Santo António weather in April

In April, Santo António sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Santo António's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo António's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 47 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 6:44 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical April day in Santo António reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14

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

Santo António weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 13°	51	8.4	10.1	4.9
Feb	15° / 12°	53	7.9	10.8	4.8
Mar	16° / 13°	56	10.3	11.8	5.0
Apr	17° / 13°	47	8.6	12.8	5.4
May	19° / 14°	28	7.4	13.7	6.4
Jun	21° / 16°	13	3.5	14.1	7.5
Jul	23° / 18°	4	1.4	13.9	8.6
Aug	24° / 19°	7	2.5	13.2	8.6
Sep	23° / 19°	25	7.7	12.2	7.2
Oct	21° / 18°	69	11.7	11.2	6.1
Nov	18° / 15°	64	11	10.3	5.6
Dec	17° / 14°	83	10.4	9.9	5.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 65%.

	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 (%)	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santo António gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.6 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 29% and peaks near 32% 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 (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	26
30	26

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 87% 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 (%)	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	82	81	81
Comfortable (%)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	90	9	1
11	89	10	1
12	89	10	1
13	89	10	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	86	14	0
21	86	14	0
22	85	15	0
23	85	15	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	83	17	0
28	82	17	1
29	81	18	1
30	81	18	1

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
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	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:42 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)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28
Sunset (PM)	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	7:03	7:21
2	12.3	7:02	7:22
3	12.4	7:01	7:23
4	12.4	6:59	7:24
5	12.4	6:58	7:24
6	12.5	6:57	7:25
7	12.5	6:55	7:26
8	12.5	6:54	7:26
9	12.6	6:53	7:27
10	12.6	6:51	7:28
11	12.6	6:50	7:29
12	12.7	6:49	7:29
13	12.7	6:48	7:30
14	12.7	6:46	7:31
15	12.8	6:45	7:31
16	12.8	6:44	7:32
17	12.8	6:43	7:33
18	12.9	6:41	7:34
19	12.9	6:40	7:34
20	12.9	6:39	7:35
21	13.0	6:38	7:36
22	13.0	6:37	7:36
23	13.0	6:35	7:37
24	13.1	6:34	7:38
25	13.1	6:33	7:39
26	13.1	6:32	7:39
27	13.2	6:31	7:40
28	13.2	6:30	7:41
29	13.2	6:29	7:42
30	13.2	6:28	7:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.93 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)	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Santo António

In seasonPeak

None of Santo António's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Santo António sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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Is April a good time to visit Santo António?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Santo António for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo António in April

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

In April, Santo António sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Santo António in April

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Dec 14 — about 6.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	18	18	19	21	22	23	24	23	21	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Santo António in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santo António peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	9	8	9	10	11	10	8	7	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Santo António?

Santo António sits at 32.7°N, 16.9°W, 234 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Funchal, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Santo António

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo António has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Santo António is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

911 m

trees 43%

16 km

1,832 m

water 48%

80 km

1,813 m

water 93%

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

April weather nearby: Funchal 1.0 km · São Martinho 2.0 km · Câmara de Lobos 4.0 km · Caniço 9.0 km · Santa Cruz de la Palma 449 km · Los Llanos de Aridane 455 km · Tacoronte 468 km · La Laguna 468 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 Santo António (32.6614°, -16.9348°, elevation 234 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	26
30	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	90	9	1
11	89	10	1
12	89	10	1
13	89	10	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	86	14	0
21	86	14	0
22	85	15	0
23	85	15	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	83	17	0
28	82	17	1
29	81	18	1
30	81	18	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	26
30	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	90	9	1
11	89	10	1
12	89	10	1
13	89	10	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	86	14	0
21	86	14	0
22	85	15	0
23	85	15	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	83	17	0
28	82	17	1
29	81	18	1
30	81	18	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	26
30	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	90	9	1
11	89	10	1
12	89	10	1
13	89	10	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	86	14	0
21	86	14	0
22	85	15	0
23	85	15	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	83	17	0
28	82	17	1
29	81	18	1
30	81	18	1