Saintes weather in April

In April, Saintes sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.1 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 16°C in the first days to 18°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 Saintes's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saintes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 64 mm; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 6:24 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Saintes reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°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)	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9

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

How April really feels in Saintes

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.

Saintes 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 4°	73	11.2	8.9	2.0
Feb	11° / 3°	54	9.4	10.1	2.6
Mar	14° / 5°	56	10.4	11.6	4.2
Apr	17° / 7°	64	11.1	13.3	5.2
May	20° / 11°	67	11.3	14.7	6.1
Jun	24° / 14°	53	8.5	15.4	7.0
Jul	26° / 15°	41	6.9	15.1	7.2
Aug	26° / 15°	45	7.1	13.9	7.2
Sep	23° / 13°	54	8	12.3	7.1
Oct	19° / 10°	74	11.2	10.7	5.7
Nov	13° / 6°	80	12.1	9.3	3.5
Dec	10° / 4°	81	12.1	8.5	2.3

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. 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 (%)	42	41	42	42	42	42	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	41	41	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	34	33	33
Cloudier (%)	58	59	58	58	58	58	57	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	59	61	62	63	64	64	64	65	66	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Saintes gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40
29	40
30	40

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 98% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	92
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8

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

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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	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	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	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 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 6:53 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 8:00 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	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00
Sunset (PM)	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:53	7:22
2	12.5	6:51	7:23
3	12.6	6:49	7:24
4	12.6	6:47	7:26
5	12.7	6:45	7:27
6	12.8	6:43	7:28
7	12.8	6:41	7:30
8	12.9	6:39	7:31
9	12.9	6:37	7:32
10	13.0	6:35	7:34
11	13.0	6:33	7:35
12	13.1	6:31	7:36
13	13.1	6:30	7:38
14	13.2	6:28	7:39
15	13.2	6:26	7:40
16	13.3	6:24	7:42
17	13.3	6:22	7:43
18	13.4	6:20	7:44
19	13.5	6:19	7:46
20	13.5	6:17	7:47
21	13.6	6:15	7:48
22	13.6	6:13	7:49
23	13.7	6:11	7:51
24	13.7	6:10	7:52
25	13.8	6:08	7:53
26	13.8	6:06	7:55
27	13.9	6:05	7:56
28	13.9	6:03	7:57
29	14.0	6:01	7:59
30	14.0	6:00	8:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.82 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	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	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	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saintes?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Saintes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saintes in April

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

In April, Saintes sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saintes in April

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 19 to Aug 31 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	10	11	13	15	18	20	21	19	17	15	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	11	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	20	Refreshing
Aug	21	Refreshing
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Saintes 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 Saintes peaks around July 19 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Saintes?

Saintes sits at 45.7°N, 0.6°W, 26 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cognac, 24 km away.

Topography around Saintes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saintes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m.

The land around Saintes is covered by trees (27%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (21%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

trees 27%

16 km

109 m

cropland 46%

80 km

242 m

cropland 39%

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

April weather nearby: Cognac 24 km · Royan 34 km · Rochefort 34 km · La Rochelle 61 km · Angoulême 62 km · Niort 65 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 81 km · Blanquefort 93 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 Saintes (45.7474°, -0.6349°, elevation 26 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	15	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40
29	40
30	40

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40
29	40
30	40

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	37
8	37
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40
29	40
30	40

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