Valencia weather in April

In April, Valencia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1474 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Valencia's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1474 mm
30 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:18 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
94%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Valencia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12520
22520
32520
42520
52520
62520
72520
82520
92520
102520
112520
122520
132520
142520
152520
162520
172520
182520
192520
202520
212520
222520
232520
242520
252520
262520
272520
282520
292520
302520

Valencia weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°137431123.4
Feb25° / 19°135628123.4
Mar25° / 20°145330.9123.3
Apr25° / 20°147430123.3
May25° / 20°121931123.4
Jun24° / 19°76129.911.93.4
Jul23° / 18°65030.9123.4
Aug23° / 18°46730.7123.4
Sep23° / 18°53030123.4
Oct24° / 18°53930.6123.5
Nov24° / 19°48729.3123.5
Dec24° / 19°92030.812.13.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
130100
140100
150100
160100
170100
180100
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200100
210100
220100
230100
240100
250100
260100
270100
280100
290100
300100

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Valencia gets around 1474 mm of rain over 30 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19010
29010
38911
48911
58911
68812
78812
88713
98614
108614
118515
128416
138416
148416
158317
168317
178317
188317
198317
208416
218416
228416
238416
248515
258515
268515
278515
288515
298515
308515

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:226:22
212.06:226:21
312.06:226:21
412.06:216:21
512.06:216:20
612.06:216:20
712.06:216:20
812.06:206:19
912.06:206:19
1012.06:206:19
1112.06:206:19
1212.06:196:18
1312.06:196:18
1412.06:196:18
1512.06:196:17
1612.06:186:17
1712.06:186:17
1812.06:186:16
1912.06:186:16
2012.06:176:16
2112.06:176:16
2212.06:176:15
2312.06:176:15
2412.06:176:15
2512.06:166:15
2612.06:166:15
2712.06:166:14
2812.06:166:14
2912.06:166:14
3012.06:166:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 3.67 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 3.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Valencia

In seasonPeak

In April, Valencia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Valencia's rainy season runs December–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Valencia?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valencia.

What to pack for Valencia in April

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

In April, Valencia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Valencia in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valencia peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jul 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Valencia 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 Valencia is worst in November — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateNov 1738 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Valencia?

Valencia sits at 1.0°S, 79.4°W, 163 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is La Maná, 14 km away.

Topography around Valencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valencia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,299 m.

The land around Valencia is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
918 m
80 km
5,299 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: La Maná 14 km · Quevedo 15 km · El Empalme 33 km · Ventanas 56 km · Pujilí 73 km · Balzar 76 km · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 80 km · Vinces 80 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Valencia (-0.9531°, -79.3551°, elevation 163 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).