Ridgecrest Weather in April
Average highs run from 79°F on April 1 to 85°F on April 30, and lows from 62°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.57 in over about 6 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 82°F
- Average low
- 64°F
- Precipitation
- 2.57 in
- Record high
- 95°FApr 29, 2017
- Record low
- 47°FApr 19, 2001
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.8
- Daylight
- 12 h 28 min to 13 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 64°F
- Wind
- 10.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 79°F | 62°F | 88°F 2000 | 51°F 2003 | 20% |
| Apr 2 | 79°F | 62°F | 94°F 2025 | 50°F 2021 | 20% |
| Apr 3 | 80°F | 62°F | 91°F 2017 | 52°F 2021 | 20% |
| Apr 4 | 80°F | 62°F | 92°F 2025 | 51°F 2005 | 20% |
| Apr 5 | 80°F | 62°F | 90°F 2017 | 52°F 2004 | 20% |
| Apr 6 | 80°F | 63°F | 89°F 2025 | 50°F 2000 | 20% |
| Apr 7 | 80°F | 63°F | 88°F 2023 | 54°F 2007 | 20% |
| Apr 8 | 80°F | 63°F | 88°F 2015 | 53°F 2007 | 20% |
| Apr 9 | 81°F | 63°F | 88°F 2015 | 48°F 2000 | 19% |
| Apr 10 | 81°F | 63°F | 88°F 2013 | 55°F 2000 | 19% |
| Apr 11 | 81°F | 63°F | 89°F 2013 | 57°F 2003 | 19% |
| Apr 12 | 81°F | 64°F | 94°F 2020 | 53°F 2003 | 19% |
| Apr 13 | 81°F | 64°F | 91°F 2020 | 56°F 2003 | 19% |
| Apr 14 | 82°F | 64°F | 90°F 2020 | 55°F 2004 | 19% |
| Apr 15 | 82°F | 64°F | 89°F 2013 | 51°F 2008 | 18% |
| Apr 16 | 82°F | 64°F | 92°F 2013 | 51°F 2014 | 18% |
| Apr 17 | 82°F | 65°F | 88°F 2013 | 57°F 1999 | 18% |
| Apr 18 | 82°F | 65°F | 90°F 2025 | 50°F 2001 | 18% |
| Apr 19 | 82°F | 65°F | 90°F 2013 | 47°F 2001 | 18% |
| Apr 20 | 83°F | 65°F | 89°F 2006 | 50°F 1999 | 18% |
| Apr 21 | 83°F | 65°F | 89°F 2002 | 52°F 2019 | 18% |
| Apr 22 | 83°F | 65°F | 88°F 2006 | 56°F 2000 | 18% |
| Apr 23 | 83°F | 66°F | 91°F 2020 | 55°F 2000 | 18% |
| Apr 24 | 83°F | 66°F | 91°F 2025 | 55°F 2012 | 18% |
| Apr 25 | 84°F | 66°F | 91°F 2025 | 51°F 2005 | 18% |
| Apr 26 | 84°F | 66°F | 90°F 2025 | 57°F 2005 | 18% |
| Apr 27 | 84°F | 66°F | 92°F 2025 | 60°F 2001 | 17% |
| Apr 28 | 84°F | 66°F | 94°F 2017 | 56°F 2004 | 17% |
| Apr 29 | 84°F | 67°F | 95°F 2017 | 58°F 2010 | 18% |
| Apr 30 | 85°F | 67°F | 94°F 2017 | 63°F 2007 | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012873 (St Petersburg Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012873, 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.