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Typical April weather

Death Valley

California · April

The last comfortable month, and it changes fast.

91° days
65° nights

rain is rare · 13 hours of daylight

What to pack

What April feels like

The first week can feel like spring and the last can feel like a warning. Hike Golden Canyon and the Mesquite Flat dunes at first light, and save Dante's View for the afternoon, since it sits high enough above the valley floor to be a different day altogether.

Rain is genuinely rare — most years, April stays dry start to finish. about 18 afternoons top 90°.

The numbers

Typical high91°
Typical low65°
Days with real rain0
Total rain0.1 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:13 am / 7:21 pm

How April compares

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