Toulouse weather in April

In April, Toulouse sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 79 mm of rain across 11.9 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Toulouse's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toulouse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:18 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Toulouse is French commune and city in Haute-Garonne, Occitania.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,325/km²
people per km²
Founded
~106 CE

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Toulouse reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15178
16178
17178
18188
19188
20188
21188
22188
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
28199
29199
30199

How April really feels in Toulouse

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.

Toulouse 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° / 6611.30.89.12.2
Feb11° / 529.40.910.22.8
Mar15° / 6010.40.411.64.4
Apr17° / 7911.9013.25.2
May21° / 11°8212014.56.1
Jun25° / 15°669015.26.9
Jul28° / 17°517.8014.96.7
Aug28° / 17°658.5013.86.5
Sep24° / 14°568.2012.37.1
Oct20° / 11°6510.3010.86.2
Nov14° / 7511.80.19.53.8
Dec11° / 6510.90.38.82.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44258
54258
64357
74357
84456
94456
104456
114456
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174456
184258
194159
204159
213862
223862
233763
243664
253565
263565
273466
283466
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Toulouse gets around 79 mm of rain over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
740
840
940
1040
1140
1241
1341
1441
1541
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
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 98% 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
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18982
19973
20973
21973
22964
23964
24964
25955
26955
27946
28937
29937
30928

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
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light 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 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:457:12
212.56:447:14
312.56:427:15
412.66:407:16
512.76:387:17
612.76:367:18
712.86:347:20
812.86:337:21
912.96:317:22
1012.96:297:23
1113.06:277:24
1213.06:257:26
1313.16:247:27
1413.16:227:28
1513.16:207:29
1613.26:187:30
1713.26:177:32
1813.36:157:33
1913.36:137:34
2013.46:127:35
2113.46:107:36
2213.56:087:38
2313.56:077:39
2413.66:057:40
2513.66:047:41
2613.76:027:42
2713.76:007:44
2813.85:597:45
2913.85:577:46
3013.95:567:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Toulouse?

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
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Toulouse for sightseeing.

What to pack for Toulouse in April

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

In April, Toulouse sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Toulouse 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 Toulouse peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Toulouse?

Toulouse sits at 43.6°N, 1.4°E, 150 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Balma, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Toulouse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toulouse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,651 m.

The land around Toulouse is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
1,651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Balma 5.0 km · Blagnac 6.0 km · Colomiers 9.0 km · Tournefeuille 10 km · Cugnaux 11 km · Plaisance-du-Touch 13 km · Muret 19 km · Montauban 47 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 Toulouse (43.6043°, 1.4437°, elevation 150 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).