Ruidoso Downs Weather in April
Average highs run from 62°F on April 1 to 68°F on April 30, and lows from 30°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 in over about 4 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 0.67 in
- Snowfall
- 0.6 in
- Record high
- 86°FApr 18, 1921
- Record low
- 8°FApr 4, 1977
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 12 h 33 min to 13 h 29 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 62°F | 30°F | 81°F 2011 | 17°F 2005 | 14% | 3% |
| Apr 2 | 62°F | 30°F | 81°F 2011 | 14°F 1938 | 14% | 3% |
| Apr 3 | 62°F | 30°F | 79°F 2011 | 16°F 1987 | 14% | 3% |
| Apr 4 | 63°F | 30°F | 82°F 1921 | 8°F 1977 | 14% | 3% |
| Apr 5 | 63°F | 30°F | 77°F 2011 | 10°F 1920 | 14% | 2% |
| Apr 6 | 63°F | 31°F | 78°F 1922 | 17°F 1983 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 7 | 63°F | 31°F | 79°F 1989 | 11°F 1939 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 8 | 64°F | 31°F | 78°F 1989 | 10°F 1938 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 9 | 64°F | 31°F | 82°F 1921 | 10°F 1938 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 10 | 64°F | 31°F | 80°F 1996 | 18°F 1936 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 11 | 64°F | 32°F | 82°F 1921 | 12°F 1938 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 12 | 64°F | 32°F | 77°F 1982 | 16°F 2004 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 13 | 65°F | 32°F | 79°F 1988 | 12°F 1980 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 14 | 65°F | 32°F | 81°F 2006 | 16°F 1933 | 13% | 2% |
| Apr 15 | 65°F | 33°F | 81°F 1936 | 20°F 1933 | 13% | 1% |
| Apr 16 | 65°F | 33°F | 80°F 1985 | 24°F 1928 | 13% | 1% |
| Apr 17 | 65°F | 33°F | 81°F 2000 | 18°F 1921 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 18 | 65°F | 33°F | 86°F 1921 | 17°F 1940 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 19 | 66°F | 33°F | 85°F 1921 | 18°F 2013 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 20 | 66°F | 34°F | 83°F 1989 | 23°F 2013 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 21 | 66°F | 34°F | 85°F 1989 | 21°F 1983 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 22 | 66°F | 34°F | 82°F 1989 | 24°F 1929 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 23 | 66°F | 34°F | 82°F 1989 | 20°F 1995 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 24 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 2012 | 18°F 2013 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 25 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 2012 | 24°F 1929 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 26 | 67°F | 35°F | 82°F 1981 | 19°F 1980 | 12% | 1% |
| Apr 27 | 67°F | 35°F | 83°F 1996 | 20°F 1928 | 12% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 67°F | 36°F | 82°F 1996 | 22°F 1920 | 12% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 68°F | 36°F | 84°F 2002 | 23°F 1932 | 13% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 68°F | 36°F | 82°F 2013 | 24°F 1932 | 13% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297649 (Ruidoso), 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.