La Junta Weather in April
Average highs run from 66°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.36 in over about 6 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 1.36 in
- Snowfall
- 2.1 in
- Record high
- 95°FApr 18, 2000
- Record low
- 10°FApr 4, 1945
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 12 h 38 min to 13 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 43%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 66°F | 33°F | 89°F 2012 | 17°F 1975 | 17% | 6% |
| Apr 2 | 66°F | 33°F | 91°F 2011 | 13°F 1975 | 17% | 6% |
| Apr 3 | 66°F | 33°F | 85°F 2021 | 15°F 1975 | 17% | 6% |
| Apr 4 | 66°F | 33°F | 88°F 2021 | 10°F 1945 | 17% | 6% |
| Apr 5 | 66°F | 34°F | 89°F 2021 | 17°F 1964 | 17% | 6% |
| Apr 6 | 66°F | 34°F | 89°F 1972 | 20°F 1983 | 17% | 6% |
| Apr 7 | 66°F | 34°F | 92°F 1978 | 16°F 1957 | 18% | 5% |
| Apr 8 | 67°F | 34°F | 86°F 1978 | 10°F 1957 | 18% | 5% |
| Apr 9 | 67°F | 35°F | 91°F 1977 | 16°F 2013 | 18% | 5% |
| Apr 10 | 67°F | 35°F | 92°F 1977 | 12°F 2013 | 18% | 5% |
| Apr 11 | 67°F | 35°F | 89°F 1972 | 16°F 1997 | 18% | 5% |
| Apr 12 | 67°F | 35°F | 93°F 2025 | 11°F 1997 | 18% | 5% |
| Apr 13 | 67°F | 36°F | 91°F 2006 | 19°F 1997 | 18% | 4% |
| Apr 14 | 67°F | 36°F | 89°F 2017 | 20°F 2022 | 18% | 4% |
| Apr 15 | 67°F | 36°F | 90°F 2002 | 20°F 1945 | 18% | 4% |
| Apr 16 | 68°F | 36°F | 91°F 1985 | 24°F 1961 | 18% | 4% |
| Apr 17 | 68°F | 36°F | 91°F 1948 | 22°F 1999 | 18% | 4% |
| Apr 18 | 68°F | 37°F | 95°F 2000 | 21°F 1953 | 18% | 4% |
| Apr 19 | 68°F | 37°F | 88°F 1961 | 25°F 2013 | 18% | 3% |
| Apr 20 | 68°F | 37°F | 93°F 1989 | 18°F 1966 | 18% | 3% |
| Apr 21 | 68°F | 38°F | 95°F 1989 | 27°F 2023 | 19% | 3% |
| Apr 22 | 69°F | 38°F | 94°F 2022 | 29°F 1967 | 19% | 3% |
| Apr 23 | 69°F | 38°F | 93°F 1989 | 24°F 2013 | 19% | 3% |
| Apr 24 | 69°F | 38°F | 95°F 2012 | 23°F 2013 | 19% | 3% |
| Apr 25 | 69°F | 39°F | 92°F 1949 | 27°F 1950 | 19% | 3% |
| Apr 26 | 70°F | 39°F | 95°F 1981 | 27°F 2008 | 19% | 2% |
| Apr 27 | 70°F | 39°F | 92°F 1981 | 24°F 1984 | 19% | 2% |
| Apr 28 | 70°F | 40°F | 88°F 1954 | 29°F 1984 | 19% | 2% |
| Apr 29 | 70°F | 40°F | 92°F 1948 | 30°F 1956 | 19% | 2% |
| Apr 30 | 71°F | 40°F | 95°F 1992 | 32°F 1950 | 19% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054724 (La Junta), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023067, 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.