Ridgway climate

Ridgway Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ridgway, 0.5 km from Ridgway

Average highs run from 56°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 23°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.43 in over about 8 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 Ridgway, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
1.43 in
Snowfall
7.3 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 45 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
7.6 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 156°F23°F66°F 1966-10°F 198024%12%
Apr 256°F23°F63°F 1943-8°F 193825%12%
Apr 356°F24°F67°F 1943-1°F 197925%12%
Apr 457°F24°F66°F 1959-10°F 194525%11%
Apr 557°F24°F68°F 1991-5°F 190125%11%
Apr 657°F24°F70°F 1991-10°F 193625%11%
Apr 757°F24°F68°F 1930-1°F 193625%11%
Apr 857°F24°F66°F 1977-5°F 195725%11%
Apr 957°F25°F68°F 19920°F 192825%10%
Apr 1057°F25°F67°F 1992-5°F 193325%10%
Apr 1158°F25°F69°F 19920°F 192925%10%
Apr 1258°F25°F69°F 1992-4°F 200826%10%
Apr 1358°F25°F70°F 1992-1°F 200826%10%
Apr 1458°F26°F70°F 1990-5°F 193326%9%
Apr 1558°F26°F70°F 19621°F 196126%9%
Apr 1659°F26°F68°F 19906°F 192126%9%
Apr 1759°F26°F70°F 19622°F 190126%8%
Apr 1859°F27°F71°F 19620°F 192225%8%
Apr 1959°F27°F69°F 19025°F 197525%8%
Apr 2060°F27°F73°F 19894°F 197325%7%
Apr 2160°F27°F70°F 19605°F 191225%7%
Apr 2260°F28°F70°F 1965-3°F 192025%7%
Apr 2360°F28°F69°F 194310°F 194425%7%
Apr 2461°F28°F74°F 19497°F 191325%6%
Apr 2561°F29°F71°F 198110°F 192025%6%
Apr 2661°F29°F75°F 19921°F 195725%6%
Apr 2762°F29°F78°F 199212°F 197225%5%
Apr 2862°F29°F75°F 199210°F 193525%5%
Apr 2962°F30°F75°F 19816°F 197025%5%
Apr 3063°F30°F78°F 198111°F 191724%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgway, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:16 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 USC00057020 (Ridgway), 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.