Ajaccio weather in April

In April, Ajaccio sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ajaccio's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ajaccio's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 74 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:51 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Ajaccio is French commune and prefecture of Corse-du-Sud and Corsica.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 663/km²; people per km²

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

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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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ajaccio reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	12
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

Ajaccio weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 7°	87	11.4	1.1	9.3	2.3
Feb	10° / 7°	75	10.4	1.4	10.3	2.3
Mar	12° / 8°	75	10.4	0.9	11.7	3.2
Apr	14° / 10°	74	10.3	0.2	13.1	4.1
May	17° / 14°	56	7.4	0	14.3	6.1
Jun	21° / 18°	31	5.5	0	15	7.7
Jul	24° / 20°	13	3	0	14.7	8.9
Aug	24° / 21°	14	3.1	0	13.7	8.8
Sep	21° / 18°	52	7.1	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	18° / 15°	103	10.4	0	10.9	6.0
Nov	14° / 11°	136	13.3	0.1	9.6	3.9
Dec	11° / 8°	122	13.6	0.9	9	2.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ajaccio gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	34

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	95
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:36	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:30
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:17	6:42
2	12.5	6:15	6:43
3	12.5	6:14	6:45
4	12.6	6:12	6:46
5	12.6	6:10	6:47
6	12.7	6:08	6:48
7	12.7	6:07	6:49
8	12.8	6:05	6:50
9	12.8	6:03	6:51
10	12.9	6:01	6:52
11	12.9	6:00	6:54
12	12.9	5:58	6:55
13	13.0	5:56	6:56
14	13.0	5:55	6:57
15	13.1	5:53	6:58
16	13.1	5:51	6:59
17	13.2	5:50	7:00
18	13.2	5:48	7:01
19	13.3	5:47	7:03
20	13.3	5:45	7:04
21	13.4	5:43	7:05
22	13.4	5:42	7:06
23	13.4	5:40	7:07
24	13.5	5:39	7:08
25	13.5	5:37	7:09
26	13.6	5:36	7:10
27	13.6	5:34	7:11
28	13.7	5:33	7:13
29	13.7	5:31	7:14
30	13.7	5:30	7:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ajaccio

In seasonPeak

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

Ajaccio's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Ajaccio?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ajaccio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ajaccio in April

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

In April, Ajaccio sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Ajaccio in April

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 24 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	18	21	24	25	23	21	18	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Ajaccio in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ajaccio peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	5	7	9	10	7	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Ajaccio?

Ajaccio sits at 41.9°N, 8.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bastia, 105 km away.

Topography around Ajaccio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ajaccio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,125 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,620 m.

The land around Ajaccio is covered by water (51%) within 3 km, water (42%), shrubs (26%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

419 m

water 51%

16 km

1,125 m

water 42%

80 km

2,620 m

water 53%

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← March Ajaccio year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Bastia 105 km · Porto Torres 124 km · Olbia 128 km · Monte Rosello 132 km · Sassari 134 km · Alghero 155 km · Nuoro 184 km · Piombino 185 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $48,986; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 539
Religion

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 Ajaccio (41.9189°, 8.7381°, elevation 0 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	12
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	12
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	10
7	13	10
8	13	10
9	13	10
10	13	10
11	13	10
12	13	10
13	13	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	12
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5