Beja weather in April

In April, Beja sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 44 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Beja's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:02 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Beja is city seat of Beja 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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Beja reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
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4209
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72010
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102110
112110
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How April really feels in Beja

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.

Beja 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 466.89.74.8
Feb16° / 41610.55.6
Mar19° / 486.511.76.7
Apr21° / 10°447.4137.0
May25° / 13°366147.6
Jun29° / 16°101.714.66.9
Jul32° / 17°20.414.45.1
Aug32° / 18°40.813.55.1
Sep29° / 16°253.712.36.9
Oct24° / 13°667.3117.3
Nov18° / 607.49.96.3
Dec15° / 627.69.45.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145248
155149
165149
175050
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194951
204951
214852
224753
234753
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254852
264951
274852
284951
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Beja gets around 44 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2324
2424
2524
2623
2723
2823
2922
3022

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20946
21937
22937
23937
24937
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:256:47
212.46:246:48
312.56:226:49
412.56:206:50
512.56:196:51
612.66:176:52
712.66:166:53
812.76:146:54
912.76:136:55
1012.76:116:56
1112.86:106:56
1212.86:086:57
1312.96:076:58
1412.96:056:59
1512.96:047:00
1613.06:027:01
1713.06:017:02
1813.15:597:03
1913.15:587:04
2013.15:567:05
2113.25:557:06
2213.25:547:07
2313.35:527:08
2413.35:517:09
2513.35:507:10
2613.45:487:11
2713.45:477:12
2813.45:467:12
2913.55:447:13
3013.55:437:14

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 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Beja?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Beja for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Beja in April

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

In April, Beja sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Beja in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beja peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Beja?

Beja sits at 38.0°N, 7.9°W, 286 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Évora, 61 km away.

Topography around Beja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Beja is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (29%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Évora 61 km · Ayamonte 98 km · Loulé 98 km · Tavira 100 km · Lepe 102 km · Isla Cristina 103 km · Cartaya 103 km · Laranjeiro 105 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,082
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 612
Religion
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 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 Beja (38.0147°, -7.8628°, elevation 286 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).