Weather on April 12 at Great Basin

Great Basin National Park

NVSouthwest6,800 ft elevation
Avg High58°F
Avg Low27°F
Warmest202559°F
Coldest202220°F

Based on 55 years of data from Ely, NV

Elevation Note: Great Basin sits at 6,800 ft. Expect temperatures 24°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Ely, NV at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

April 12th in Great Basin National Park (via Ely, NV) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 58°F and lows near 27°F — a 31°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest April 12th was in 2025 (59°F average), while the coldest was 2022 (20°F) — a 39°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 22% of recorded April 12th dates, with snow falling 18% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.2"). The last decade has been 1.6°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.6°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for April 12th in Great Basin? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202574°F44°F0"0"
202469°F32°F0"0"
202369°F37°F0"0"
202233°F7°F0.13"1"
202159°F24°F0"0"
202052°F19°F0"0"
201946°F26°F0.13"1"
201856°F26°F0"0.1"
201767°F28°F0"0"
201665°F31°F0"0"
201564°F28°F0"0"
201466°F35°F0"0"
201364°F24°F0"0"
201250°F32°F0.08"0.4"
201151°F31°F0"0"
201048°F27°F0.13"2.2"
200960°F21°F0"0"
200865°F19°F0"0"
200742°F24°F0.18"1"
200664°F38°F0"0"
200564°F35°F0"0"
200468°F24°F0"0"
200365°F41°F0"0"
200268°F33°F0"0"
200138°F8°F0"0"
200069°F30°F0"0"
199953°F26°F0"0"
199842°F30°F0.2"--
199741°F19°F0"--
199653°F25°F0"--
199562°F27°F0"0"
199464°F24°F0"0"
199340°F16°F0.05"0"
199270°F40°F0"0"
199142°F22°F0.13"0.6"
199068°F28°F0"0"
198963°F23°F0"0"
198875°F30°F0"0"
198751°F19°F0"0"
198660°F23°F0.64"1.8"
198569°F28°F0"0"
198464°F23°F0"0"
198336°F21°F0.25"1"
198260°F34°F0"0"
198165°F27°F0"0"
198058°F15°F0"0"
197947°F25°F0"0"
197864°F26°F0"0"
197762°F19°F0"0"
197650°F30°F0.13"0.5"
197553°F27°F0"0"
197442°F21°F0"0"
197362°F29°F0"0"
197254°F32°F0.05"0"
197165°F26°F0"0"

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