Liévin weather in April

In April, Liévin sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Liévin's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liévin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Liévin reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2125
3135
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10135
11135
12145
13145
14145
15146
16146
17146
18146
19146
20156
21156
22156
23157
24157
25157
26157
27157
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Liévin

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.

Liévin weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5611.30.98.30.7
Feb / 4810.11.19.71.0
Mar11° / 4911.10.711.52.4
Apr14° / 4911.10.113.53.9
May17° / 6211.9015.25.2
Jun20° / 12°6010.5016.16.0
Jul22° / 14°6010.8015.86.5
Aug22° / 14°6811.1014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°4910012.45.9
Oct15° / 6011.2010.54.3
Nov10° / 6112.10.38.82.1
Dec / 6812.41.17.90.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33565
43664
53664
63664
73565
83565
93664
103763
113763
123763
133862
143763
153763
163862
173862
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233565
243565
253565
263367
273367
283268
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Liévin gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
434
534
634
734
835
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1735
1835
1936
2036
2137
2238
2338
2439
2539
2640
2740
2840
2941
3041

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:367:11
212.66:347:12
312.76:327:14
412.86:307:15
512.86:277:17
612.96:257:19
713.06:237:20
813.06:217:22
913.16:197:24
1013.16:167:25
1113.26:147:27
1213.36:127:28
1313.36:107:30
1413.46:087:32
1513.56:057:33
1613.56:037:35
1713.66:017:37
1813.75:597:38
1913.75:577:40
2013.85:557:41
2113.85:537:43
2213.95:517:45
2314.05:497:46
2414.05:477:48
2514.15:457:49
2614.15:437:51
2714.25:417:53
2814.35:397:54
2914.35:377:56
3014.45:357:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Liévin?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Liévin.

What to pack for Liévin in April

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

In April, Liévin sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Liévin in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Liévin peaks around July 24 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Liévin?

Liévin sits at 50.4°N, 2.8°E, 46 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lens, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Liévin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liévin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Liévin is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
338 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Lens 4.0 km · Avion 4.0 km · Hénin-Beaumont 13 km · Arras 14 km · Carvin 15 km · Béthune 16 km · Bruay-la-Buissière 18 km · Douai 22 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 Liévin (50.4198°, 2.7807°, elevation 46 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).