Lourdes weather in April

In April, Lourdes sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 165 mm of precipitation across 17.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Lourdes's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lourdes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
165 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Lourdes reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2101
3101
4101
5101
6101
7101
8101
9101
10101
11102
12102
13102
14102
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21112
22113
23113
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29123
30124

How April really feels in Lourdes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Lourdes 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 / -2°11914.311.29.20.1
Feb / -2°10312.81110.20.4
Mar / 11514.410.311.61.5
Apr11° / 16517.81013.12.1
May15° / 19319.13.814.43.5
Jun19° / 10°17717.30.615.14.9
Jul21° / 12°15716.2014.95.7
Aug21° / 11°15716.6013.85.7
Sep18° / 13013.80.312.35.3
Oct14° / 14214.42.710.83.8
Nov / 14614.78.69.51.6
Dec / -1°11313.49.98.90.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203466
213466
223367
233268
243268
253268
263169
273169
283070
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Lourdes gets around 165 mm of rain and snow over 17.8 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 59% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15439
25439
35539
45539
55539
65539
75639
85638
95638
105738
115737
125737
135836
145835
155934
165933
176032
186031
196130
206129
216228
226228
236327
246327
256326
266426
276426
286425
296525
306525

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

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 6:52 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:527:18
212.56:507:19
312.56:487:20
412.66:467:22
512.66:447:23
612.76:437:24
712.76:417:25
812.86:397:26
912.86:377:27
1012.96:357:29
1112.96:347:30
1213.06:327:31
1313.06:307:32
1413.16:297:33
1513.16:277:35
1613.26:257:36
1713.26:237:37
1813.36:227:38
1913.36:207:39
2013.46:187:40
2113.46:177:42
2213.56:157:43
2313.56:147:44
2413.66:127:45
2513.66:107:46
2613.66:097:48
2713.76:077:49
2813.76:067:50
2913.86:047:51
3013.86:037:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lourdes?

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

2.1
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 Lourdes.

What to pack for Lourdes in April

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

In April, Lourdes sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lourdes 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 Lourdes peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lourdes?

Lourdes sits at 43.1°N, 0.0°W, 409 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tarbes, 18 km away.

Topography around Lourdes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lourdes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,029 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,302 m.

The land around Lourdes is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
572 m
16 km
2,029 m
80 km
3,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tarbes 18 km · Pau 35 km · Auch 80 km · Mont-de-Marsan 96 km · Dax 106 km · Huesca 111 km · Muret 118 km · Barbastro 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 Lourdes (43.0946°, -0.0461°, elevation 409 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).