Nevers weather in April

In April, Nevers sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°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 Nevers's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nevers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.2 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nevers 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
2145
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10156
11156
12156
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19167
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26178
27178
28178
29188
30188

How April really feels in Nevers

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.

Nevers weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7512.61.58.70.8
Feb / 6311.51.8101.3
Mar13° / 6511.50.711.63.3
Apr16° / 7511.80.113.34.7
May20° / 10°7912.4014.85.8
Jun23° / 13°6310.7015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°599.4015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°599.70146.9
Sep21° / 12°659.2012.46.5
Oct17° / 8112.1010.64.8
Nov11° / 8313.20.59.12.3
Dec / 8713.71.38.40.9

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 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43763
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
103961
113961
123961
134060
144060
154159
164159
174159
184060
193862
203862
213763
223565
233367
243268
253268
263169
273169
283070
292971
302872

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nevers gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 45% 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
537
637
737
836
936
1036
1136
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1736
1837
1937
2038
2140
2241
2342
2442
2543
2644
2744
2845
2945
3045

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
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 11 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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 6:37 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:377:07
212.66:357:09
312.66:337:10
412.76:317:11
512.76:297:13
612.86:277:14
712.86:257:16
812.96:237:17
913.06:217:18
1013.06:197:20
1113.16:177:21
1213.16:157:23
1313.26:137:24
1413.26:117:25
1513.36:097:27
1613.46:077:28
1713.46:057:30
1813.56:037:31
1913.56:017:32
2013.66:007:34
2113.65:587:35
2213.75:567:36
2313.75:547:38
2413.85:527:39
2513.85:507:41
2613.95:497:42
2713.95:477:43
2814.05:457:45
2914.05:447:46
3014.15:427:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nevers?

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
0.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nevers for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nevers in April

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

In April, Nevers 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 Nevers 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 Nevers peaks around July 18 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 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nevers?

Nevers sits at 47.0°N, 3.2°E, 192 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Moulins, 49 km away.

Topography around Nevers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nevers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Nevers is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
811 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Moulins 49 km · Bourges 58 km · Montluçon 84 km · Vierzon 86 km · Autun 87 km · Gien 88 km · Auxerre 95 km · Le Creusot 98 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 Nevers (46.9896°, 3.159°, elevation 192 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).