Cahors weather in April

In April, Cahors sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 87 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Cahors's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cahors's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Cahors reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9167
10167
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20188
21188
22188
23188
24188
25188
26188
27189
28189
29189
30199

How April really feels in Cahors

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.

Cahors weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6811.4191.7
Feb10° / 549.30.710.12.4
Mar14° / 6210.60.211.64.2
Apr17° / 8712.1013.25.2
May21° / 11°8812.1014.66.0
Jun24° / 14°739.5015.36.9
Jul27° / 16°558.30156.9
Aug27° / 16°748.6013.96.9
Sep23° / 13°698.2012.37.1
Oct19° / 10°7610.9010.75.8
Nov13° / 8011.90.19.43.3
Dec10° / 7411.40.38.72.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144159
154159
164060
174159
183961
193961
203862
213961
223862
233862
243763
253763
263664
273763
283664
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Cahors gets around 87 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
540
640
739
839
939
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1838
1938
2039
2139
2240
2341
2441
2542
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043

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
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28964
29964
30964

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:457:13
212.56:437:14
312.66:417:15
412.66:397:16
512.76:387:18
612.76:367:19
712.86:347:20
812.86:327:22
912.96:307:23
1012.96:287:24
1113.06:267:25
1213.06:257:27
1313.16:237:28
1413.16:217:29
1513.26:197:30
1613.26:177:32
1713.36:167:33
1813.36:147:34
1913.46:127:35
2013.46:107:37
2113.56:097:38
2213.56:077:39
2313.66:057:40
2413.66:047:42
2513.76:027:43
2613.76:007:44
2713.85:597:45
2813.85:577:47
2913.95:567:48
3013.95:547:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cahors?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Cahors for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cahors in April

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

In April, Cahors sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cahors in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cahors peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cahors?

Cahors sits at 44.4°N, 1.4°E, 142 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montauban, 48 km away.

Topography around Cahors

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cahors has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 187 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Cahors is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (30%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
775 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Montauban 48 km · Villeneuve-sur-Lot 58 km · Agen 70 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 79 km · Albi 81 km · Bergerac 88 km · Blagnac 90 km · Rodez 91 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 Cahors (44.4491°, 1.4366°, elevation 142 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).