Douarnenez weather in April

In April, Douarnenez sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°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 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Douarnenez's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douarnenez's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 69 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 6:35 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 5th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

← March Douarnenez year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Douarnenez reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	13	10
25	13	10
26	13	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10

Douarnenez weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 7°	115	15.7	8.6	1.8
Feb	9° / 7°	86	12.5	9.9	1.8
Mar	11° / 8°	70	12.4	11.6	2.3
Apr	12° / 9°	69	11	13.4	3.1
May	14° / 11°	58	9.9	14.9	4.3
Jun	17° / 14°	47	8.9	15.8	5.5
Jul	18° / 16°	47	9.3	15.4	6.2
Aug	19° / 16°	54	9	14.1	6.3
Sep	17° / 15°	60	9.3	12.4	5.7
Oct	15° / 13°	106	14.1	10.6	4.2
Nov	13° / 10°	117	15.9	9	2.9
Dec	11° / 8°	129	15.6	8.2	2.2

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 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	41
Cloudier (%)	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	50	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	41	59

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Douarnenez gets around 69 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	34
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2

Wind in April

Winds average 21 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	breezy
15	20	breezy
16	20	breezy
17	20	breezy
18	20	breezy
19	20	breezy
20	20	breezy
21	20	breezy
22	20	breezy
23	20	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	breezy
30	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 8:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09
Sunset (PM)	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:52	7:54	7:55	7:57	7:58	8:00	8:01	8:03	8:04	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:10	8:11	8:13	8:14	8:16	8:17	8:19	8:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	7:06	7:38
2	12.6	7:04	7:39
3	12.6	7:02	7:41
4	12.7	7:00	7:42
5	12.8	6:58	7:44
6	12.8	6:56	7:45
7	12.9	6:54	7:46
8	12.9	6:52	7:48
9	13.0	6:50	7:49
10	13.1	6:48	7:51
11	13.1	6:45	7:52
12	13.2	6:43	7:54
13	13.2	6:41	7:55
14	13.3	6:39	7:57
15	13.3	6:37	7:58
16	13.4	6:35	8:00
17	13.5	6:33	8:01
18	13.5	6:31	8:03
19	13.6	6:30	8:04
20	13.6	6:28	8:06
21	13.7	6:26	8:07
22	13.7	6:24	8:08
23	13.8	6:22	8:10
24	13.9	6:20	8:11
25	13.9	6:18	8:13
26	14.0	6:16	8:14
27	14.0	6:15	8:16
28	14.1	6:13	8:17
29	14.1	6:11	8:19
30	14.2	6:09	8:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Douarnenez?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douarnenez.

What to pack for Douarnenez in April

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

In April, Douarnenez sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Douarnenez in April

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	10	10	11	13	15	16	16	16	15	14	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	10	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	15	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	15	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Douarnenez 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 Douarnenez peaks around August 13 at about 7 (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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	5	6	7	6	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Douarnenez?

Douarnenez sits at 48.1°N, 4.3°W, 23 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Quimper, 20 km away.

Topography around Douarnenez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douarnenez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Douarnenez is covered by water (44%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (27%), water (27%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (50%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

water 44%

16 km

329 m

cropland 27%

80 km

384 m

water 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← March Douarnenez year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Quimper 20 km · Brest 35 km · Concarneau 39 km · Landerneau 40 km · Morlaix 65 km · Ploemeur 78 km · Lorient 81 km · Lanester 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

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 Douarnenez (48.0954°, -4.329°, elevation 23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	13	10
25	13	10
26	13	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	34
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	13	10
25	13	10
26	13	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	34
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	13	10
25	13	10
26	13	10
27	13	10
28	13	10
29	13	10
30	13	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	34
19	35
20	36
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	98	2