Weather on April 5 at Great Basin

Great Basin National Park

NVSouthwest6,800 ft elevation
Avg High56°F
Avg Low25°F
Warmest199156°F
Coldest202318°F

Based on 56 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 5th in Great Basin National Park (via Ely, NV) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 56°F and lows near 25°F — a 31°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest April 5th was in 1991 (56°F average), while the coldest was 2023 (18°F) — a 38°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 29% of recorded April 5th dates, with snow falling 18% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 5"). The last decade has been 2.5°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 2.5°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for April 5th in Great Basin? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202668°F21°F0"0"
202553°F21°F0"0"
202437°F20°F0.56"2.6"
202334°F1°F0"0"
202255°F28°F0"0"
202168°F20°F0"0"
202057°F37°F0"0"
201954°F33°F0.51"0.1"
201863°F32°F0"0"
201762°F24°F0"0"
201661°F28°F0"0"
201563°F38°F0"0"
201449°F22°F0"0"
201358°F32°F0.2"0"
201256°F25°F0.74"3.2"
201168°F31°F0.38"0.3"
201037°F7°F0.3"2.8"
200952°F17°F0"0"
200851°F24°F0"0"
200769°F31°F0"0"
200645°F29°F0.94"0.9"
200553°F19°F0"0"
200462°F33°F0.08"0"
200336°F22°F0.1"1"
200270°F28°F0"0"
200135°F28°F0.84"5"
200069°F31°F0"0"
199946°F23°F0"0"
199841°F22°F1.04"--
199737°F9°F0"--
199660°F25°F0"--
199567°F28°F0"0"
199454°F10°F0"0"
199346°F28°F0.1"0.1"
199265°F24°F0"0"
199173°F39°F0"0"
199063°F26°F0.05"0"
198973°F27°F0"0"
198868°F20°F0"0"
198756°F28°F0.3"0"
198660°F31°F0"0"
198564°F25°F0"0"
198455°F30°F0"0"
198338°F18°F0"0"
198245°F18°F0"0"
198159°F22°F0"0"
198052°F28°F0.05"0"
197964°F26°F0"0"
197853°F25°F0"0"
197762°F23°F0"0"
197647°F30°F0.41"1.6"
197548°F27°F0"0"
197463°F25°F0"0"
197360°F20°F0"0"
197268°F40°F0"0"
197166°F20°F0"0"

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