Guéret weather in April

In April, Guéret sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 13.3 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 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Guéret's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guéret's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.9 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Guéret 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 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3135
4135
5135
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15155
16155
17156
18156
19156
20156
21156
22156
23166
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Guéret

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.

Guéret 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 / 7713.12.28.80.7
Feb / 6611.72.9101.2
Mar12° / 6912.5111.62.9
Apr15° / 8613.50.313.34.0
May18° / 9013.6014.75.3
Jun22° / 12°7311.7015.56.2
Jul24° / 14°6310.6015.26.9
Aug24° / 14°6510.20147.0
Sep20° / 11°709.7012.36.3
Oct16° / 8212.40.110.74.6
Nov10° / 8513.70.79.22.2
Dec / 8613.61.98.50.9

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 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
143565
153565
163466
173466
183466
193367
203268
213169
223169
233070
242971
252872
262773
272773
282674
292575
302575

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Guéret gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1442
2442
3441
4441
5441
6441
7441
8441
9431
10431
11431
12421
13421
14421
15411
16411
17411
18421
19421
20431
21431
22441
23451
24461
25471
26471
27480
28480
29480
30480

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2412calm
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2612calm
2712calm
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3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:427:12
212.56:407:13
312.66:397:15
412.76:377:16
512.76:357:17
612.86:337:19
712.86:317:20
812.96:297:21
912.96:277:23
1013.06:257:24
1113.06:237:25
1213.16:217:27
1313.26:197:28
1413.26:177:29
1513.36:157:31
1613.36:137:32
1713.46:127:33
1813.46:107:35
1913.56:087:36
2013.56:067:37
2113.66:047:39
2213.66:027:40
2313.76:017:42
2413.75:597:43
2513.85:577:44
2613.85:557:46
2713.95:547:47
2813.95:527:48
2914.05:507:50
3014.05:497:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
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
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Guéret?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Guéret for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guéret in April

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

In April, Guéret sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guéret in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guéret peaks around July 18 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guéret?

Guéret sits at 46.2°N, 1.9°E, 447 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montluçon, 59 km away.

Topography around Guéret

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guéret has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m.

The land around Guéret is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
943 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Montluçon 59 km · Limoges 61 km · Châteauroux 73 km · Riom 101 km · Tulle 101 km · Chamalières 102 km · Clermont-Ferrand 104 km · Bourges 109 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 Guéret (46.1718°, 1.8717°, elevation 447 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).