Leadville climate

Leadville Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Leadville Lake CO AP, 3.2 km from Leadville

Average highs run from 40°F on April 1 to 47°F on April 30, and lows from 16°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.36 in over about 12 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 Leadville, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.36 in
Snowfall
26.6 in
Record high
66°FApr 24, 1949
Record low
-17°FApr 12, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
6.5 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 140°F16°F59°F 2004-5°F 198838%30%
Apr 240°F16°F53°F 1996-5°F 197538%30%
Apr 340°F17°F57°F 19670°F 197338%30%
Apr 441°F17°F60°F 2006-8°F 197339%30%
Apr 541°F17°F57°F 2002-9°F 198339%30%
Apr 641°F17°F58°F 1991-13°F 198339%30%
Apr 741°F17°F56°F 1978-10°F 198339%30%
Apr 841°F17°F54°F 2000-15°F 197339%30%
Apr 941°F18°F58°F 1960-5°F 197539%30%
Apr 1042°F18°F59°F 2012-3°F 198939%30%
Apr 1142°F18°F60°F 20030°F 199739%30%
Apr 1242°F18°F60°F 2025-17°F 198039%30%
Apr 1342°F18°F59°F 2003-10°F 198039%30%
Apr 1442°F19°F60°F 2002-7°F 197439%30%
Apr 1543°F19°F59°F 2002-3°F 197439%30%
Apr 1643°F19°F61°F 1994-3°F 197339%30%
Apr 1743°F19°F60°F 19872°F 199939%30%
Apr 1843°F20°F60°F 20011°F 201339%29%
Apr 1944°F20°F61°F 19622°F 201338%29%
Apr 2044°F20°F64°F 1989-1°F 199638%29%
Apr 2144°F20°F63°F 1969-1°F 198238%28%
Apr 2244°F21°F64°F 19693°F 198438%28%
Apr 2345°F21°F63°F 19895°F 201338%28%
Apr 2445°F21°F66°F 19491°F 201337%27%
Apr 2545°F21°F62°F 20124°F 198037%27%
Apr 2646°F22°F61°F 20005°F 198437%26%
Apr 2746°F22°F65°F 20006°F 198436%26%
Apr 2846°F22°F65°F 2007-1°F 198436%25%
Apr 2947°F22°F65°F 19924°F 197536%25%
Apr 3047°F23°F65°F 19925°F 197536%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leadville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093009 (Leadville Lake CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093009, 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.