Roanne weather in April

In April, Roanne sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 13.3 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 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Roanne's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roanne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.7 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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Roanne reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°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.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10145
11145
12145
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19156
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26167
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Roanne

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.

Roanne 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 / 6712.73.78.90.4
Feb / 5711.43.5101.0
Mar12° / 6011.81.511.62.9
Apr15° / 7913.30.613.34.2
May19° / 9214.10.114.75.4
Jun23° / 13°7412.4015.56.3
Jul25° / 15°7110.8015.26.8
Aug25° / 14°7810.60146.9
Sep21° / 11°7910012.36.3
Oct16° / 8211.50.110.74.7
Nov10° / 9012.91.49.22.0
Dec / 7312.538.50.7

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 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124159
134258
144258
154258
164258
174159
184060
194060
203961
213862
223862
233763
243664
253565
263466
273367
283268
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Roanne gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 52% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1423
2423
3413
4412
5412
6412
7412
8412
9412
10412
11412
12412
13402
14402
15402
16412
17412
18422
19422
20432
21452
22462
23472
24482
25492
26501
27501
28511
29511
30521

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
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:34 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:347:03
212.56:327:04
312.66:307:06
412.76:287:07
512.76:267:08
612.86:247:10
712.86:227:11
812.96:207:12
912.96:187:14
1013.06:167:15
1113.06:147:16
1213.16:127:18
1313.16:107:19
1413.26:097:20
1513.36:077:22
1613.36:057:23
1713.46:037:24
1813.46:017:26
1913.55:597:27
2013.55:577:28
2113.65:567:30
2213.65:547:31
2313.75:527:33
2413.75:507:34
2513.85:497:35
2613.85:477:37
2713.95:457:38
2813.95:447:39
2914.05:427:41
3014.05:407:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Roanne?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Roanne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Roanne in April

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

In April, Roanne sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Roanne 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 Roanne peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Roanne?

Roanne sits at 46.0°N, 4.1°E, 285 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montbrison, 48 km away.

Topography around Roanne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roanne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m.

The land around Roanne is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
1,479 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Montbrison 48 km · Vichy 51 km · Villefranche-sur-Saône 51 km · Écully 62 km · Tassin-la-Demi-Lune 64 km · Lyon 09 64 km · Lyon 04 66 km · Caluire-et-Cuire 66 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 Roanne (46.0362°, 4.068°, elevation 285 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).