Otero County climate

Otero County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Junta 17 Wsw, 10.3 km from Otero County

Average highs run from 65°F on April 1 to 71°F on April 30, and lows from 29°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.43 in over about 7 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 Otero County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.43 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
95°FApr 18, 2000
Record low
10°FApr 4, 1945
Chance of a freeze
100%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 165°F29°F89°F 201217°F 197521%5%
Apr 265°F29°F91°F 201113°F 197521%5%
Apr 366°F29°F85°F 202115°F 197521%5%
Apr 466°F29°F88°F 202110°F 194522%5%
Apr 566°F30°F89°F 202117°F 196422%5%
Apr 666°F30°F89°F 197220°F 198322%5%
Apr 766°F30°F92°F 197816°F 195722%4%
Apr 866°F30°F86°F 197810°F 195723%4%
Apr 966°F31°F91°F 197716°F 201323%4%
Apr 1067°F31°F92°F 197712°F 201323%4%
Apr 1167°F31°F89°F 197216°F 199723%4%
Apr 1267°F31°F93°F 202511°F 199724%4%
Apr 1367°F32°F91°F 200619°F 199724%4%
Apr 1467°F32°F89°F 201720°F 202224%3%
Apr 1567°F32°F90°F 200220°F 194525%3%
Apr 1667°F32°F91°F 198524°F 196125%3%
Apr 1768°F33°F91°F 194822°F 199925%3%
Apr 1868°F33°F95°F 200021°F 195325%3%
Apr 1968°F33°F88°F 196125°F 201325%3%
Apr 2068°F34°F93°F 198918°F 196626%2%
Apr 2168°F34°F95°F 198927°F 202326%2%
Apr 2269°F34°F94°F 202229°F 196726%2%
Apr 2369°F34°F93°F 198924°F 201326%2%
Apr 2469°F35°F95°F 201223°F 201326%2%
Apr 2569°F35°F92°F 194927°F 195026%2%
Apr 2670°F35°F95°F 198127°F 200827%2%
Apr 2770°F36°F92°F 198124°F 198427%2%
Apr 2870°F36°F88°F 195429°F 198427%2%
Apr 2971°F36°F92°F 194830°F 195627%2%
Apr 3071°F37°F95°F 199232°F 195027%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Otero County, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003063 (La Junta 17 Wsw), 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.