Moulins weather in April

In April, Moulins sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Moulins's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moulins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Moulins reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20176
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27178
28188
29188
30188

How April really feels in Moulins

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.

Moulins 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 / 6111.81.88.80.9
Feb / 5110.52101.5
Mar13° / 5610.90.611.63.4
Apr16° / 7412.20.113.34.7
May20° / 10°7912.3014.85.8
Jun24° / 13°6510.7015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°619.5015.26.7
Aug26° / 15°669.80146.8
Sep22° / 12°699012.46.6
Oct17° / 7211.30.110.75.1
Nov11° / 7512.50.59.22.4
Dec / 69131.48.41.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
84159
94159
104159
114060
124159
134159
144258
154258
164258
174159
184159
194060
203862
213862
223763
233664
243565
253466
263367
273367
283268
293268
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Moulins gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
737
837
937
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2040
2141
2242
2343
2444
2545
2646
2746
2847
2947
3047

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 99% 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
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:367:06
212.66:347:08
312.66:327:09
412.76:307:10
512.76:287:12
612.86:267:13
712.86:247:14
812.96:227:16
912.96:207:17
1013.06:197:19
1113.16:177:20
1213.16:157:21
1313.26:137:23
1413.26:117:24
1513.36:097:25
1613.36:077:27
1713.46:057:28
1813.46:037:30
1913.56:017:31
2013.56:007:32
2113.65:587:34
2213.75:567:35
2313.75:547:36
2413.85:527:38
2513.85:517:39
2613.95:497:41
2713.95:477:42
2814.05:457:43
2914.05:447:45
3014.15:427:46

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 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
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 Moulins?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Moulins for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moulins in April

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

In April, Moulins sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moulins 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 Moulins peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Moulins?

Moulins sits at 46.6°N, 3.3°E, 219 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nevers, 49 km away.

Topography around Moulins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moulins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,153 m.

The land around Moulins is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
1,153 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Nevers 49 km · Vichy 49 km · Montluçon 61 km · Riom 77 km · Montceau-les-Mines 80 km · Roanne 82 km · Autun 85 km · Le Creusot 87 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 Moulins (46.5646°, 3.3324°, elevation 219 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).