Braga weather in April

In April, Braga sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 142 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. 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 Braga's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Braga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 142 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:00 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Braga is city seat of Braga municipality.

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 10.4 µg/m³ · 2018

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical April day in Braga reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 3°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)	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Braga 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 6°	191	12.5	9.3	3.4
Feb	14° / 6°	125	9.8	10.3	4.2
Mar	17° / 8°	147	10.6	11.7	5.3
Apr	18° / 9°	142	12.4	13.1	5.6
May	20° / 12°	121	11.3	14.3	6.3
Jun	24° / 14°	48	6.6	14.9	7.7
Jul	26° / 16°	28	4.2	14.7	8.1
Aug	26° / 16°	39	4.8	13.7	8.0
Sep	24° / 14°	79	6.8	12.3	7.6
Oct	20° / 12°	210	13	10.9	5.9
Nov	16° / 9°	200	13.2	9.7	4.5
Dec	13° / 7°	205	13.1	9	3.5

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	48	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	51	51	49	49	49	48	47	46	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	52	52	50	50	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	49	49	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Braga gets around 142 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 43% 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 (%)	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	42
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

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 95% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	90
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
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20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	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 6:26 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:23 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	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	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	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:41	5:39
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:26	6:51
2	12.5	6:24	6:52
3	12.5	6:22	6:53
4	12.6	6:21	6:54
5	12.6	6:19	6:55
6	12.7	6:17	6:56
7	12.7	6:15	6:57
8	12.7	6:14	6:59
9	12.8	6:12	7:00
10	12.8	6:10	7:01
11	12.9	6:09	7:02
12	12.9	6:07	7:03
13	13.0	6:05	7:04
14	13.0	6:04	7:05
15	13.1	6:02	7:06
16	13.1	6:00	7:07
17	13.2	5:59	7:08
18	13.2	5:57	7:10
19	13.3	5:56	7:11
20	13.3	5:54	7:12
21	13.3	5:53	7:13
22	13.4	5:51	7:14
23	13.4	5:49	7:15
24	13.5	5:48	7:16
25	13.5	5:46	7:17
26	13.6	5:45	7:18
27	13.6	5:44	7:20
28	13.6	5:42	7:21
29	13.7	5:41	7:22
30	13.7	5:39	7:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.34 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	5.0	5.0	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	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Braga

In seasonPeak

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

Braga's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Braga?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Braga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Braga in April

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

In April, Braga sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Braga in April

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	14	15	17	17	17	17	17	16	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Braga 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 Braga peaks around June 23 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Braga 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 Braga is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	11	14	12	8	9	9	25	24	18	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	8	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Braga?

Braga sits at 41.6°N, 8.4°W, 190 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Bairro Novo, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Braga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Braga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,517 m.

The land around Braga is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (32%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

296 m

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

568 m

trees 51%

80 km

1,517 m

trees 41%

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

April weather nearby: Bairro Novo 2.0 km · Guimarães 16 km · Barcelos 16 km · Fafe 24 km · Bougado 26 km · Trofa 26 km · Ponte de Lima 27 km · Felgueiras 28 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

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 Braga (41.5514°, -8.4231°, elevation 190 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. 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	17	9
2	17	9
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	18	9
7	18	9
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	10
23	18	10
24	18	10
25	18	10
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	42
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	42
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	41
15	41
16	42
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	42
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10