | 102°F 1989 | 32°F 2011 | 0% | |
| Apr 11 | 78°F | 46°F | 95°F 1989 | 35°F 1945 | 0% | |
| Apr 12 | 78°F | 46°F | 93°F 1985 | 32°F 1948 | 0% | |
| Apr 13 | 78°F | 47°F | 96°F 1985 | 30°F 1948 | 0% | |
| Apr 14 | 78°F | 47°F | 99°F 1985 | 32°F 1983 | 0% | |
| Apr 15 | 78°F | 47°F | 96°F 1989 | 34°F 1983 | 0% | |
| Apr 16 | 79°F | 47°F | 99°F 1994 | 32°F 1998 | 0% | |
| Apr 17 | 79°F | 48°F | 99°F 1994 | 33°F 2018 | 0% | |
| Apr 18 | 79°F | 48°F | 100°F 1994 | 35°F 2002 | 0% | |
| Apr 19 | 79°F | 48°F | 98°F 1994 | 30°F 1955 | 0% | |
| Apr 20 | 80°F | 48°F | 100°F 1994 | 35°F 2005 | 0% | |
| Apr 21 | 80°F | 49°F | 96°F 1950 | 33°F 2007 | 0% | |
| Apr 22 | 80°F | 49°F | 97°F 1949 | 33°F 2001 | 0% | |
| Apr 23 | 81°F | 49°F | 97°F 1949 | 37°F 2003 | 0% | |
| Apr 24 | 81°F | 49°F | 95°F 1949 | 36°F 1964 | 0% | |
| Apr 25 | 81°F | 50°F | 97°F 1987 | 36°F 1960 | 0% | |
| Apr 26 | 81°F | 50°F | 99°F 1996 | 35°F 1983 | 0% | |
| Apr 27 | 82°F | 50°F | 100°F 1992 | 33°F 1984 | 0% | |
| Apr 28 | 82°F | 51°F | 100°F 1992 | 40°F 2026 | 0% | |
| Apr 29 | 82°F | 51°F | 98°F 1993 | 38°F 2005 | 0% | |
| Apr 30 | 83°F | 51°F | 100°F 2021 | 43°F 1996 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.