Gillette climate

Gillette Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gillette 4SE, 5 km from Gillette

Average highs run from 54°F on April 1 to 60°F on April 30, and lows from 29°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.13 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 Gillette, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.13 in
Snowfall
9.4 in
Record high
84°FApr 23, 2012
Record low
-6°FApr 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 46 min to 14 h 11 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
11.0 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 154°F29°F76°F 20123°F 201831%15%
Apr 254°F29°F75°F 2011-6°F 200231%15%
Apr 354°F30°F72°F 2021-6°F 202031%15%
Apr 454°F30°F75°F 20005°F 199932%15%
Apr 555°F30°F78°F 200611°F 200932%15%
Apr 655°F30°F71°F 20046°F 200932%15%
Apr 755°F30°F77°F 200510°F 200733%15%
Apr 855°F30°F73°F 200513°F 201333%14%
Apr 955°F30°F77°F 20169°F 201333%14%
Apr 1055°F31°F74°F 200611°F 201334%14%
Apr 1155°F31°F80°F 202513°F 200434%14%
Apr 1256°F31°F80°F 20035°F 202035%13%
Apr 1356°F31°F78°F 20173°F 202035%13%
Apr 1456°F31°F80°F 20024°F 202235%13%
Apr 1556°F31°F74°F 200314°F 201336%13%
Apr 1656°F32°F76°F 200612°F 202236%12%
Apr 1756°F32°F79°F 200513°F 201336%12%
Apr 1857°F32°F74°F 20149°F 201337%12%
Apr 1957°F32°F79°F 200112°F 202437%11%
Apr 2057°F32°F76°F 202612°F 202437%11%
Apr 2157°F33°F81°F 202610°F 200837%11%
Apr 2258°F33°F80°F 20269°F 201337%10%
Apr 2358°F33°F84°F 20127°F 201338%10%
Apr 2458°F33°F83°F 201217°F 200238%10%
Apr 2558°F34°F77°F 201214°F 200638%9%
Apr 2659°F34°F81°F 201217°F 200238%9%
Apr 2759°F34°F80°F 200120°F 200938%9%
Apr 2859°F34°F81°F 200722°F 200539%8%
Apr 2960°F35°F80°F 200711°F 201739%8%
Apr 3060°F35°F82°F 202122°F 202639%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gillette, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:05 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00483855 (Gillette 4SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094023, 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.