Opportunity climate

Opportunity Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spokane Felts Fld, 7.1 km from Opportunity

Average highs run from 55°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30, and lows from 35°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 11 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 Opportunity, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
87°FApr 20, 2016
Record low
24°FApr 4, 2001
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
12 h 52 min to 14 h 27 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
6.0 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 155°F35°F72°F 201326°F 199942%8%
Apr 256°F35°F71°F 201625°F 199942%7%
Apr 356°F35°F71°F 200025°F 200242%7%
Apr 456°F35°F68°F 200424°F 200141%7%
Apr 556°F35°F68°F 202625°F 202341%6%
Apr 656°F35°F73°F 202627°F 199941%6%
Apr 757°F35°F77°F 201626°F 200040%6%
Apr 857°F35°F81°F 201625°F 201140%6%
Apr 957°F36°F75°F 201627°F 201040%5%
Apr 1058°F36°F72°F 201625°F 201039%5%
Apr 1158°F36°F71°F 200025°F 202139%5%
Apr 1258°F36°F75°F 200425°F 200139%5%
Apr 1359°F36°F76°F 200824°F 202038%4%
Apr 1459°F36°F77°F 202428°F 199938%4%
Apr 1559°F36°F72°F 202526°F 199937%4%
Apr 1660°F36°F75°F 201026°F 202237%4%
Apr 1760°F37°F76°F 202124°F 201337%3%
Apr 1860°F37°F80°F 201627°F 201136%3%
Apr 1961°F37°F82°F 201627°F 201136%3%
Apr 2061°F37°F87°F 201627°F 200835%3%
Apr 2161°F37°F83°F 201628°F 200835%3%
Apr 2262°F38°F81°F 201228°F 200835%3%
Apr 2362°F38°F84°F 201229°F 201134%3%
Apr 2463°F38°F78°F 200525°F 200234%2%
Apr 2563°F38°F78°F 200132°F 201034%2%
Apr 2663°F38°F80°F 201828°F 200834%2%
Apr 2764°F39°F86°F 201829°F 199933%2%
Apr 2864°F39°F82°F 201531°F 201133%2%
Apr 2965°F39°F84°F 202328°F 201933%2%
Apr 3065°F39°F84°F 202330°F 201933%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Opportunity, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094176 (Spokane Felts Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094176, 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.