La Plata climate

La Plata Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aztec Ruins Nm, 19.8 km from La Plata

Average highs run from 68°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 30°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 4 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 La Plata, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
0.69 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
87°FApr 23, 2012
Record low
16°FApr 6, 2023
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 37 min to 13 h 41 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
24°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 168°F30°F77°F 196620°F 200513%1%
Apr 268°F30°F80°F 201117°F 202513%1%
Apr 368°F30°F79°F 202119°F 196313%1%
Apr 468°F30°F81°F 202118°F 195513%1%
Apr 568°F30°F79°F 195920°F 202312%1%
Apr 669°F30°F80°F 195916°F 202312%1%
Apr 769°F31°F80°F 196020°F 201212%1%
Apr 869°F31°F77°F 202622°F 195712%1%
Apr 969°F31°F80°F 201222°F 201512%1%
Apr 1069°F31°F82°F 196020°F 201712%1%
Apr 1170°F31°F84°F 202518°F 195112%1%
Apr 1270°F32°F82°F 202519°F 200812%1%
Apr 1370°F32°F80°F 196323°F 200112%1%
Apr 1470°F32°F80°F 196219°F 202212%1%
Apr 1570°F32°F83°F 196218°F 202012%1%
Apr 1671°F33°F81°F 196217°F 199912%1%
Apr 1771°F33°F82°F 196221°F 201512%1%
Apr 1871°F33°F85°F 196222°F 201812%1%
Apr 1971°F33°F85°F 196218°F 201312%0%
Apr 2072°F34°F81°F 196225°F 195512%0%
Apr 2172°F34°F83°F 196523°F 200212%0%
Apr 2272°F34°F86°F 196526°F 196312%0%
Apr 2372°F35°F87°F 201226°F 196312%0%
Apr 2472°F35°F87°F 201223°F 201312%0%
Apr 2573°F35°F84°F 194923°F 196012%0%
Apr 2673°F35°F82°F 200026°F 195712%0%
Apr 2773°F36°F85°F 200023°F 200812%0%
Apr 2874°F36°F85°F 194827°F 200812%0%
Apr 2974°F36°F84°F 202031°F 200612%0%
Apr 3074°F37°F86°F 202024°F 201412%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Plata, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:20 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 USC00290692 (Aztec Ruins Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023090, 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.