McKinley County Weather in April
Average highs run from 57°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 24°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.13 in over about 3 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
- 60°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.13 in
- Snowfall
- 2.4 in
- Record high
- 86°FApr 27, 2000
- Record low
- 6°FApr 14, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 36 min to 13 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 43%
- Humidity
- 41%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 57°F | 24°F | 76°F 2011 | 9°F 1995 | 15% | 4% |
| Apr 2 | 57°F | 25°F | 76°F 2011 | 10°F 1975 | 14% | 4% |
| Apr 3 | 57°F | 25°F | 77°F 2021 | 18°F 1993 | 14% | 4% |
| Apr 4 | 57°F | 25°F | 79°F 2021 | 12°F 2011 | 14% | 4% |
| Apr 5 | 57°F | 25°F | 77°F 2021 | 13°F 1981 | 14% | 3% |
| Apr 6 | 58°F | 25°F | 76°F 1989 | 12°F 1994 | 14% | 3% |
| Apr 7 | 58°F | 25°F | 80°F 1989 | 13°F 2022 | 14% | 3% |
| Apr 8 | 58°F | 25°F | 80°F 1989 | 10°F 1993 | 13% | 3% |
| Apr 9 | 58°F | 26°F | 80°F 1996 | 11°F 1993 | 13% | 3% |
| Apr 10 | 58°F | 26°F | 79°F 2012 | 8°F 1999 | 13% | 3% |
| Apr 11 | 59°F | 26°F | 83°F 2025 | 9°F 1995 | 13% | 3% |
| Apr 12 | 59°F | 26°F | 81°F 2025 | 14°F 1995 | 13% | 3% |
| Apr 13 | 59°F | 26°F | 79°F 2006 | 9°F 1974 | 13% | 3% |
| Apr 14 | 59°F | 27°F | 79°F 1990 | 6°F 1993 | 12% | 3% |
| Apr 15 | 59°F | 27°F | 78°F 1989 | 9°F 1993 | 12% | 2% |
| Apr 16 | 60°F | 27°F | 79°F 1994 | 8°F 1999 | 12% | 2% |
| Apr 17 | 60°F | 27°F | 79°F 1987 | 12°F 1999 | 12% | 2% |
| Apr 18 | 60°F | 27°F | 81°F 1989 | 12°F 2008 | 11% | 2% |
| Apr 19 | 60°F | 28°F | 82°F 1989 | 6°F 2013 | 11% | 2% |
| Apr 20 | 61°F | 28°F | 82°F 1989 | 11°F 1993 | 11% | 2% |
| Apr 21 | 61°F | 28°F | 84°F 1989 | 15°F 2002 | 11% | 2% |
| Apr 22 | 61°F | 28°F | 83°F 2012 | 15°F 1996 | 11% | 2% |
| Apr 23 | 61°F | 29°F | 84°F 2012 | 17°F 1984 | 11% | 2% |
| Apr 24 | 62°F | 29°F | 83°F 2012 | 15°F 2013 | 11% | 2% |
| Apr 25 | 62°F | 29°F | 81°F 1996 | 17°F 1995 | 10% | 2% |
| Apr 26 | 62°F | 29°F | 84°F 2000 | 18°F 2008 | 10% | 2% |
| Apr 27 | 62°F | 30°F | 86°F 2000 | 14°F 1984 | 10% | 2% |
| Apr 28 | 63°F | 30°F | 83°F 1992 | 18°F 1991 | 10% | 1% |
| Apr 29 | 63°F | 30°F | 83°F 1992 | 17°F 2014 | 10% | 1% |
| Apr 30 | 63°F | 30°F | 85°F 2020 | 16°F 1975 | 10% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295560 (Mcgaffey 5 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023081, 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.