Lille weather in April

In April, Lille sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 48 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lille's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lille's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Lille is town in Lille municipality (Antwerp), Belgium.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Lille reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2135
3135
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16156
17156
18156
19156
20156
21156
22166
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29168
30178

How April really feels in Lille

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lille weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6512.11.18.20.4
Feb / 5911.41.59.60.7
Mar10° / 5611.30.811.52.3
Apr14° / 4811013.54.1
May18° / 6312.6015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°6811.6016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7512.9015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7612.5014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°5911012.45.8
Oct15° / 6111.4010.44.1
Nov10° / 6512.40.48.71.9
Dec / 75131.37.70.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53367
63268
73268
83268
93268
103367
113367
123367
133466
143466
153565
163565
173565
183565
193664
203664
213664
223664
233565
243466
253367
263367
273367
283367
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Lille gets around 48 mm of rain over 11 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
935
1035
1135
1235
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1935
2035
2136
2237
2337
2438
2538
2639
2739
2840
2940
3041

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:287:03
212.76:257:05
312.76:237:06
412.86:217:08
512.96:197:10
612.96:167:11
713.06:147:13
813.16:127:15
913.16:097:16
1013.26:077:18
1113.26:057:20
1213.36:037:21
1313.46:007:23
1413.45:587:25
1513.55:567:26
1613.65:547:28
1713.65:527:30
1813.75:497:31
1913.85:477:33
2013.85:457:35
2113.95:437:36
2214.05:417:38
2314.05:397:40
2414.15:377:41
2514.15:357:43
2614.25:337:45
2714.35:317:46
2814.35:297:48
2914.45:277:50
3014.45:257:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lille?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Lille for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lille in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Lille sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lille in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lille peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lille in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lille is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lille?

Lille sits at 51.2°N, 4.8°E, 17 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Herentals, 7.0 km away.

SchildeWesterlo

Topography around Lille

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lille.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lille has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m.

The land around Lille is covered by trees (43%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (30%), grassland (27%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Herentals 7.0 km · Beerse 9.0 km · Kasterlee 10 km · Turnhout 12 km · Nijlen 14 km · Geel 14 km · Schilde 17 km · Westerlo 18 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lille (51.242°, 4.8231°, elevation 17 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).