Ouray climate

Ouray Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ouray, 0.3 km from Ouray

Average highs run from 49°F on April 1 to 57°F on April 30, and lows from 27°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.15 in over about 10 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 Ouray, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
2.15 in
Snowfall
14.6 in
Record high
78°FApr 27, 1992
Record low
-10°FApr 1, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 13 h 46 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
18°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 149°F27°F66°F 1966-10°F 198032%25%
Apr 249°F28°F63°F 1943-8°F 193832%24%
Apr 349°F28°F67°F 1943-1°F 197932%24%
Apr 449°F28°F66°F 1959-10°F 194532%24%
Apr 549°F28°F68°F 1991-5°F 190133%24%
Apr 650°F28°F70°F 1991-10°F 193633%23%
Apr 750°F29°F68°F 1930-1°F 193633%23%
Apr 850°F29°F66°F 1977-5°F 195733%23%
Apr 950°F29°F68°F 19920°F 192833%23%
Apr 1051°F29°F67°F 1992-5°F 193333%22%
Apr 1151°F30°F69°F 19920°F 192933%22%
Apr 1251°F30°F69°F 1992-4°F 200833%22%
Apr 1351°F30°F70°F 1992-1°F 200833%21%
Apr 1452°F30°F70°F 1990-5°F 193332%21%
Apr 1552°F31°F70°F 19621°F 196132%21%
Apr 1652°F31°F68°F 19906°F 192132%20%
Apr 1752°F31°F70°F 19622°F 190132%20%
Apr 1853°F31°F71°F 19620°F 192232%19%
Apr 1953°F32°F69°F 19025°F 197532%19%
Apr 2053°F32°F73°F 19894°F 197332%19%
Apr 2154°F32°F70°F 19605°F 191231%18%
Apr 2254°F32°F70°F 1965-3°F 192031%18%
Apr 2354°F33°F69°F 194310°F 194431%17%
Apr 2455°F33°F74°F 19497°F 191331%17%
Apr 2555°F33°F71°F 198110°F 192030%16%
Apr 2655°F34°F75°F 19921°F 195730%16%
Apr 2756°F34°F78°F 199212°F 197230%15%
Apr 2856°F34°F75°F 199210°F 193529%15%
Apr 2957°F35°F75°F 19816°F 197029%14%
Apr 3057°F35°F78°F 198111°F 191729%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ouray, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056203 (Ouray), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058204, 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.