La Crau weather in April

In April, La Crau sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is La Crau's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Crau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 66 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:01 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in La Crau reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°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)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11

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

La Crau weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 4°	57	7	0.4	9.2	3.1
Feb	12° / 4°	47	6.3	0.6	10.2	3.6
Mar	15° / 7°	46	6.3	0.1	11.6	5.1
Apr	18° / 9°	66	8.6	0.1	13.1	6.0
May	22° / 13°	56	7.5	0	14.4	7.1
Jun	26° / 16°	36	5.4	0	15.1	7.8
Jul	29° / 19°	16	3.1	0	14.9	7.0
Aug	29° / 19°	19	3.4	0	13.8	7.0
Sep	25° / 16°	68	6.8	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	20° / 12°	96	8.7	0	10.8	6.6
Nov	15° / 8°	107	10	0.1	9.5	4.6
Dec	12° / 5°	67	7.2	0.2	8.9	3.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. 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 (%)	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54
Cloudier (%)	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

La Crau gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 31% 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 (%)	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31

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

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 98% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	95	95	94	93
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	7

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 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 6:27 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:28 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	12.8	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	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38
Sunset (PM)	6:54	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	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:27	6:54
2	12.5	6:25	6:55
3	12.5	6:24	6:56
4	12.6	6:22	6:57
5	12.6	6:20	6:58
6	12.7	6:18	6:59
7	12.7	6:16	7:01
8	12.8	6:15	7:02
9	12.8	6:13	7:03
10	12.9	6:11	7:04
11	12.9	6:09	7:05
12	13.0	6:07	7:07
13	13.0	6:06	7:08
14	13.1	6:04	7:09
15	13.1	6:02	7:10
16	13.2	6:01	7:11
17	13.2	5:59	7:13
18	13.3	5:57	7:14
19	13.3	5:55	7:15
20	13.4	5:54	7:16
21	13.4	5:52	7:17
22	13.5	5:51	7:18
23	13.5	5:49	7:20
24	13.6	5:47	7:21
25	13.6	5:46	7:22
26	13.6	5:44	7:23
27	13.7	5:43	7:24
28	13.7	5:41	7:26
29	13.8	5:40	7:27
30	13.8	5:38	7:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.54 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)	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit La Crau?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit La Crau for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Crau in April

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

In April, La Crau sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near La Crau in April

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Oct 10 — about 3.8 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	14	17	20	22	24	22	20	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

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

UV index in La Crau 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 La Crau peaks around July 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in La Crau 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 La Crau is worst in March — around 16 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)	14	15	16	15	14	14	12	13	12	13	12	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate

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

Location & terrain

Where is La Crau?

La Crau sits at 43.1°N, 6.1°E, 45 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Hyères, 5.0 km away.

Topography around La Crau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Crau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around La Crau is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

254 m

artificial surfaces 32%

16 km

788 m

trees 41%

80 km

1,883 m

water 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

April weather nearby: Hyères 5.0 km · La Garde 6.0 km · La Valette-du-Var 7.0 km · Toulon 12 km · La Seyne-sur-Mer 17 km · Six-Fours-les-Plages 21 km · Sanary-sur-Mer 22 km · Brignoles 29 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 La Crau (43.1496°, 6.074°, elevation 45 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	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	10
22	18	10
23	18	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46

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

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46

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

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46

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

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7