Châteauroux weather in April

In April, Châteauroux sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 22% 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 Châteauroux's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Châteauroux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 15 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Châteauroux reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°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)
1145
2145
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11156
12156
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20167
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27178
28178
29178
30178

How April really feels in Châteauroux

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.

Châteauroux weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6411.81.28.81.1
Feb / 5410.51.5101.6
Mar13° / 5510.70.311.63.5
Apr16° / 6611.5013.34.7
May20° / 10°7311.9014.85.8
Jun23° / 13°559.7015.66.7
Jul26° / 15°498.6015.36.9
Aug26° / 15°478.70147.0
Sep22° / 12°557.8012.46.8
Oct17° / 7111.4010.65.1
Nov11° / 6812.50.29.22.6
Dec / 7212.70.68.41.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43565
53565
63664
73664
83664
93664
103565
113763
123763
133763
143763
153862
163763
173664
183664
193664
203565
213466
223367
233367
243268
253169
263070
273070
282971
292872
302872

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Châteauroux gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
936
1036
1136
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2037
2138
2239
2339
2440
2541
2641
2742
2842
2942
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
101000
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29964
30964

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

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 6:43 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:437:13
212.66:417:14
312.66:397:16
412.76:377:17
512.76:357:18
612.86:337:20
712.86:317:21
812.96:297:23
913.06:277:24
1013.06:257:25
1113.16:237:27
1213.16:217:28
1313.26:197:30
1413.26:177:31
1513.36:157:32
1613.36:137:34
1713.46:117:35
1813.56:097:36
1913.56:087:38
2013.66:067:39
2113.66:047:41
2213.76:027:42
2313.76:007:43
2413.85:587:45
2513.85:577:46
2613.95:557:48
2713.95:537:49
2814.05:517:50
2914.05:507:52
3014.15:487:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Châteauroux?

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
0.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Châteauroux for sightseeing.

What to pack for Châteauroux in April

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

In April, Châteauroux sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Châteauroux 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 Châteauroux peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Châteauroux?

Châteauroux sits at 46.8°N, 1.7°E, 160 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vierzon, 54 km away.

Topography around Châteauroux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Châteauroux has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m.

The land around Châteauroux is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), trees (32%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
654 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Vierzon 54 km · Bourges 61 km · Romorantin-Lanthenay 62 km · Guéret 73 km · Montluçon 87 km · Châtellerault 87 km · Blois 91 km · Saint-Avertin 95 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 Châteauroux (46.8125°, 1.6936°, elevation 160 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).