Angers weather in April

In April, Angers sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Angers's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Angers is commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,940/km²
people per km²

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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Angers reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1146
2146
3146
4146
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14166
15166
16166
17166
18167
19167
20167
21167
22167
23177
24177
25178
26178
27178
28178
29178
30178

How April really feels in Angers

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.

Angers weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.20.68.71.4
Feb10° / 509.40.69.92.0
Mar13° / 4910.10.111.63.5
Apr16° / 5410.5013.34.7
May19° / 10°6210.8014.95.9
Jun23° / 13°448.5015.76.8
Jul25° / 15°407.3015.47.3
Aug25° / 14°467.1014.17.3
Sep22° / 12°507.4012.46.9
Oct17° / 6810.7010.65.2
Nov12° / 6211.409.12.9
Dec / 7011.40.38.31.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103763
113763
123763
133961
143961
153961
163862
173862
183763
193763
203664
213565
223466
233367
243268
253169
263070
273070
283070
292971
302773

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Angers gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
633
733
833
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1633
1733
1834
1934
2035
2136
2237
2338
2438
2539
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28964
29964
30955

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
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light 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 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:517:22
212.66:497:24
312.66:477:25
412.76:457:27
512.76:437:28
612.86:417:29
712.96:397:31
812.96:377:32
913.06:357:34
1013.06:337:35
1113.16:317:37
1213.16:297:38
1313.26:277:39
1413.36:257:41
1513.36:237:42
1613.46:217:44
1713.46:197:45
1813.56:177:47
1913.56:157:48
2013.66:147:49
2113.76:127:51
2213.76:107:52
2313.86:087:54
2413.86:067:55
2513.96:047:56
2613.96:037:58
2714.06:017:59
2814.05:598:01
2914.15:578:02
3014.15:568:04

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Angers?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Angers for sightseeing.

What to pack for Angers in April

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

In April, Angers sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Angers 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 Angers peaks around August 10 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Angers?

Angers sits at 47.5°N, 0.6°W, 42 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saumur, 43 km away.

Topography around Angers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Angers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Angers is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), cropland (30%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (30%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
367 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Saumur 43 km · La Flèche 44 km · Cholet 52 km · Laval 69 km · Bressuire 70 km · Carquefou 73 km · Les Herbiers 75 km · Vertou 77 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
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 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 Angers (47.4716°, -0.552°, elevation 42 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).