Potenza weather in April

In April, Potenza sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 32% 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 Potenza's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Potenza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 73 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:25 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Air quality: Good; PM10 16.7 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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Potenza 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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 5°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	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

How April really feels in Potenza

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Potenza 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 1°	64	9.8	3	9.4	1.4
Feb	9° / 1°	62	10.5	4	10.4	1.7
Mar	12° / 3°	74	11.2	2.2	11.7	3.1
Apr	15° / 6°	73	11.6	0.5	13.1	4.5
May	20° / 10°	53	9.4	0	14.2	6.5
Jun	25° / 14°	41	6.9	0	14.9	7.7
Jul	28° / 17°	29	5.2	0	14.6	7.7
Aug	28° / 17°	28	5.3	0	13.6	7.4
Sep	23° / 14°	51	7.9	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	19° / 10°	61	7.9	0.1	10.9	6.5
Nov	14° / 6°	68	9.6	0.5	9.7	3.9
Dec	9° / 3°	72	10.4	2.6	9.1	1.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	53	54	53	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	51
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	47	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Potenza gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38
Snow chance (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	3
3	38	3
4	38	3
5	38	3
6	38	3
7	39	3
8	39	3
9	39	3
10	40	3
11	40	3
12	41	3
13	41	3
14	41	2
15	41	2
16	41	2
17	41	2
18	41	2
19	41	2
20	40	1
21	40	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	0
27	39	0
28	39	0
29	38	0
30	38	0

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99
Comfortable (%)	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	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 5:49 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:44 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)	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:28	5:26	5:25	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:08	5:07	5:05	5:04
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:49	6:14
2	12.4	5:48	6:15
3	12.5	5:46	6:16
4	12.5	5:44	6:17
5	12.6	5:43	6:18
6	12.6	5:41	6:19
7	12.7	5:39	6:20
8	12.7	5:38	6:21
9	12.8	5:36	6:22
10	12.8	5:34	6:23
11	12.9	5:33	6:24
12	12.9	5:31	6:25
13	12.9	5:29	6:26
14	13.0	5:28	6:27
15	13.0	5:26	6:28
16	13.1	5:25	6:29
17	13.1	5:23	6:30
18	13.2	5:21	6:31
19	13.2	5:20	6:33
20	13.3	5:18	6:34
21	13.3	5:17	6:35
22	13.3	5:15	6:36
23	13.4	5:14	6:37
24	13.4	5:12	6:38
25	13.5	5:11	6:39
26	13.5	5:10	6:40
27	13.5	5:08	6:41
28	13.6	5:07	6:42
29	13.6	5:05	6:43
30	13.7	5:04	6:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.27 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	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	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	5.6	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	4.9	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	5.1	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	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

Is April a good time to visit Potenza?

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 Potenza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Potenza in April

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

In April, Potenza sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Potenza 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 Potenza peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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)	2	3	5	5	7	9	10	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Potenza 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 Potenza is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	16	16	17	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Potenza?

Potenza sits at 40.6°N, 15.8°E, 819 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Gravina in Puglia, 55 km away.

Topography around Potenza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Potenza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m around an average of 760 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,981 m.

The land around Potenza is covered by trees (47%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

334 m

trees 47%

16 km

1,309 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,981 m

trees 50%

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

April weather nearby: Gravina in Puglia 55 km · Eboli 63 km · Altamura 66 km · Matera 67 km · Canosa di Puglia 68 km · Cerignola 70 km · Battipaglia 70 km · Corato 76 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 Potenza (40.6418°, 15.8079°, elevation 819 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	3
3	38	3
4	38	3
5	38	3
6	38	3
7	39	3
8	39	3
9	39	3
10	40	3
11	40	3
12	41	3
13	41	3
14	41	2
15	41	2
16	41	2
17	41	2
18	41	2
19	41	2
20	40	1
21	40	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	0
27	39	0
28	39	0
29	38	0
30	38	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	3
3	38	3
4	38	3
5	38	3
6	38	3
7	39	3
8	39	3
9	39	3
10	40	3
11	40	3
12	41	3
13	41	3
14	41	2
15	41	2
16	41	2
17	41	2
18	41	2
19	41	2
20	40	1
21	40	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	0
27	39	0
28	39	0
29	38	0
30	38	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	4
2	38	3
3	38	3
4	38	3
5	38	3
6	38	3
7	39	3
8	39	3
9	39	3
10	40	3
11	40	3
12	41	3
13	41	3
14	41	2
15	41	2
16	41	2
17	41	2
18	41	2
19	41	2
20	40	1
21	40	1
22	40	1
23	40	1
24	39	1
25	39	1
26	39	0
27	39	0
28	39	0
29	38	0
30	38	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1