Montrose weather in April

In April, Montrose sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 1.7 in of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Montrose's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montrose's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
7th warmest
Overnight low
31°
6th coldest
Precipitation
1.7 in
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:42 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Montrose is city in and seat of Montrose County, Colorado, United States.

Density
412/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical April day in Montrose reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 45°F and 70°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 12°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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25528
35529
45529
55529
65629
75629
85629
95630
105630
115730
125730
135731
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256134
266234
276234
286235
296335
306335

How April really feels in Montrose

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 30 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Montrose weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 11°1.277.39.60.0
Feb41° / 17°1.387.710.50.2
Mar50° / 25°1.59.16.811.72.5
Apr58° / 31°1.78.84.5134.5
May70° / 40°1.37.70.814.17.0
Jun82° / 49°0.53.5014.67.3
Jul86° / 56°0.86014.45.5
Aug83° / 54°1.06.6013.56.5
Sep75° / 46°1.15.90.112.37.8
Oct63° / 34°1.36.61.6116.2
Nov48° / 23°1.36.55.59.92.1
Dec38° / 12°1.27.17.19.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185248
195248
205248
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235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285347
295347
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Montrose gets around 1.7 in of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13321
23221
33221
43220
53220
63119
73118
83018
93017
102917
112916
122916
132816
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152815
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242912
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302910

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
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28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:056:27
212.46:036:28
312.56:026:29
412.56:006:30
512.55:596:31
612.65:576:32
712.65:556:33
812.75:546:34
912.75:526:35
1012.85:516:36
1112.85:496:37
1212.85:486:38
1312.95:466:39
1412.95:456:40
1513.05:436:41
1613.05:426:42
1713.05:406:43
1813.15:396:44
1913.15:376:45
2013.25:366:46
2113.25:356:47
2213.25:336:47
2313.35:326:48
2413.35:306:49
2513.45:296:50
2613.45:286:51
2713.45:266:52
2813.55:256:53
2913.55:246:54
3013.55:226:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Montrose?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Montrose for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montrose in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Montrose sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 31°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Montrose in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montrose peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Montrose?

Montrose sits at 38.5°N, 107.9°W, 5,807 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Telluride, 37 mi away.

Topography around Montrose

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Montrose.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Montrose has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 5,827 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,005 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,485 ft.

The land around Montrose is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, grassland (33%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
3,005 ft
50 miles
9,485 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Telluride 37 mi · Clifton 52 mi · Grand Junction 55 mi · Aspen 75 mi · Durango 83 mi · Moab 91 mi · Farmington 122 mi · Cañon City 142 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Montrose (38.4783°, -107.8762°, elevation 5,807 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).