Crested Butte climate

Crested Butte Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crested Butte, 1 km from Crested Butte

Average highs run from 43°F on April 1 to 52°F on April 30, and lows from 13°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.01 in over about 10 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 Crested Butte, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
2.01 in
Snowfall
19.4 in
Record high
78°FApr 10, 1930
Record low
-14°FApr 8, 1973
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 49 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
6.5 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 143°F13°F70°F 2012-5°F 198031%30%
Apr 243°F14°F69°F 20120°F 200931%30%
Apr 343°F14°F70°F 1959-3°F 197531%30%
Apr 444°F15°F69°F 1954-10°F 192031%29%
Apr 544°F15°F72°F 19590°F 190131%29%
Apr 644°F15°F68°F 20215°F 193631%29%
Apr 744°F16°F68°F 1931-3°F 193831%29%
Apr 845°F16°F69°F 1930-14°F 197331%29%
Apr 945°F17°F71°F 19301°F 190931%29%
Apr 1045°F17°F78°F 19300°F 190932%28%
Apr 1146°F17°F77°F 19072°F 192932%28%
Apr 1246°F18°F73°F 190710°F 190932%28%
Apr 1346°F18°F75°F 20254°F 197432%28%
Apr 1446°F19°F75°F 19087°F 192232%28%
Apr 1547°F19°F73°F 19256°F 194432%27%
Apr 1647°F19°F73°F 19944°F 199931%27%
Apr 1747°F20°F72°F 19360°F 190131%27%
Apr 1848°F20°F73°F 18977°F 191831%26%
Apr 1948°F21°F74°F 190210°F 200631%26%
Apr 2048°F21°F75°F 190010°F 191831%26%
Apr 2148°F21°F77°F 19898°F 193131%25%
Apr 2249°F22°F76°F 19394°F 190731%25%
Apr 2349°F22°F74°F 19894°F 196831%25%
Apr 2449°F23°F74°F 191010°F 191331%24%
Apr 2550°F23°F77°F 20129°F 191331%24%
Apr 2650°F23°F75°F 19104°F 195731%23%
Apr 2751°F24°F75°F 193913°F 200830%23%
Apr 2851°F24°F77°F 19399°F 196830%22%
Apr 2951°F24°F76°F 19108°F 199630%22%
Apr 3052°F25°F78°F 198112°F 197530%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Crested Butte, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051959 (Crested Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053662, 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.