Digne-les-Bains weather in April

In April, Digne-les-Bains sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Digne-les-Bains's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Digne-les-Bains's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Digne-les-Bains reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3132
4132
5132
6132
7132
8132
9132
10132
11132
12132
13142
14143
15143
16143
17143
18143
19143
20143
21144
22154
23154
24154
25154
26154
27155
28155
29165
30165

How April really feels in Digne-les-Bains

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Digne-les-Bains weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°567.34.29.10.7
Feb / -3°487.24.410.21.2
Mar11° / 628.9311.63.0
Apr14° / 88131.613.23.8
May18° / 9212.70.114.55.5
Jun22° / 11°729.2015.27.0
Jul25° / 13°366.30157.9
Aug25° / 12°346.4013.87.9
Sep21° / 678012.36.9
Oct16° / 869.20.310.85.2
Nov10° / 1019.72.29.42.5
Dec / -2°687.93.78.80.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85248
95347
105248
115248
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
175050
185050
194852
204852
214852
224753
234753
244654
254555
264555
274555
284456
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Digne-les-Bains gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 43% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1398
2398
3408
4408
5408
6408
7418
8417
9417
10417
11417
12417
13417
14427
15426
16426
17436
18435
19435
20444
21454
22454
23463
24473
25482
26482
27492
28491
29501
30501

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:26 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:266:53
212.56:246:55
312.66:226:56
412.66:206:57
512.76:196:58
612.76:177:00
712.86:157:01
812.86:137:02
912.96:117:03
1012.96:097:04
1113.06:087:06
1213.06:067:07
1313.16:047:08
1413.16:027:09
1513.26:007:11
1613.25:597:12
1713.35:577:13
1813.35:557:14
1913.45:547:16
2013.45:527:17
2113.55:507:18
2213.55:487:19
2313.65:477:21
2413.65:457:22
2513.75:447:23
2613.75:427:24
2713.85:407:25
2813.85:397:27
2913.85:377:28
3013.95:367:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Digne-les-Bains?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Digne-les-Bains.

What to pack for Digne-les-Bains in April

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

In April, Digne-les-Bains sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Digne-les-Bains in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Digne-les-Bains 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
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Digne-les-Bains?

Digne-les-Bains sits at 44.1°N, 6.2°E, 524 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Manosque, 46 km away.

Topography around Digne-les-Bains

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Digne-les-Bains.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Digne-les-Bains has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,873 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,311 m.

The land around Digne-les-Bains is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
650 m
16 km
1,873 m
80 km
3,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Manosque 46 km · Gap 53 km · Draguignan 65 km · Pertuis 73 km · Grasse 74 km · Brignoles 78 km · Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume 78 km · Vence 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 Digne-les-Bains (44.0925°, 6.232°, elevation 524 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).