Fort Carson climate

Fort Carson Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colorado Springs Muni AP, 11.8 km from Fort Carson

Average highs run from 59°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30, and lows from 31°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.45 in over about 8 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 Fort Carson, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
1.45 in
Snowfall
5.5 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 159°F31°F67°F 2012-6°F 197025%14%
Apr 259°F31°F62°F 2011-4°F 197925%14%
Apr 359°F31°F59°F 20180°F 197925%14%
Apr 459°F32°F60°F 2006-10°F 197026%14%
Apr 559°F32°F62°F 2006-5°F 198326%14%
Apr 659°F32°F64°F 1991-18°F 198326%14%
Apr 759°F32°F67°F 1991-5°F 198326%13%
Apr 860°F32°F65°F 1989-8°F 198326%13%
Apr 960°F33°F65°F 1977-2°F 196826%13%
Apr 1060°F33°F63°F 1960-11°F 198927%13%
Apr 1160°F33°F66°F 1982-9°F 198927%13%
Apr 1260°F33°F66°F 2023-8°F 199727%13%
Apr 1360°F33°F67°F 20063°F 199127%12%
Apr 1460°F33°F68°F 2002-6°F 202027%12%
Apr 1561°F34°F66°F 2002-4°F 198327%12%
Apr 1661°F34°F64°F 2006-6°F 199827%12%
Apr 1761°F34°F65°F 2006-1°F 199828%11%
Apr 1861°F34°F63°F 19871°F 199828%11%
Apr 1961°F35°F68°F 19621°F 202528%11%
Apr 2062°F35°F69°F 1965-3°F 202128%11%
Apr 2162°F35°F67°F 1960-3°F 198228%10%
Apr 2262°F35°F70°F 1989-1°F 198228%10%
Apr 2362°F36°F68°F 1989-5°F 196829%10%
Apr 2463°F36°F72°F 20120°F 201429%9%
Apr 2563°F36°F72°F 20127°F 199529%9%
Apr 2663°F37°F71°F 19818°F 199729%9%
Apr 2764°F37°F68°F 19778°F 196829%9%
Apr 2864°F37°F68°F 19929°F 199629%8%
Apr 2964°F37°F70°F 200010°F 196830%8%
Apr 3065°F38°F72°F 20123°F 196030%8%

Chance of rain

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

April 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093037 (Colorado Springs Muni AP), 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.