Nîmes weather in April

In April, Nîmes sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 64 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nîmes's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nîmes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 64 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:07 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Nîmes is city and prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 916/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nîmes reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	20	9
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11

How April really feels in Nîmes

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Nîmes 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	63	7.6	0.5	9.1	3.2
Feb	13° / 4°	38	5.3	0.2	10.2	4.1
Mar	17° / 7°	46	6	0.1	11.6	5.9
Apr	19° / 9°	64	8.4	0	13.2	6.6
May	23° / 13°	52	7.3	0	14.5	7.3
Jun	28° / 17°	33	5	0	15.2	6.8
Jul	31° / 19°	21	3.2	0	14.9	5.5
Aug	31° / 19°	34	4.4	0	13.8	5.6
Sep	26° / 16°	99	6.7	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	21° / 12°	106	9.4	0	10.8	6.6
Nov	15° / 8°	99	10	0	9.5	4.8
Dec	12° / 5°	56	8.1	0.1	8.8	3.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	58	58	58	58	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	60	60	60	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	54	54	54	53	53	52	51	51
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nîmes gets around 64 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	26
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 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 6:34 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:44
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:34	7:01
2	12.5	6:32	7:02
3	12.6	6:30	7:03
4	12.6	6:28	7:04
5	12.7	6:26	7:06
6	12.7	6:24	7:07
7	12.8	6:23	7:08
8	12.8	6:21	7:09
9	12.9	6:19	7:11
10	12.9	6:17	7:12
11	13.0	6:15	7:13
12	13.0	6:14	7:14
13	13.1	6:12	7:15
14	13.1	6:10	7:17
15	13.2	6:08	7:18
16	13.2	6:07	7:19
17	13.3	6:05	7:20
18	13.3	6:03	7:21
19	13.4	6:01	7:23
20	13.4	6:00	7:24
21	13.5	5:58	7:25
22	13.5	5:56	7:26
23	13.5	5:55	7:28
24	13.6	5:53	7:29
25	13.6	5:51	7:30
26	13.7	5:50	7:31
27	13.7	5:48	7:32
28	13.8	5:47	7:34
29	13.8	5:45	7:35
30	13.9	5:44	7:36

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nîmes

In seasonPeak

In April, Nîmes sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nîmes's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Nîmes?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nîmes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nîmes in April

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

In April, Nîmes sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nîmes in April

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Sep 20 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	12	12	14	16	19	21	22	20	19	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Nîmes 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 Nîmes peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Nîmes?

Nîmes sits at 43.8°N, 4.4°E, 57 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lunel, 25 km away.

Topography around Nîmes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nîmes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,684 m.

The land around Nîmes is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

127 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

217 m

trees 42%

80 km

1,684 m

trees 48%

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← March Nîmes year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Lunel 25 km · Arles 28 km · Mauguio 37 km · Avignon 38 km · Alès 39 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 42 km · Le Pontet 43 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 43 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
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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 Nîmes (43.8366°, 4.3579°, elevation 57 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	20	9
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	26
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	20	9
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	26
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	20	9
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	26
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9