Tarbes weather in April

In April, Tarbes sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 146 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tarbes's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarbes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
146 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:24 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tarbes reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14166
15166
16166
17166
18167
19167
20167
21167
22167
23167
24177
25177
26178
27178
28178
29178
30178

How April really feels in Tarbes

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.

Tarbes weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 10413.42.39.22.0
Feb11° / 9212.2310.22.4
Mar14° / 10313.61.411.63.7
Apr16° / 14615.90.313.24.1
May19° / 10°16616.60.114.55.1
Jun22° / 13°13114.1015.16.0
Jul24° / 15°11012.3014.96.7
Aug25° / 15°11113013.86.6
Sep22° / 12°10112.1012.36.3
Oct18° / 12813.80.110.85.4
Nov13° / 13714.30.79.53.2
Dec10° / 10112.918.92.2

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43862
53763
63862
73862
83862
93961
103961
113763
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183763
193664
203664
213565
223565
233466
243466
253466
263367
273367
283268
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Tarbes gets around 146 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 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 53% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1512
2512
3512
4512
5512
6511
7511
8511
9511
10521
11521
12521
13521
14521
15521
16521
17531
18531
19531
20531
21541
22541
23551
24561
25561
26571
27571
28581
29581
30591

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
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29973
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 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 6:51 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:517:18
212.56:497:19
312.56:477:20
412.66:467:21
512.66:447:22
612.76:427:24
712.76:407:25
812.86:387:26
912.86:377:27
1012.96:357:28
1112.96:337:29
1213.06:317:31
1313.06:307:32
1413.16:287:33
1513.16:267:34
1613.26:247:35
1713.26:237:37
1813.36:217:38
1913.36:197:39
2013.46:187:40
2113.46:167:41
2213.56:147:43
2313.56:137:44
2413.66:117:45
2513.66:107:46
2613.76:087:47
2713.76:077:48
2813.76:057:50
2913.86:047:51
3013.86:027:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
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
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tarbes?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tarbes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarbes in April

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

In April, Tarbes sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Tarbes 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 Tarbes peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tarbes in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tarbes is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tarbes?

Tarbes sits at 43.2°N, 0.1°E, 316 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lourdes, 18 km away.

Topography around Tarbes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarbes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 309 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Tarbes is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (31%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (31%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
501 m
80 km
3,290 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Lourdes 18 km · Pau 36 km · Auch 62 km · Mont-de-Marsan 86 km · Muret 104 km · Dax 105 km · Plaisance-du-Touch 106 km · Cugnaux 108 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 Tarbes (43.2341°, 0.0714°, elevation 316 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).