Cripple Creek climate

Cripple Creek Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cripple Creek 3NNW, 5.7 km from Cripple Creek

Average highs run from 46°F on April 1 to 53°F on April 30, and lows from 24°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.67 in.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cripple Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
1.67 in
Snowfall
15.8 in
Record high
72°FApr 24, 2012
Record low
-18°FApr 6, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 39 min to 13 h 48 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
23°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 146°F24°F67°F 2012-6°F 197017%
Apr 247°F24°F62°F 2011-4°F 197917%
Apr 347°F24°F59°F 20180°F 197917%
Apr 447°F25°F60°F 2006-10°F 197017%
Apr 547°F25°F62°F 2006-5°F 198317%
Apr 647°F25°F64°F 1991-18°F 198317%
Apr 747°F25°F67°F 1991-5°F 198317%
Apr 847°F25°F65°F 1989-8°F 198317%
Apr 947°F25°F65°F 1977-2°F 196817%
Apr 1048°F25°F63°F 1960-11°F 198918%
Apr 1148°F25°F66°F 1982-9°F 198918%
Apr 1248°F25°F66°F 2023-8°F 199718%
Apr 1348°F25°F67°F 20063°F 199118%
Apr 1448°F25°F68°F 2002-6°F 202018%
Apr 1549°F26°F66°F 2002-4°F 198318%
Apr 1649°F26°F64°F 2006-6°F 199818%
Apr 1749°F26°F65°F 2006-1°F 199818%
Apr 1849°F26°F63°F 19871°F 199818%
Apr 1949°F26°F68°F 19621°F 202518%
Apr 2050°F26°F69°F 1965-3°F 202118%
Apr 2150°F27°F67°F 1960-3°F 198217%
Apr 2250°F27°F70°F 1989-1°F 198217%
Apr 2350°F27°F68°F 1989-5°F 196817%
Apr 2451°F27°F72°F 20120°F 201417%
Apr 2551°F27°F72°F 20127°F 199517%
Apr 2651°F28°F71°F 19818°F 199717%
Apr 2752°F28°F68°F 19778°F 196817%
Apr 2852°F28°F68°F 19929°F 199616%
Apr 2952°F28°F70°F 200010°F 196816%
Apr 3053°F29°F72°F 20123°F 196016%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cripple Creek, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051977 (Cripple Creek 3NNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.