Great Falls climate

Great Falls Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Great Falls 16ST, 2.1 km from Great Falls

Average highs run from 54°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 30°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.79 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 Great Falls, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.79 in
Snowfall
9.4 in
Record high
89°FApr 20, 1980
Record low
-8°FApr 21, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 51 min to 14 h 26 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
9.6 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 154°F30°F71°F 2021-3°F 195426%19%
Apr 254°F30°F76°F 1992-6°F 195426%19%
Apr 354°F30°F74°F 1992-2°F 200227%19%
Apr 455°F30°F75°F 19609°F 197527%19%
Apr 555°F31°F76°F 1969-6°F 197527%18%
Apr 655°F31°F74°F 1971-6°F 197528%18%
Apr 756°F31°F76°F 20054°F 198228%18%
Apr 856°F31°F79°F 19964°F 198228%18%
Apr 956°F32°F79°F 19969°F 201329%17%
Apr 1057°F32°F78°F 20238°F 199729%17%
Apr 1157°F32°F77°F 19763°F 194029%17%
Apr 1257°F32°F77°F 1976-3°F 202029%17%
Apr 1357°F33°F76°F 19804°F 202029%16%
Apr 1458°F33°F79°F 19633°F 198630%16%
Apr 1558°F33°F81°F 19887°F 202230%16%
Apr 1658°F33°F82°F 19848°F 202230%15%
Apr 1759°F34°F80°F 198012°F 196830%15%
Apr 1859°F34°F79°F 19496°F 195130%14%
Apr 1959°F34°F83°F 19626°F 195129%14%
Apr 2060°F34°F89°F 1980-1°F 200829%14%
Apr 2160°F35°F80°F 1942-8°F 200829%13%
Apr 2261°F35°F83°F 19698°F 196729%13%
Apr 2361°F35°F84°F 201217°F 200829%12%
Apr 2461°F35°F82°F 196211°F 200929%12%
Apr 2561°F36°F83°F 194621°F 196029%12%
Apr 2662°F36°F80°F 195219°F 196030%11%
Apr 2762°F36°F85°F 198717°F 198430%11%
Apr 2862°F37°F87°F 198714°F 195430%11%
Apr 2963°F37°F87°F 193913°F 201930%10%
Apr 3063°F37°F85°F 198715°F 201930%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Great Falls, 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 7:04 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:36 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00243749 (Great Falls 16ST), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024143, 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.