Coimbra weather in April

In April, Coimbra sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 92 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Coimbra's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coimbra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 92 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:02 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Coimbra is city seat of Coimbra municipality in Portugal.

Air quality: Good; PM10 19.8 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical April day in Coimbra reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°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)	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	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	10	10	10	10	10

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

Coimbra weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 6°	108	10.8	9.5	3.9
Feb	15° / 6°	80	8.6	10.4	4.7
Mar	18° / 8°	85	9.6	11.7	5.9
Apr	19° / 10°	92	10.7	13	6.1
May	22° / 12°	73	9.2	14.2	6.9
Jun	25° / 14°	23	5.1	14.8	7.9
Jul	27° / 16°	9	2.2	14.6	8.2
Aug	28° / 16°	14	3.1	13.6	7.8
Sep	25° / 15°	49	6	12.3	7.7
Oct	21° / 12°	117	11.2	10.9	6.4
Nov	17° / 9°	117	11.9	9.8	5.1
Dec	14° / 7°	111	10.9	9.2	4.1

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Coimbra gets around 92 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32

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 92% 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 (%)	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	86	86
Comfortable (%)	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

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.

	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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
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7	11	calm
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28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:20 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	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:42
Sunset (PM)	6:50	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	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:26	6:50
2	12.4	6:25	6:51
3	12.5	6:23	6:52
4	12.5	6:21	6:53
5	12.6	6:20	6:54
6	12.6	6:18	6:55
7	12.7	6:16	6:56
8	12.7	6:15	6:57
9	12.8	6:13	6:59
10	12.8	6:12	7:00
11	12.8	6:10	7:01
12	12.9	6:08	7:02
13	12.9	6:07	7:03
14	13.0	6:05	7:04
15	13.0	6:04	7:05
16	13.1	6:02	7:06
17	13.1	6:00	7:07
18	13.1	5:59	7:08
19	13.2	5:57	7:09
20	13.2	5:56	7:10
21	13.3	5:54	7:11
22	13.3	5:53	7:12
23	13.4	5:51	7:13
24	13.4	5:50	7:14
25	13.4	5:49	7:15
26	13.5	5:47	7:16
27	13.5	5:46	7:17
28	13.6	5:44	7:18
29	13.6	5:43	7:19
30	13.6	5:42	7:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.39 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	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	5.9
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Coimbra

In seasonPeak

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

Coimbra'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 Coimbra?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Coimbra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Coimbra in April

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

In April, Coimbra sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Coimbra 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 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 14°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	14	14	15	16	18	18	18	18	17	16	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	18	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Coimbra 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 Coimbra peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	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	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Coimbra 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 Coimbra is worst in October — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× 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)	9	10	13	11	8	21	9	24	23	29	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	9	Good
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Coimbra?

Coimbra sits at 40.2°N, 8.4°W, 59 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Santo António dos Olivais, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Coimbra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coimbra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,993 m.

The land around Coimbra is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

252 m

trees 47%

16 km

532 m

trees 70%

80 km

1,993 m

trees 55%

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

April weather nearby: Santo António dos Olivais 2.0 km · São Martinho do Bispo 3.0 km · Eiras 5.0 km · São Paulo de Frades 5.0 km · Ribeira de Frades 5.0 km · Condeixa-a-Nova 12 km · Pombal 37 km · Figueira da Foz 38 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 Coimbra (40.2069°, -8.42°, elevation 59 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	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	19	9
6	19	9
7	19	9
8	19	9
9	19	9
10	19	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	34
26	34
27	33
28	33
29	32
30	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14