Vail climate

Vail Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vail, 1.7 km from Vail

Average highs run from 46°F on April 1 to 54°F on April 30, and lows from 21°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.41 in over about 9 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 Vail, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.41 in
Snowfall
21.2 in
Record high
62°FApr 20, 2019
Record low
-20°FApr 8, 1973
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 41 min to 13 h 52 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 146°F21°F55°F 2012-11°F 201431%28%
Apr 246°F21°F53°F 2012-10°F 198731%28%
Apr 346°F21°F51°F 2011-10°F 198731%28%
Apr 446°F21°F52°F 1992-9°F 197331%27%
Apr 547°F21°F50°F 1959-9°F 198331%27%
Apr 647°F22°F59°F 2012-11°F 198331%27%
Apr 747°F22°F55°F 1991-9°F 199331%27%
Apr 847°F22°F53°F 1988-20°F 197331%27%
Apr 948°F22°F52°F 2019-8°F 197331%27%
Apr 1048°F22°F55°F 2019-12°F 198931%27%
Apr 1148°F23°F52°F 2012-5°F 199431%27%
Apr 1248°F23°F56°F 2012-11°F 195331%26%
Apr 1349°F23°F53°F 2025-6°F 198031%26%
Apr 1449°F23°F54°F 2017-11°F 202031%26%
Apr 1549°F24°F53°F 1962-17°F 202031%26%
Apr 1649°F24°F55°F 2019-5°F 197331%25%
Apr 1750°F24°F58°F 1989-7°F 199931%25%
Apr 1850°F24°F57°F 1987-4°F 201331%25%
Apr 1950°F25°F55°F 2017-4°F 197531%24%
Apr 2050°F25°F62°F 2019-6°F 202331%24%
Apr 2151°F25°F59°F 1989-4°F 198231%24%
Apr 2251°F25°F57°F 19890°F 197331%23%
Apr 2351°F26°F55°F 19650°F 197831%23%
Apr 2452°F26°F56°F 19890°F 201331%22%
Apr 2552°F26°F53°F 19811°F 202131%22%
Apr 2652°F26°F56°F 1981-1°F 198431%21%
Apr 2753°F27°F57°F 1981-4°F 198831%20%
Apr 2853°F27°F54°F 1992-2°F 199131%20%
Apr 2954°F27°F59°F 1992-3°F 199631%19%
Apr 3054°F27°F59°F 20201°F 201031%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Vail, 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 7:30 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058575 (Vail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051660, 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.