Namur weather in April

In April, Namur sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.8 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 12°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 Namur's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:55 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Namur is town in Namur municipality, Belgium.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Namur reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°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)
1124
2124
3124
4124
5124
6124
7134
8134
9134
10135
11135
12135
13135
14135
15145
16145
17145
18145
19145
20146
21156
22156
23156
24156
25156
26157
27157
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Namur

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.

Namur 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 / 6612.51.98.30.1
Feb / 6211.62.89.70.5
Mar10° / 6112.71.311.52.1
Apr14° / 5311.80.113.53.7
May17° / 6512.8015.25.1
Jun20° / 12°7112.2016.15.8
Jul22° / 14°7512.7015.86.2
Aug22° / 13°7812.2014.36.3
Sep19° / 11°5810.9012.45.7
Oct14° / 6111.7010.43.8
Nov / 6512.30.78.81.6
Dec / 8013.92.17.90.3

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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
153367
163466
173466
183367
193466
203466
213466
223367
233367
243466
253367
263466
273367
283268
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Namur gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1938
2038
2139
2239
2339
2440
2540
2640
2740
2841
2941
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
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light 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 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:287:02
212.66:267:04
312.76:247:06
412.86:217:07
512.86:197:09
612.96:177:10
713.06:157:12
813.06:127:14
913.16:107:15
1013.16:087:17
1113.26:067:19
1213.36:047:20
1313.36:017:22
1413.45:597:23
1513.55:577:25
1613.55:557:27
1713.65:537:28
1813.75:517:30
1913.75:497:31
2013.85:467:33
2113.85:447:35
2213.95:427:36
2314.05:407:38
2414.05:387:40
2514.15:367:41
2614.15:347:43
2714.25:327:44
2814.35:307:46
2914.35:287:48
3014.45:277:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Namur?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namur.

What to pack for Namur in April

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

In April, Namur sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Namur 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 Namur peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Namur?

Namur sits at 50.5°N, 4.9°E, 88 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Jambes, 1.0 km away.

GemblouxAndenneFleurusDinantChâteletChâtelineauHuy

Topography around Namur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Namur is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
759 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Jambes 1.0 km · Gembloux 16 km · Andenne 16 km · Fleurus 23 km · Dinant 23 km · Châtelet 25 km · Châtelineau 25 km · Huy 26 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 Namur (50.4669°, 4.8675°, elevation 88 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).