Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Fe, United States weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Santa Fe, United States: daytime highs average 15.8°C and nights cool to about 2.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 04 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (71 km away). In April its highs average 20.3°C, 4.6°C warmer than Santa Fe, United States, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Fe, United States ranks joint 340th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 59th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Santa Fe, United States is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.5°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santa Fe, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 22 | 4.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 19 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 15.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 21 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 27.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 16 | 3.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 35 | 8.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 23.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 17.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 30 | 4.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.1°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 4.7°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 25 | 4.6 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Enchanted Hills in AprilUnited States · 71 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 6.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in AprilUnited States · 83 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Albuquerque in AprilUnited States · 93 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 6.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Pueblo in AprilUnited States · 309 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 2.4°C · 42 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in AprilUnited States · 364 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low -0.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Amarillo in AprilUnited States · 376 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 42 mm rain
- Las Cruces in AprilUnited States · 383 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 10.7°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in AprilUnited States · 438 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low -1.5°C · 75 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Fe) is explained once on the Santa Fe, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.