Basalt climate

Basalt Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen Pitkin CO AP, 21.5 km from Basalt

Average highs run from 51°F on April 1 to 59°F on April 30, and lows from 25°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.80 in over about 12 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 Basalt, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.80 in
Snowfall
20.9 in
Record high
75°FApr 23, 2012
Record low
1°FApr 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 51 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
5.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 151°F25°F68°F 20121°F 200837%30%
Apr 251°F25°F66°F 20118°F 200938%30%
Apr 352°F25°F67°F 202111°F 199938%30%
Apr 452°F26°F66°F 202111°F 199938%30%
Apr 552°F26°F67°F 202110°F 200938%30%
Apr 652°F26°F63°F 20265°F 202338%30%
Apr 753°F26°F64°F 201612°F 202338%30%
Apr 853°F26°F68°F 201613°F 200338%29%
Apr 953°F27°F68°F 201214°F 201338%29%
Apr 1053°F27°F70°F 20128°F 201338%29%
Apr 1154°F27°F69°F 202512°F 199938%29%
Apr 1254°F27°F71°F 20256°F 200838%29%
Apr 1354°F27°F68°F 20059°F 202238%28%
Apr 1454°F28°F66°F 20249°F 202038%28%
Apr 1555°F28°F65°F 200213°F 199938%28%
Apr 1655°F28°F64°F 200513°F 199938%27%
Apr 1755°F28°F67°F 200112°F 199938%27%
Apr 1855°F29°F68°F 201711°F 201838%26%
Apr 1956°F29°F67°F 201910°F 201338%26%
Apr 2056°F29°F70°F 20198°F 202338%26%
Apr 2156°F29°F71°F 202611°F 202338%25%
Apr 2256°F29°F72°F 200622°F 200237%24%
Apr 2357°F30°F75°F 201219°F 201337%24%
Apr 2457°F30°F73°F 201216°F 201337%23%
Apr 2557°F30°F71°F 201221°F 201337%23%
Apr 2658°F30°F71°F 201226°F 200437%22%
Apr 2758°F31°F71°F 200019°F 200937%21%
Apr 2858°F31°F72°F 200721°F 201137%21%
Apr 2958°F31°F74°F 202016°F 201037%20%
Apr 3059°F31°F75°F 202014°F 201136%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Basalt, 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 (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093073 (Aspen Pitkin CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.