Lincoln County climate

Lincoln County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Capitan, 26.9 km from Lincoln County

Average highs run from 67°F on April 1 to 72°F on April 30, and lows from 32°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.36 in over about 3 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 Lincoln County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
0.36 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
86°FApr 18, 1921
Record low
8°FApr 4, 1977
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 34 min to 13 h 31 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
35%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
11.4 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 167°F32°F81°F 201117°F 200510%4%
Apr 267°F33°F81°F 201114°F 193810%4%
Apr 367°F33°F79°F 201116°F 198710%4%
Apr 467°F33°F82°F 19218°F 197710%4%
Apr 568°F33°F77°F 201110°F 192010%4%
Apr 668°F33°F78°F 192217°F 198310%4%
Apr 768°F34°F79°F 198911°F 19399%3%
Apr 868°F34°F78°F 198910°F 19389%3%
Apr 968°F34°F82°F 192110°F 19389%3%
Apr 1069°F34°F80°F 199618°F 19369%3%
Apr 1169°F35°F82°F 192112°F 19389%3%
Apr 1269°F35°F77°F 198216°F 20049%3%
Apr 1369°F35°F79°F 198812°F 19809%3%
Apr 1469°F35°F81°F 200616°F 19339%3%
Apr 1569°F36°F81°F 193620°F 19339%2%
Apr 1669°F36°F80°F 198524°F 19289%2%
Apr 1770°F36°F81°F 200018°F 19218%2%
Apr 1870°F36°F86°F 192117°F 19408%2%
Apr 1970°F37°F85°F 192118°F 20138%2%
Apr 2070°F37°F83°F 198923°F 20138%2%
Apr 2170°F37°F85°F 198921°F 19838%2%
Apr 2270°F37°F82°F 198924°F 19298%2%
Apr 2371°F38°F82°F 198920°F 19958%2%
Apr 2471°F38°F85°F 201218°F 20138%2%
Apr 2571°F38°F85°F 201224°F 19298%1%
Apr 2671°F38°F82°F 198119°F 19808%1%
Apr 2771°F39°F83°F 199620°F 19288%1%
Apr 2871°F39°F82°F 199622°F 19208%1%
Apr 2972°F39°F84°F 200223°F 19328%1%
Apr 3072°F39°F82°F 201324°F 19328%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lincoln County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291440 (Capitan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.