Varese weather in April

In April, Varese sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 129 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 35% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Varese's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
129 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Varese 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 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2157
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10168
11168
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18179
19179
20189
21189
22189
23189
241810
251810
261810
271910
281910
291910
301911

How April really feels in Varese

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.

Varese weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 677.22.58.91.0
Feb / 656.82.310.11.9
Mar13° / 878.21.111.64.1
Apr17° / 12911.60.213.35.3
May21° / 13°14513014.76.1
Jun25° / 17°13511.5015.56.6
Jul28° / 19°999.8015.26.4
Aug27° / 19°13111.1013.96.5
Sep22° / 15°16310.1012.36.7
Oct17° / 11°18111010.75.2
Nov11° / 18710.50.79.32.8
Dec / 807.42.38.51.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35446
45446
55446
65347
75446
85446
95347
105347
115347
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
174951
184852
194852
204753
214654
224654
234555
244456
254357
264357
274258
284258
294258
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Varese gets around 129 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 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
535
635
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1738
1838
1938
2039
2140
2240
2341
2442
2543
2644
2744
2845
2946
3046

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29973
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:156:44
212.56:136:45
312.66:116:47
412.66:096:48
512.76:076:49
612.86:056:51
712.86:036:52
812.96:016:53
912.95:596:55
1013.05:576:56
1113.05:556:57
1213.15:546:58
1313.15:527:00
1413.25:507:01
1513.25:487:02
1613.35:467:04
1713.35:447:05
1813.45:427:06
1913.55:417:08
2013.55:397:09
2113.65:377:10
2213.65:357:12
2313.75:337:13
2413.75:327:14
2513.85:307:16
2613.85:287:17
2713.95:277:18
2813.95:257:20
2914.05:237:21
3014.05:227:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Varese?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Varese for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varese in April

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Varese 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 Varese peaks around July 16 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Varese 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 Varese is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Varese's WHO annual average of 18.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2223 µg/m³Nov 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Varese?

Varese sits at 45.8°N, 8.8°E, 382 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Malnate, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Varese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varese has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 374 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,458 m.

The land around Varese is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
1,041 m
80 km
4,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Malnate 5.0 km · Tradate 14 km · Cassano Magnago 17 km · Gallarate 18 km · Como 20 km · Busto Arsizio 23 km · Lugano 24 km · Pallanza-Intra-Suna 24 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 Varese (45.8206°, 8.8251°, elevation 382 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).