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Typical April weather

Denali National Park

Alaska · April

Melting by day, freezing by night, closed either way.

41° days
17° nights

about 5 snowy days · 15 hours of daylight

What to pack

What April feels like

April is the awkward month — too soft for good skiing, too early for anything to open, and the road still under snow past the entrance. The upside is enormous daylight and the first migratory birds coming back up the Nenana valley.

Winter is doing its thing: 6.9 in of snow in a typical April, with fresh snow on about 5 days. Nearly every night dips below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high41°
Typical low17°
Days with snow5
Rain and melted snow0.4 in
Snowfall6.9 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:23 am / 9:27 pm

How April compares

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