La Spezia weather in April

In April, La Spezia sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 97 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is La Spezia's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Spezia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 97 mm; 10.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:44 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 10.9 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in La Spezia reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17
Avg low (°C)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

La Spezia weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 9°	113	11.7	9.1	2.8
Feb	11° / 9°	103	9.8	10.2	2.8
Mar	13° / 11°	95	9.7	11.6	3.7
Apr	15° / 13°	97	10.1	13.2	4.6
May	19° / 16°	71	8.6	14.5	6.3
Jun	22° / 20°	61	6.7	15.2	7.6
Jul	25° / 22°	33	4	15	8.5
Aug	25° / 23°	53	6.2	13.8	8.0
Sep	22° / 20°	136	9.3	12.3	7.1
Oct	19° / 17°	207	13.2	10.8	5.8
Nov	15° / 13°	204	14.1	9.4	4.2
Dec	13° / 11°	145	13	8.8	3.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 43%. 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 (%)	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

La Spezia gets around 97 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

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 89% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	88	87	85	84	82	80	77	75	72	70	68
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	12	13	15	16	18	20	22	24	27	29	31
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	88	12	0
21	87	13	0
22	85	15	0
23	84	16	0
24	82	18	0
25	80	20	0
26	77	22	1
27	75	24	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	68	31	1

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:15 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	12.7	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	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:29	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:21
Sunset (PM)	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:12	6:39
2	12.5	6:10	6:40
3	12.6	6:08	6:41
4	12.6	6:06	6:43
5	12.7	6:04	6:44
6	12.7	6:02	6:45
7	12.8	6:01	6:46
8	12.8	5:59	6:48
9	12.9	5:57	6:49
10	12.9	5:55	6:50
11	13.0	5:53	6:51
12	13.0	5:51	6:53
13	13.1	5:50	6:54
14	13.1	5:48	6:55
15	13.2	5:46	6:56
16	13.2	5:44	6:58
17	13.3	5:43	6:59
18	13.3	5:41	7:00
19	13.4	5:39	7:01
20	13.4	5:37	7:02
21	13.5	5:36	7:04
22	13.5	5:34	7:05
23	13.6	5:32	7:06
24	13.6	5:31	7:07
25	13.7	5:29	7:09
26	13.7	5:28	7:10
27	13.8	5:26	7:11
28	13.8	5:24	7:12
29	13.8	5:23	7:14
30	13.9	5:21	7:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.29 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for La Spezia

In seasonPeak

In April, La Spezia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

La Spezia's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit La Spezia?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit La Spezia for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Spezia in April

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

In April, La Spezia sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near La Spezia 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	18	22	24	25	23	20	18	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in La Spezia in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Spezia peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is La Spezia?

La Spezia sits at 44.1°N, 9.8°E, 3 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cinque Terre, 8.0 km away.

Topography around La Spezia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Spezia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m.

The land around La Spezia is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

543 m

trees 44%

16 km

822 m

trees 48%

80 km

2,129 m

trees 53%

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

April weather nearby: Cinque Terre 8.0 km · Sarzana 11 km · Marina di Carrara 19 km · Carrara 22 km · Marina di Massa 25 km · Massa 26 km · Pietrasanta 36 km · Sestri Levante 39 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

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 La Spezia (44.103°, 9.8238°, elevation 3 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	14	11
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	16	13
23	16	13
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	16	14
28	16	14
29	16	14
30	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	88	12	0
21	87	13	0
22	85	15	0
23	84	16	0
24	82	18	0
25	80	20	0
26	77	22	1
27	75	24	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	68	31	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	88	12	0
21	87	13	0
22	85	15	0
23	84	16	0
24	82	18	0
25	80	20	0
26	77	22	1
27	75	24	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	68	31	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	34
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	88	12	0
21	87	13	0
22	85	15	0
23	84	16	0
24	82	18	0
25	80	20	0
26	77	22	1
27	75	24	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	68	31	1