Draguignan weather in April

In April, Draguignan sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Draguignan's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Draguignan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 73 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:58 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

← March Draguignan 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Draguignan reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Draguignan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 4°	59	6.7	1.4	9.1	2.8
Feb	11° / 4°	50	6.6	1.6	10.2	3.1
Mar	14° / 6°	54	7.2	0.5	11.6	4.5
Apr	16° / 8°	73	10.2	0.3	13.2	5.2
May	20° / 12°	65	9.2	0	14.5	6.6
Jun	24° / 16°	46	6.4	0	15.2	7.7
Jul	27° / 18°	21	4.2	0	14.9	7.9
Aug	27° / 18°	24	4.6	0	13.8	7.8
Sep	23° / 15°	68	6.9	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	19° / 12°	99	8.9	0	10.8	6.3
Nov	14° / 8°	114	9.5	0.4	9.5	4.3
Dec	11° / 5°	70	7.1	1.1	8.8	3.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50
Cloudier (%)	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50

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

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Draguignan gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

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.

	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	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97
Comfortable (%)	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	2	2	3	3

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:27 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)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:36
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:25	7:26	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:25	6:52
2	12.5	6:24	6:53
3	12.5	6:22	6:55
4	12.6	6:20	6:56
5	12.6	6:18	6:57
6	12.7	6:16	6:58
7	12.7	6:14	6:59
8	12.8	6:13	7:01
9	12.9	6:11	7:02
10	12.9	6:09	7:03
11	12.9	6:07	7:04
12	13.0	6:05	7:05
13	13.0	6:04	7:07
14	13.1	6:02	7:08
15	13.1	6:00	7:09
16	13.2	5:58	7:10
17	13.2	5:57	7:11
18	13.3	5:55	7:13
19	13.3	5:53	7:14
20	13.4	5:52	7:15
21	13.4	5:50	7:16
22	13.5	5:48	7:17
23	13.5	5:47	7:19
24	13.6	5:45	7:20
25	13.6	5:44	7:21
26	13.7	5:42	7:22
27	13.7	5:40	7:23
28	13.8	5:39	7:25
29	13.8	5:37	7:26
30	13.9	5:36	7:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.36 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)	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Draguignan?

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

0.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Draguignan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Draguignan in April

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

In April, Draguignan sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Draguignan in April

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Oct 12 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	17	21	24	24	22	20	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Draguignan 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 Draguignan peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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	3	5	7	7	8	9	7	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Draguignan in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Draguignan is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	17	16	15	15	14	15	13	13	12	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Draguignan?

Draguignan sits at 43.5°N, 6.5°E, 185 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Fréjus, 25 km away.

Topography around Draguignan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Draguignan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,112 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,775 m.

The land around Draguignan is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

451 m

trees 65%

16 km

1,112 m

trees 76%

80 km

2,775 m

trees 56%

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

April weather nearby: Fréjus 25 km · Saint-Raphaël 28 km · Saint-Tropez 33 km · Brignoles 36 km · Mandelieu-la-Napoule 38 km · Grasse 39 km · Mougins 43 km · Cannes 44 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 Draguignan (43.5369°, 6.4646°, elevation 185 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	15	7
2	15	7
3	15	7
4	15	7
5	15	7
6	15	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	17	9
25	17	10
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	18	10
29	18	10
30	18	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3