Golden climate

Golden Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ralston Rsvr, 8.3 km from Golden

Average highs run from 58°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 33°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 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 Golden, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
2.51 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
90°FApr 13, 2025
Record low
6°FApr 12, 1997
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 52 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
8.7 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 158°F33°F84°F 201216°F 198824%13%
Apr 258°F33°F82°F 201213°F 198724%13%
Apr 358°F33°F84°F 201116°F 202024%13%
Apr 458°F33°F79°F 200514°F 198524%13%
Apr 558°F33°F81°F 199115°F 202325%12%
Apr 659°F34°F81°F 199117°F 200925%12%
Apr 759°F34°F78°F 202020°F 199725%12%
Apr 859°F34°F79°F 201719°F 199725%12%
Apr 959°F34°F81°F 201716°F 201325%12%
Apr 1059°F34°F82°F 20197°F 201326%12%
Apr 1159°F34°F83°F 200610°F 199726%12%
Apr 1259°F34°F89°F 20236°F 199726%12%
Apr 1359°F34°F90°F 202512°F 202226%12%
Apr 1460°F35°F88°F 200613°F 202226%11%
Apr 1560°F35°F88°F 200616°F 202026%11%
Apr 1660°F35°F86°F 200821°F 201327%11%
Apr 1760°F35°F86°F 200810°F 202027%11%
Apr 1860°F35°F82°F 200610°F 201327%10%
Apr 1960°F36°F82°F 201716°F 201327%10%
Apr 2061°F36°F84°F 202219°F 202127%10%
Apr 2161°F36°F84°F 201920°F 202127%10%
Apr 2261°F36°F87°F 202623°F 202327%9%
Apr 2361°F37°F88°F 202619°F 201328%9%
Apr 2461°F37°F86°F 200919°F 201328%9%
Apr 2562°F37°F88°F 201225°F 200628%9%
Apr 2662°F37°F84°F 201220°F 198828%8%
Apr 2762°F38°F84°F 199221°F 199428%8%
Apr 2862°F38°F84°F 200428°F 199428%8%
Apr 2963°F38°F82°F 201323°F 199628%8%
Apr 3063°F39°F90°F 199224°F 201729%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Golden, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056816 (Ralston Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.