Richardton climate

Richardton Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richardton Abbey, 0.6 km from Richardton

Average highs run from 48°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 26°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.30 in over about 6 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 Richardton, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
1.30 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
94°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
-14°FApr 2, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 51 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
12.5 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 148°F26°F79°F 2015-12°F 197516%9%
Apr 248°F27°F81°F 2012-14°F 197517%9%
Apr 349°F27°F73°F 1988-13°F 197517%9%
Apr 449°F27°F78°F 19880°F 197517%9%
Apr 550°F28°F74°F 20212°F 197917%8%
Apr 650°F28°F81°F 1991-2°F 202317%8%
Apr 750°F28°F77°F 19882°F 201817%8%
Apr 851°F29°F86°F 1988-9°F 199718%8%
Apr 951°F29°F81°F 1977-4°F 199718%7%
Apr 1052°F29°F90°F 19778°F 201318%7%
Apr 1152°F30°F82°F 197110°F 201618%7%
Apr 1252°F30°F81°F 196813°F 199219%7%
Apr 1353°F30°F82°F 20037°F 202019%7%
Apr 1453°F31°F87°F 20033°F 202019%6%
Apr 1554°F31°F80°F 20155°F 202220%6%
Apr 1654°F31°F83°F 1971-3°F 202220%6%
Apr 1754°F32°F83°F 19816°F 202220%6%
Apr 1855°F32°F85°F 19948°F 202221%5%
Apr 1955°F32°F87°F 198012°F 200221%5%
Apr 2056°F33°F82°F 19809°F 196621%5%
Apr 2156°F33°F92°F 19808°F 201122%5%
Apr 2256°F33°F94°F 198015°F 201522%4%
Apr 2357°F34°F91°F 198912°F 201322%4%
Apr 2457°F34°F86°F 201212°F 202123%4%
Apr 2558°F34°F90°F 201219°F 202223%4%
Apr 2658°F35°F78°F 197716°F 200223%4%
Apr 2758°F35°F84°F 197714°F 201723%4%
Apr 2859°F36°F86°F 200117°F 201724%3%
Apr 2959°F36°F92°F 200119°F 196624%3%
Apr 3060°F36°F82°F 197714°F 196624%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richardton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327530 (Richardton Abbey), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.