When to go · Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier in April
Great month. Inside Mount Rainier's best window: Apr–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Mount Rainier's best window: Apr–Oct.
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Mount Rainier in this guide.
Weather in April
- Mount RainierHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 6 days
- Pacific Northwest, United States · Seattle, Portland, Olympic, Mount Rainierrainy
Grey and damp October–May; July–September is dry and clear, with wildfire smoke in some years.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring break big impact
March–April · United States
Students fill Florida, Texas and Mexico beaches; parks busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mount Rainier, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Apr: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
Apr: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
May: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 6
May: 5 (better)
Crowds
Apr: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Apr: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
May: 1
April: Inside Mount Rainier's best window: Apr–Oct.
May: Inside Mount Rainier's best window: Apr–Oct.
Mount Rainier: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast