Gioia del Colle weather in April

In April, Gioia del Colle sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gioia del Colle's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gioia del Colle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Gioia del Colle is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gioia del Colle reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3178
4179
5179
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Gioia del Colle weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 568.70.39.43.1
Feb12° / 599.20.610.43.3
Mar15° / 609.40.211.74.6
Apr18° / 10°609.90.113.15.9
May23° / 14°437.5014.27.4
Jun28° / 18°325.7014.97.1
Jul31° / 21°234.5014.65.9
Aug31° / 21°224.9013.65.7
Sep26° / 17°558012.37.2
Oct21° / 13°668.5010.97.0
Nov17° / 10°788.809.75.4
Dec13° / 618.80.39.13.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85743
95743
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265941
275941
285941
295941
306040

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gioia del Colle gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
432
532
632
733
833
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2932
3032

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
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24973
25964
26955
27946
28937
29928
30919

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:456:09
212.55:436:10
312.55:416:11
412.55:406:12
512.65:386:13
612.65:366:14
712.75:356:16
812.75:336:17
912.85:316:18
1012.85:306:19
1112.95:286:20
1212.95:266:21
1313.05:256:22
1413.05:236:23
1513.05:226:24
1613.15:206:25
1713.15:186:26
1813.25:176:27
1913.25:156:28
2013.35:146:29
2113.35:126:30
2213.35:116:32
2313.45:096:33
2413.45:086:34
2513.55:066:35
2613.55:056:36
2713.65:036:37
2813.65:026:38
2913.65:016:39
3013.74:596:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gioia del Colle?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Gioia del Colle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gioia del Colle in April

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

In April, Gioia del Colle sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gioia del Colle in April

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 19 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Gioia del Colle 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 Gioia del Colle peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 10Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gioia del Colle?

Gioia del Colle sits at 40.8°N, 16.9°E, 360 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Acquaviva delle Fonti, 13 km away.

Topography around Gioia del Colle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gioia del Colle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m.

The land around Gioia del Colle is covered by cropland (49%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (35%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
306 m
80 km
1,293 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Acquaviva delle Fonti 13 km · Santeramo in Colle 14 km · Noci 17 km · Casamassima 17 km · Putignano 18 km · Adelfia 23 km · Rutigliano 24 km · Conversano 25 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

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 Gioia del Colle (40.7997°, 16.923°, elevation 360 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).