Marinha Grande weather in April

In April, Marinha Grande sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 74 mm of rain across 10 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 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Marinha Grande's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marinha Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:05 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Marinha Grande is capital city of the Marinha Grande municipality, Portugal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical April day in Marinha Grande reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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Marinha Grande 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 9911.39.53.8
Feb14° / 10°729.110.44.2
Mar16° / 11°709.411.75.0
Apr16° / 12°7410135.3
May18° / 14°598.114.26.4
Jun20° / 16°163.614.87.7
Jul22° / 17°61.614.58.5
Aug22° / 17°91.913.68.6
Sep21° / 16°395.312.37.6
Oct19° / 15°10310.510.96.2
Nov16° / 12°11012.39.84.9
Dec14° / 10°101119.24.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
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45644
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65743
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Marinha Grande gets around 74 mm of rain over 10 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2937
3937
4937
5928
6928
7928
8919
9919
10919
119010
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Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
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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 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 6:29 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:296:52
212.46:276:53
312.56:256:54
412.56:246:55
512.66:226:56
612.66:206:57
712.76:196:58
812.76:176:59
912.76:167:00
1012.86:147:01
1112.86:127:02
1212.96:117:03
1312.96:097:04
1413.06:087:05
1513.06:067:06
1613.06:057:07
1713.16:037:08
1813.16:027:09
1913.26:007:10
2013.25:597:11
2113.35:577:12
2213.35:567:13
2313.35:547:14
2413.45:537:15
2513.45:517:17
2613.55:507:18
2713.55:497:19
2813.55:477:20
2913.65:467:21
3013.65:457:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Marinha Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Marinha Grande'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 Marinha Grande?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Marinha Grande for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marinha Grande in April

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

In April, Marinha Grande sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Marinha Grande 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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Marinha Grande 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 Marinha Grande peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marinha Grande?

Marinha Grande sits at 39.7°N, 8.9°W, 91 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Leiria, 11 km away.

Topography around Marinha Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marinha Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Marinha Grande is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), water (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Leiria 11 km · Alcobaça 22 km · Pombal 32 km · Monsanto 37 km · Caldas da Rainha 42 km · Torres Novas 45 km · Figueira da Foz 45 km · Tomar 48 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 Marinha Grande (39.7477°, -8.9323°, elevation 91 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).