Dolores climate

Dolores Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cortez, 16.5 km from Dolores

Average highs run from 60°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 30°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.72 in over about 5 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 Dolores, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
0.72 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
85°FApr 23, 2012
Record low
6°FApr 5, 2023
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 13 h 43 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.8 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 160°F30°F73°F 200215°F 200519%10%
Apr 261°F30°F76°F 201113°F 200919%9%
Apr 361°F30°F77°F 202120°F 202019%9%
Apr 461°F30°F77°F 202114°F 202319%9%
Apr 561°F31°F76°F 20216°F 202319%9%
Apr 661°F31°F73°F 200014°F 202319%9%
Apr 762°F31°F79°F 201815°F 201219%8%
Apr 862°F31°F75°F 201216°F 200319%8%
Apr 962°F31°F78°F 201217°F 201519%8%
Apr 1062°F31°F79°F 201216°F 201719%8%
Apr 1162°F32°F82°F 202513°F 199919%8%
Apr 1263°F32°F77°F 201016°F 199719%8%
Apr 1363°F32°F76°F 200613°F 199719%7%
Apr 1463°F32°F78°F 200216°F 202019%7%
Apr 1563°F33°F77°F 200814°F 202019%7%
Apr 1663°F33°F77°F 201013°F 199919%6%
Apr 1764°F33°F76°F 200118°F 199919%6%
Apr 1864°F33°F77°F 200117°F 202619%6%
Apr 1964°F34°F78°F 202215°F 201319%6%
Apr 2064°F34°F77°F 202620°F 202319%5%
Apr 2165°F34°F81°F 201219°F 200219%5%
Apr 2265°F34°F84°F 201220°F 200219%5%
Apr 2365°F35°F85°F 201223°F 200219%5%
Apr 2466°F35°F85°F 201219°F 201319%4%
Apr 2566°F35°F77°F 202122°F 200619%4%
Apr 2666°F36°F81°F 200023°F 202219%4%
Apr 2766°F36°F83°F 200022°F 201119%4%
Apr 2867°F36°F81°F 200022°F 201119%4%
Apr 2967°F37°F82°F 202024°F 201719%3%
Apr 3067°F37°F83°F 200718°F 201020%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dolores, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051886 (Cortez), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.