Limoges weather in April

In April, Limoges sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°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 Limoges's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:16 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Limoges is commune in Haute-Vienne, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,809/km²
people per km²

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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Limoges 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)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11155
12155
13155
14156
15156
16156
17156
18156
19156
20166
21166
22166
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30178

How April really feels in Limoges

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.

Limoges weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9313.31.88.90.9
Feb / 7410.91.910.11.5
Mar12° / 8012.40.611.63.1
Apr15° / 9613.50.213.34.1
May19° / 9714014.75.3
Jun22° / 13°8311.2015.56.4
Jul25° / 14°6510.2015.27.0
Aug25° / 14°739.8013.97.1
Sep21° / 11°789.6012.36.4
Oct16° / 9512.8010.74.7
Nov11° / 10313.80.59.32.3
Dec / 10113.518.51.2

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113664
123664
133664
143763
153664
163664
173664
183664
193466
203466
213466
223367
233367
243268
253169
263169
273169
283070
293169
303070

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Limoges gets around 96 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 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
445
545
645
745
844
944
1043
1143
1242
1341
1441
1541
1640
1740
1841
1941
2042
2143
2244
2345
2445
2546
2647
2748
2848
2948
3049

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
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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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 6:45 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:457:14
212.56:437:16
312.66:417:17
412.66:397:18
512.76:377:20
612.86:357:21
712.86:337:22
812.96:317:23
912.96:307:25
1013.06:287:26
1113.06:267:27
1213.16:247:29
1313.16:227:30
1413.26:207:31
1513.26:187:33
1613.36:167:34
1713.36:147:35
1813.46:137:37
1913.56:117:38
2013.56:097:39
2113.66:077:41
2213.66:067:42
2313.76:047:43
2413.76:027:45
2513.86:007:46
2613.85:597:47
2713.95:577:49
2813.95:557:50
2914.05:547:51
3014.05:527:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Limoges?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Limoges for sightseeing.

What to pack for Limoges in April

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

In April, Limoges 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 Limoges 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 Limoges peaks around July 20 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 20UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Limoges?

Limoges sits at 45.8°N, 1.2°E, 309 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Guéret, 61 km away.

Topography around Limoges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Limoges is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
936 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Guéret 61 km · Tulle 75 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 78 km · Périgueux 83 km · Angoulême 87 km · Poitiers 109 km · Châteauroux 114 km · Montluçon 119 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 Limoges (45.8336°, 1.2476°, elevation 309 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).