Cholet weather in April

In April, Cholet sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 61 mm of rain across 11.1 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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Cholet's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cholet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:23 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Cholet is commune in Maine-et-Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
608/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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Cholet reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 21°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)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6146
7146
8146
9146
10156
11156
12156
13156
14156
15156
16156
17156
18166
19167
20167
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27168
28168
29178
30178

How April really feels in Cholet

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.

Cholet 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 / 7511.10.68.71.4
Feb / 599.80.6101.9
Mar13° / 5610.30.111.63.3
Apr15° / 6111.1013.34.4
May19° / 10°6911.6014.85.7
Jun22° / 13°509.1015.66.7
Jul24° / 14°407.3015.37.4
Aug24° / 14°477.30147.4
Sep21° / 12°547.8012.46.8
Oct17° / 7511.7010.65.0
Nov12° / 7412.109.12.9
Dec / 82120.38.41.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 (%)
13466
23466
33664
43763
53763
63763
73862
83961
93961
103961
113961
124060
134060
144060
154060
163961
173961
183763
193763
203664
213466
223367
233367
243268
253070
262971
272872
282872
292773
302674

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Cholet gets around 61 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
636
735
835
935
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1635
1735
1836
1936
2037
2138
2239
2340
2440
2541
2642
2742
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
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27973
28973
29964
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light 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 6:53 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:537:23
212.66:517:25
312.66:497:26
412.76:477:28
512.76:457:29
612.86:437:30
712.86:417:32
812.96:397:33
913.06:377:35
1013.06:357:36
1113.16:337:37
1213.16:317:39
1313.26:297:40
1413.26:277:42
1513.36:257:43
1613.46:237:44
1713.46:217:46
1813.56:197:47
1913.56:177:49
2013.66:167:50
2113.66:147:51
2213.76:127:53
2313.76:107:54
2413.86:087:56
2513.86:067:57
2613.96:057:58
2713.96:038:00
2814.06:018:01
2914.06:008:03
3014.15:588:04

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 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cholet?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Cholet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cholet in April

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

In April, Cholet sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cholet 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 Cholet 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cholet?

Cholet sits at 47.1°N, 0.9°W, 84 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Les Herbiers, 23 km away.

Topography around Cholet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cholet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Cholet is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Les Herbiers 23 km · Bressuire 38 km · Vertou 47 km · Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire 50 km · Angers 52 km · Carquefou 53 km · Nantes 54 km · Rezé 54 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 Cholet (47.0589°, -0.8797°, elevation 84 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).