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Colorado weather in April

Planning a journey to Colorado this April and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Colorado in April?

Colorado is a region in the United States of America. Colorado offers a broad spectrum of weather patterns. In April, one might encounter temperatures that range from cold to pleasant, and precipitation levels ranging from low to high.

During the day temperatures vary from cold in Tordal Estates at 5°C to pleasant in La Junta at 21°C. At night it cools down to 2°C in La Junta and -7°C in Tordal Estates.

In April, precipitation varies across different areas. From low rainfall in Delta with an average of 16 mm to high rainfall in Rocky Mountain National Park with 127 mm.

For specific regional insights in Colorado for April, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our Colorado climate page.

Where to go in Colorado in April

Find the average weather conditions in April for the most popular destinations in Colorado on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailed information.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations in Colorado

What is the weather like in April for the 5 most popular destinations in Colorado?

Average weather in Breckenridge

In April Breckenridge generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 7°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -6°C and moderate monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Breckenridge
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
4°C 
-10°C 
55 mm 
16 days 
poor 
7°C 
-6°C 
69 mm 
17 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
12°C 
-2°C 
58 mm 
16 days 
Climate in Breckenridge

Average weather in Estes Park

In April Estes Park generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -2°C and moderate monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Estes Park
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
8°C 
-5°C 
30 mm 
10 days 
11°C 
-2°C 
58 mm 
11 days 
May   >> May
>>  
15°C 
2°C 
63 mm 
15 days 
Climate in Estes Park

Average weather in Pagosa Springs

In April Pagosa Springs generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -3°C and low monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are pleasant that month.

Pagosa Springs
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
11°C 
-6°C 
23 mm 
6 days 
15°C 
-3°C 
26 mm 
8 days 
May   >> May
>>  
20°C 
1°C 
40 mm 
12 days 
Climate in Pagosa Springs

Average weather in Vail

In April Vail generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -5°C and moderate monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Vail
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
5°C 
-9°C 
68 mm 
17 days 
poor 
8°C 
-5°C 
90 mm 
18 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
13°C 
-0°C 
69 mm 
16 days 
Climate in Vail

Average weather in Telluride

In April Telluride generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 7°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -6°C and moderate monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Telluride
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
4°C 
-9°C 
66 mm 
20 days 
poor 
7°C 
-6°C 
89 mm 
19 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
11°C 
-2°C 
53 mm 
17 days 
Climate in Telluride

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Colorado, in the United States of America.

Is April the best time to visit Colorado?

In our view, April might not be the best time to travel to Colorado with often poor weather in Breckenridge.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in June, July and August offering mostly perfect weather in Breckenridge. On the other hand, the weather in January, February, March, April, October, November and December tend to be poor.

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