Pombal weather in April

In April, Pombal sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 84 mm of rain across 10.9 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 18°C through the month. 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 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 Pombal's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pombal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:03 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Pombal is city seat of Pombal municipality.

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 18°C through the month.

A typical April day in Pombal reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Pombal 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° / 10311.39.53.9
Feb15° / 788.910.44.5
Mar17° / 789.611.75.5
Apr18° / 11°8410.9135.8
May20° / 13°678.714.26.7
Jun23° / 15°214.514.88.1
Jul25° / 16°71.914.58.9
Aug25° / 16°112.513.68.7
Sep24° / 15°445.512.38.0
Oct21° / 13°1091110.96.4
Nov17° / 10°11212.29.85.1
Dec14° / 10711.19.24.2

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 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
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55545
65545
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pombal gets around 84 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
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436
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735
835
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16928
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Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
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2115light breeze
2214light 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 6:27 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:276:51
212.46:266:52
312.56:246:53
412.56:226:54
512.66:216:55
612.66:196:56
712.76:176:57
812.76:166:58
912.76:146:59
1012.86:137:00
1112.86:117:01
1212.96:097:02
1312.96:087:03
1413.06:067:04
1513.06:057:05
1613.16:037:06
1713.16:027:07
1813.16:007:08
1913.25:597:09
2013.25:577:10
2113.35:567:11
2213.35:547:12
2313.35:537:13
2413.45:517:15
2513.45:507:16
2613.55:487:17
2713.55:477:18
2813.55:467:19
2913.65:447:20
3013.65:437:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Pombal

In seasonPeak

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

Pombal'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 Pombal?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Pombal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pombal in April

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

In April, Pombal sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pombal 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 31 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.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Pombal 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 Pombal 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pombal?

Pombal sits at 39.9°N, 8.6°W, 69 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Condeixa-a-Nova, 24 km away.

Topography around Pombal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pombal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,401 m.

The land around Pombal is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
554 m
80 km
1,401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Condeixa-a-Nova 24 km · Leiria 25 km · Marinha Grande 32 km · Figueira da Foz 33 km · Ribeira de Frades 34 km · São Martinho do Bispo 36 km · Coimbra 37 km · Santo António dos Olivais 39 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 Pombal (39.9167°, -8.6285°, elevation 69 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).