Saint-Malo weather in April

In April, Saint-Malo sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Saint-Malo's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Malo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 6:25 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 5th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Air quality: Good; PM10 19.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Saint-Malo reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Saint-Malo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 7°	91	14.8	8.5	1.6
Feb	9° / 6°	73	13	9.8	1.5
Mar	10° / 7°	66	12.2	11.6	2.1
Apr	11° / 9°	58	10.4	13.4	2.9
May	14° / 11°	57	9.8	15	4.0
Jun	16° / 14°	50	8.8	15.8	5.2
Jul	18° / 16°	48	9.3	15.5	6.2
Aug	19° / 17°	59	10.2	14.2	6.1
Sep	18° / 16°	76	10.7	12.4	5.7
Oct	16° / 13°	107	15.3	10.5	4.2
Nov	12° / 10°	117	16.3	9	2.8
Dec	10° / 8°	119	16.1	8.1	1.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 55%. 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 (%)	44	44	45	46	46	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	44	43	42	40	40	38	37	37	35	35
Cloudier (%)	56	56	55	54	54	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	56	57	58	60	60	62	63	63	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	35	65
30	35	65

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Saint-Malo gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	33
8	33
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	34
20	34
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

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.

	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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 22 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:12 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	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:57	6:55	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:59
Sunset (PM)	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:53	7:54	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:05	8:06	8:08	8:09	8:11	8:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:57	7:29
2	12.6	6:55	7:30
3	12.7	6:52	7:32
4	12.7	6:50	7:33
5	12.8	6:48	7:35
6	12.8	6:46	7:36
7	12.9	6:44	7:38
8	13.0	6:42	7:39
9	13.0	6:40	7:41
10	13.1	6:38	7:42
11	13.1	6:36	7:44
12	13.2	6:33	7:45
13	13.3	6:31	7:47
14	13.3	6:29	7:48
15	13.4	6:27	7:50
16	13.4	6:25	7:51
17	13.5	6:23	7:53
18	13.5	6:21	7:54
19	13.6	6:19	7:56
20	13.7	6:17	7:57
21	13.7	6:15	7:59
22	13.8	6:13	8:00
23	13.8	6:12	8:02
24	13.9	6:10	8:03
25	13.9	6:08	8:05
26	14.0	6:06	8:06
27	14.1	6:04	8:08
28	14.1	6:02	8:09
29	14.2	6:00	8:11
30	14.2	5:59	8:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.86 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)	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saint-Malo?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Malo.

What to pack for Saint-Malo in April

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

In April, Saint-Malo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saint-Malo in April

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	9	9	10	12	15	17	18	18	16	13	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	15	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	18	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Saint-Malo 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-Malo peaks around June 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Malo?

Saint-Malo sits at 48.6°N, 2.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Brieuc, 58 km away.

Topography around Saint-Malo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Malo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Saint-Malo is covered by water (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (54%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

52 m

water 47%

16 km

144 m

water 54%

80 km

375 m

water 35%

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

April weather nearby: Saint-Brieuc 58 km · Saint Helier 61 km · Rennes 65 km · Cesson-Sévigné 66 km · Fougères 68 km · Vitré 83 km · Saint-Lô 85 km · Pontivy 96 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

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-Malo (48.6474°, -2.0088°, elevation 10 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	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	11	8
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	11	8
8	11	8
9	11	8
10	11	8
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	11	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	10
25	12	10
26	12	10
27	12	10
28	12	10
29	12	10
30	12	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	35	65
30	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	33
8	33
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	34
20	34
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	35	65
30	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	33
8	33
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	34
20	34
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	35	65
30	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	33
8	33
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	34
20	34
21	35
22	35
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100