Parker weather in April

In April, Parker sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 32°F, with 2.5 in of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 56°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Parker's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parker's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
7th warmest
Overnight low
32°
6th coldest
Precipitation
2.5 in
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:28 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
7 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Parker is town in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.

Density
934/km²
people per km²
Founded
1981

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 56°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical April day in Parker reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 32°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

20°40°60°80°151015202530
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15529
25629
35629
45630
55630
65630
75630
85730
95731
105731
115731
125731
135831
145832
155832
165832
175832
185833
195933
205933
215933
225934
236034
246034
256035
266035
276135
286136
296136
306236

How April really feels in Parker

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.

Parker weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 17°0.64.34.69.50.3
Feb44° / 19°0.64.64.810.41.0
Mar52° / 26°1.66.95.511.73.2
Apr58° / 32°2.58.85.1134.5
May68° / 42°2.910.61.414.16.2
Jun80° / 52°2.09014.76.7
Jul85° / 58°2.19.4014.55.5
Aug83° / 56°1.78.3013.66.3
Sep76° / 48°1.25.70.412.37.7
Oct63° / 36°1.45.32.210.96.4
Nov50° / 25°0.954.59.82.8
Dec41° / 17°0.73.84.19.30.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75347
85347
95248
105248
115248
125248
135347
145347
155248
165248
175347
185347
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305446

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Parker gets around 2.5 in of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in April. 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. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12720
22720
32719
42719
52619
62619
72618
82618
92618
102618
112617
122617
132717
142716
152816
162816
172916
183016
193016
203116
213116
223215
233215
243315
253315
263314
273314
283313
293313
303312

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 7 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:15
212.45:506:16
312.55:496:17
412.55:476:18
512.65:466:19
612.65:446:20
712.75:426:21
812.75:416:22
912.75:396:23
1012.85:386:24
1112.85:366:25
1212.95:346:26
1312.95:336:27
1413.05:316:28
1513.05:306:29
1613.05:286:30
1713.15:276:31
1813.15:256:32
1913.25:246:33
2013.25:226:34
2113.25:216:35
2213.35:196:36
2313.35:186:37
2413.45:166:38
2513.45:156:39
2613.45:146:40
2713.55:126:41
2813.55:116:42
2913.65:106:44
3013.65:086:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Parker?

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
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Parker for sightseeing.

What to pack for Parker in April

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

In April, Parker sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 32°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 Parker 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 Parker peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Parker in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Parker is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1620 µg/m³May 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Parker?

Parker sits at 39.5°N, 104.8°W, 5,869 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Centennial, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Parker

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Parker has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft around an average of 5,928 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,459 ft.

The land around Parker is covered by grassland (48%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 2 miles, grassland (66%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (55%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
427 ft
10 miles
1,188 ft
50 miles
9,459 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Centennial 7.5 mi · Castlewood 8.7 mi · Southglenn 11 mi · Castle Rock 11 mi · Highlands Ranch 11 mi · Greenwood Village 12 mi · Englewood 15 mi · Aurora 15 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 Parker (39.5186°, -104.7614°, elevation 5,869 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).