Yosemite Valley climate

Yosemite Valley Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yosemite Park Hq, 1.5 km from Yosemite Valley

Average highs run from 60°F on April 1 to 66°F on April 30, and lows from 35°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 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 Yosemite Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.17 in
Snowfall
4.3 in
Record high
73°FApr 30, 1996
Record low
-1°FApr 1, 1999
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 13 h 44 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
4.9 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 160°F35°F63°F 2002-1°F 199929%7%
Apr 260°F35°F64°F 20027°F 199829%7%
Apr 360°F36°F65°F 200212°F 201428%6%
Apr 461°F36°F66°F 20029°F 200928%6%
Apr 561°F36°F65°F 20076°F 200328%6%
Apr 661°F36°F65°F 20164°F 201028%6%
Apr 761°F36°F66°F 201615°F 201227%6%
Apr 861°F36°F67°F 20163°F 201127%6%
Apr 962°F36°F63°F 19962°F 199927%6%
Apr 1062°F36°F67°F 20182°F 199927%5%
Apr 1162°F37°F63°F 199614°F 199726%5%
Apr 1262°F37°F63°F 19969°F 200126%5%
Apr 1363°F37°F66°F 200213°F 201026%5%
Apr 1463°F37°F68°F 20025°F 199526%5%
Apr 1563°F37°F66°F 20027°F 199825%4%
Apr 1663°F38°F67°F 19946°F 199825%4%
Apr 1763°F38°F62°F 19999°F 199525%4%
Apr 1864°F38°F69°F 199412°F 200624%4%
Apr 1964°F38°F65°F 201912°F 200724%4%
Apr 2064°F38°F70°F 199412°F 200524%3%
Apr 2164°F39°F69°F 200911°F 199524%3%
Apr 2265°F39°F71°F 201213°F 200124%3%
Apr 2365°F39°F71°F 201217°F 201623%3%
Apr 2465°F39°F68°F 201222°F 200823%3%
Apr 2565°F39°F69°F 201920°F 199423%2%
Apr 2665°F40°F70°F 201815°F 201423%2%
Apr 2766°F40°F71°F 200022°F 201523%2%
Apr 2866°F40°F71°F 200719°F 200223%2%
Apr 2966°F40°F71°F 201310°F 201023%2%
Apr 3066°F41°F73°F 199614°F 201122%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Yosemite Valley, 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 6:43 AM, sunset 7:21 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049855 (Yosemite Park Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045280, 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.