Lannion weather in April

In April, Lannion sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.7 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 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Lannion's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lannion's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:31 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Lannion reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2118
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4118
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Lannion 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10416.48.51.7
Feb / 8714.29.81.6
Mar10° / 7013.311.62.1
Apr12° / 7011.713.42.8
May14° / 11°5910.4153.9
Jun16° / 13°488.715.95.1
Jul18° / 15°42915.56.0
Aug18° / 15°509.514.26.1
Sep17° / 14°551012.45.5
Oct15° / 12°971510.54.0
Nov12° / 10°11617.392.6
Dec10° / 12817.58.11.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44555
54654
64753
74753
84753
94951
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164753
174654
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194456
204456
214357
224060
234060
243961
253961
263862
273862
283862
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Lannion gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
241
340
439
539
638
737
837
936
1036
1135
1235
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1435
1535
1636
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1838
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2140
2241
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2641
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3040

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
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27100
28100
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30100

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
821breezy
921breezy
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1121breezy
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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 7:02 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:027:35
212.67:007:36
312.76:587:38
412.76:567:39
512.86:547:41
612.86:527:42
712.96:507:44
813.06:477:45
913.06:457:47
1013.16:437:48
1113.16:417:50
1213.26:397:51
1313.36:377:53
1413.36:357:54
1513.46:337:56
1613.46:317:57
1713.56:297:59
1813.66:278:00
1913.66:258:02
2013.76:238:03
2113.76:218:05
2213.86:198:06
2313.86:178:08
2413.96:158:09
2514.06:138:11
2614.06:118:12
2714.16:108:14
2814.16:088:15
2914.26:068:17
3014.26:048:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
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174.8Bright
184.8Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lannion?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lannion.

What to pack for Lannion in April

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

In April, Lannion sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lannion in April

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Lannion 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 Lannion peaks around August 12 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 7Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lannion?

Lannion sits at 48.7°N, 3.5°W, 30 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Morlaix, 32 km away.

Topography around Lannion

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lannion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m.

The land around Lannion is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (27%), water (27%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (41%), cropland (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
381 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Morlaix 32 km · Saint-Brieuc 56 km · Landerneau 66 km · Pontivy 82 km · Brest 85 km · Quimper 95 km · Douarnenez 96 km · Concarneau 101 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 Lannion (48.7326°, -3.4566°, elevation 30 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).