Placitas Weather in April
Average highs run from 67°F on April 1 to 74°F on April 30, and lows from 36°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 2 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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 0.65 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 89°FApr 21, 1989
- Record low
- 18°FApr 2, 1936
- Chance of a freeze
- 85%
- Daylight
- 12 h 35 min to 13 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 40%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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 | 67°F | 36°F | 81°F 2011 | 19°F 1980 | 10% | 2% |
| Apr 2 | 68°F | 37°F | 83°F 2011 | 18°F 1936 | 9% | 2% |
| Apr 3 | 68°F | 37°F | 81°F 1943 | 24°F 1973 | 9% | 2% |
| Apr 4 | 68°F | 37°F | 82°F 1943 | 19°F 1934 | 9% | 2% |
| Apr 5 | 69°F | 37°F | 81°F 1972 | 19°F 1945 | 9% | 2% |
| Apr 6 | 69°F | 37°F | 84°F 1972 | 22°F 1933 | 9% | 2% |
| Apr 7 | 69°F | 38°F | 85°F 1989 | 23°F 1936 | 9% | 2% |
| Apr 8 | 69°F | 38°F | 85°F 1989 | 20°F 1983 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 9 | 70°F | 38°F | 83°F 1974 | 21°F 1983 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 10 | 70°F | 38°F | 88°F 1972 | 27°F 1936 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 11 | 70°F | 39°F | 85°F 1971 | 21°F 1933 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 12 | 70°F | 39°F | 88°F 2025 | 21°F 1933 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 13 | 70°F | 39°F | 84°F 1992 | 25°F 1979 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 14 | 71°F | 39°F | 86°F 1963 | 20°F 1933 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 15 | 71°F | 40°F | 86°F 1937 | 24°F 1933 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 16 | 71°F | 40°F | 86°F 1962 | 29°F 1933 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 17 | 71°F | 40°F | 86°F 1948 | 24°F 1976 | 9% | 1% |
| Apr 18 | 71°F | 40°F | 87°F 1994 | 29°F 1975 | 8% | 1% |
| Apr 19 | 72°F | 41°F | 86°F 1989 | 25°F 1975 | 8% | 1% |
| Apr 20 | 72°F | 41°F | 86°F 1989 | 26°F 1933 | 8% | 1% |
| Apr 21 | 72°F | 41°F | 89°F 1989 | 29°F 1933 | 8% | 1% |
| Apr 22 | 72°F | 41°F | 89°F 1965 | 31°F 1971 | 8% | 1% |
| Apr 23 | 72°F | 42°F | 85°F 1943 | 31°F 1978 | 8% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 72°F | 42°F | 88°F 1996 | 30°F 1937 | 8% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 73°F | 42°F | 86°F 1981 | 31°F 1935 | 8% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 73°F | 42°F | 87°F 2012 | 28°F 1984 | 8% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 73°F | 43°F | 87°F 1996 | 29°F 1984 | 8% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 73°F | 43°F | 87°F 1981 | 30°F 1975 | 8% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 73°F | 43°F | 88°F 1943 | 31°F 1991 | 8% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 74°F | 43°F | 88°F 1981 | 27°F 1975 | 8% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00296911 (Placitas 4W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023050, 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.