Saint-Avertin weather in April

In April, Saint-Avertin sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 21% 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 Saint-Avertin's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Avertin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:16 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

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 Saint-Avertin 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 11°C and 22°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
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19167
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26178
27178
28178
29178
30188

How April really feels in Saint-Avertin

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.

Saint-Avertin weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.50.78.71.2
Feb / 519.80.79.91.8
Mar13° / 5210.50.211.63.5
Apr16° / 5710.8013.34.8
May20° / 10°6811.1014.85.9
Jun23° / 13°498.7015.76.8
Jul26° / 15°457.4015.37.1
Aug26° / 15°487.9014.17.1
Sep22° / 12°497012.47.0
Oct17° / 6810.9010.65.2
Nov12° / 6611.709.12.8
Dec / 7111.70.38.31.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
143862
153862
163961
173862
183763
193664
203664
213565
223466
233268
243268
253268
263169
273070
282971
292872
302872

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Saint-Avertin gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
435
534
634
733
833
933
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1734
1834
1935
2036
2137
2238
2339
2440
2540
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041

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
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28973
29964
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

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 6:46 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:467:17
212.66:447:18
312.66:427:20
412.76:407:21
512.76:387:23
612.86:367:24
712.96:347:26
812.96:327:27
913.06:307:28
1013.06:287:30
1113.16:267:31
1213.16:247:33
1313.26:227:34
1413.36:207:35
1513.36:187:37
1613.46:167:38
1713.46:147:40
1813.56:127:41
1913.56:107:43
2013.66:097:44
2113.66:077:45
2213.76:057:47
2313.86:037:48
2413.86:017:50
2513.95:597:51
2613.95:587:52
2714.05:567:54
2814.05:547:55
2914.15:527:57
3014.15:517:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saint-Avertin?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Avertin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Avertin in April

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

In April, Saint-Avertin sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint-Avertin 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 Saint-Avertin peaks around August 10 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Avertin?

Saint-Avertin sits at 47.4°N, 0.7°E, 87 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Avertin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Avertin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m.

The land around Saint-Avertin is covered by trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
252 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 3.0 km · Tours 4.0 km · Joué-lès-Tours 6.0 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 7.0 km · Blois 51 km · Vendôme 54 km · Châtellerault 63 km · Saumur 63 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 Saint-Avertin (47.3636°, 0.7399°, elevation 87 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).