Vendôme weather in April

In April, Vendôme sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Vendôme's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vendôme's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Vendôme is French commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Density
805/km²
people per km²

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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Vendôme reaches about 15°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 21°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
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10155
11155
12155
13156
14156
15156
16156
17156
18166
19166
20166
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27177
28178
29178
30178

How April really feels in Vendôme

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.

Vendôme 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 / 6111.10.88.61.0
Feb / 509.819.91.5
Mar12° / 5310.20.411.63.2
Apr15° / 5410.6013.44.5
May19° / 6811.7014.95.7
Jun22° / 13°489015.76.7
Jul25° / 14°478.1015.47.1
Aug25° / 14°498.3014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°508.1012.46.7
Oct16° / 6911010.64.9
Nov11° / 6511.30.19.12.5
Dec / 7112.10.78.31.2

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 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 (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173763
183664
193664
203565
213466
223367
233367
243367
253268
263070
273070
282971
292872
302872

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Vendôme gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
433
533
633
733
833
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1633
1733
1834
1935
2036
2136
2237
2338
2439
2539
2640
2740
2840
2940
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
151000
161000
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30964

Wind in April

Winds average 14 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
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 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 6:45 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:457:16
212.66:437:17
312.66:417:19
412.76:397:20
512.86:377:22
612.86:347:23
712.96:327:25
812.96:307:26
913.06:287:28
1013.06:267:29
1113.16:247:30
1213.26:227:32
1313.26:207:33
1413.36:187:35
1513.36:167:36
1613.46:147:38
1713.46:127:39
1813.56:107:41
1913.66:087:42
2013.66:077:43
2113.76:057:45
2213.76:037:46
2313.86:017:48
2413.85:597:49
2513.95:577:51
2613.95:557:52
2714.05:547:54
2814.15:527:55
2914.15:507:56
3014.25:487:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
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
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Vendôme?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Vendôme for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vendôme in April

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

In April, Vendôme sees daytime highs around 15°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 Vendôme 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 Vendôme peaks around July 24 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vendôme?

Vendôme sits at 47.8°N, 1.1°E, 85 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Blois, 30 km away.

Topography around Vendôme

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vendôme has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Vendôme is covered by cropland (36%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Blois 30 km · Châteaudun 37 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 51 km · Tours 52 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 53 km · Saint-Avertin 54 km · Joué-lès-Tours 58 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 61 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 Vendôme (47.7929°, 1.0656°, elevation 85 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).