Pitkin County climate

Pitkin County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen 1SW, 7.7 km from Pitkin County

Average highs run from 47°F on April 1 to 54°F on April 30, and lows from 24°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.68 in over about 13 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 Pitkin County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
2.68 in
Snowfall
20.9 in
Record high
75°FApr 23, 2012
Record low
1°FApr 1, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 40 min to 13 h 50 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
76%
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 147°F24°F68°F 20121°F 200840%30%
Apr 247°F24°F66°F 20118°F 200941%30%
Apr 347°F24°F67°F 202111°F 199941%30%
Apr 447°F24°F66°F 202111°F 199941%30%
Apr 547°F24°F67°F 202110°F 200941%30%
Apr 647°F24°F63°F 20265°F 202341%30%
Apr 748°F25°F64°F 201612°F 202342%30%
Apr 848°F25°F68°F 201613°F 200342%29%
Apr 948°F25°F68°F 201214°F 201342%29%
Apr 1048°F25°F70°F 20128°F 201342%29%
Apr 1148°F25°F69°F 202512°F 199942%29%
Apr 1249°F26°F71°F 20256°F 200842%29%
Apr 1349°F26°F68°F 20059°F 202242%28%
Apr 1449°F26°F66°F 20249°F 202042%28%
Apr 1549°F26°F65°F 200213°F 199942%28%
Apr 1650°F27°F64°F 200513°F 199942%27%
Apr 1750°F27°F67°F 200112°F 199942%27%
Apr 1850°F27°F68°F 201711°F 201842%26%
Apr 1950°F27°F67°F 201910°F 201342%26%
Apr 2051°F28°F70°F 20198°F 202342%26%
Apr 2151°F28°F71°F 202611°F 202342%25%
Apr 2251°F28°F72°F 200622°F 200242%24%
Apr 2352°F28°F75°F 201219°F 201342%24%
Apr 2452°F29°F73°F 201216°F 201341%23%
Apr 2552°F29°F71°F 201221°F 201341%23%
Apr 2652°F29°F71°F 201226°F 200441%22%
Apr 2753°F29°F71°F 200019°F 200941%21%
Apr 2853°F30°F72°F 200721°F 201140%21%
Apr 2953°F30°F74°F 202016°F 201040%20%
Apr 3054°F30°F75°F 202014°F 201140%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pitkin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050372 (Aspen 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.