Autun weather in April

In April, Autun sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.1 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Autun's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Autun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Autun reaches about 15°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 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)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6144
7144
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14155
15155
16155
17155
18156
19156
20156
21166
22166
23166
24166
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30177

How April really feels in Autun

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.

Autun 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 / 8012.42.78.80.1
Feb / 6710.73100.7
Mar11° / 6911.51.311.62.7
Apr15° / 7612.10.213.34.2
May19° / 8613.1014.85.4
Jun22° / 13°7111.7015.66.4
Jul25° / 14°6710.7015.36.8
Aug25° / 14°5910.10146.9
Sep20° / 11°699.7012.46.3
Oct15° / 8411.50.110.64.3
Nov / 9112.71.19.21.7
Dec / 9013.12.68.40.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33961
43961
53961
64060
74060
84060
94159
104159
114258
124357
134357
144357
154357
164258
174258
184159
194060
204060
213862
223763
233664
243565
253466
263466
273367
283268
293169
303070

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Autun gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 40% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
737
837
937
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2039
2140
2242
2343
2444
2545
2645
2746
2847
2947
3048

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
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

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 6:32 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:327:03
212.66:307:04
312.66:287:05
412.76:267:07
512.76:247:08
612.86:227:10
712.86:207:11
812.96:187:12
913.06:167:14
1013.06:147:15
1113.16:127:17
1213.16:107:18
1313.26:087:19
1413.26:067:21
1513.36:047:22
1613.36:037:23
1713.46:017:25
1813.55:597:26
1913.55:577:28
2013.65:557:29
2113.65:537:30
2213.75:517:32
2313.75:507:33
2413.85:487:35
2513.85:467:36
2613.95:447:37
2713.95:427:39
2814.05:417:40
2914.05:397:42
3014.15:377:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Autun?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Autun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Autun in April

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

In April, Autun sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Autun 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 Autun peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Autun?

Autun sits at 47.0°N, 4.3°E, 325 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Le Creusot, 18 km away.

Topography around Autun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Autun has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m around an average of 372 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Autun is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (35%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
351 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Le Creusot 18 km · Saint-Leu 29 km · Montceau-les-Mines 32 km · Beaune 42 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 46 km · Chenôve 66 km · Dijon 67 km · Mâcon 82 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 Autun (46.951°, 4.2987°, elevation 325 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).