Sintra weather in April

In April, Sintra sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Sintra's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sintra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 50 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 6:07 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 6th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Sintra is town seat of Sintra municipality, Lisbon District, Portugal.

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 15°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sintra reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Sintra 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	14° / 12°	81	10.2	9.6	4.3
Feb	14° / 12°	60	8.2	10.5	4.3
Mar	15° / 13°	56	8.1	11.7	4.7
Apr	15° / 14°	50	7.8	13	5.1
May	17° / 15°	40	5.4	14.1	6.1
Jun	18° / 17°	8	1.8	14.7	7.5
Jul	19° / 18°	2	0.6	14.4	8.2
Aug	19° / 18°	4	0.8	13.5	8.2
Sep	19° / 18°	27	3.8	12.3	7.5
Oct	19° / 17°	80	9	11	6.3
Nov	17° / 15°	95	10.6	9.9	5.3
Dec	15° / 13°	89	10.6	9.3	4.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 35%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sintra gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 27% 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 (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23

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

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 79% 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 (%)	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	76	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69
Comfortable (%)	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	84	16	0
5	83	17	0
6	83	17	0
7	82	18	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	80	20	0
14	80	20	0
15	80	20	0
16	79	21	0
17	79	21	0
18	79	21	0
19	78	22	0
20	78	22	0
21	78	22	0
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	24	1
25	74	25	1
26	73	26	1
27	72	27	1
28	71	28	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1

Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	24	breezy
2	24	breezy
3	24	breezy
4	24	breezy
5	24	breezy
6	24	breezy
7	24	breezy
8	24	breezy
9	24	breezy
10	24	breezy
11	24	breezy
12	24	breezy
13	24	breezy
14	24	breezy
15	24	breezy
16	24	breezy
17	24	breezy
18	24	breezy
19	24	breezy
20	24	breezy
21	24	breezy
22	24	breezy
23	24	breezy
24	24	breezy
25	24	breezy
26	24	breezy
27	24	breezy
28	24	breezy
29	24	breezy
30	24	breezy

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 6:31 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:22 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	12.5	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	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	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	7:21	7:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:31	6:53
2	12.4	6:29	6:54
3	12.5	6:28	6:55
4	12.5	6:26	6:56
5	12.5	6:24	6:57
6	12.6	6:23	6:58
7	12.6	6:21	6:59
8	12.7	6:20	7:00
9	12.7	6:18	7:01
10	12.8	6:17	7:02
11	12.8	6:15	7:03
12	12.8	6:13	7:04
13	12.9	6:12	7:05
14	12.9	6:10	7:06
15	13.0	6:09	7:07
16	13.0	6:07	7:08
17	13.1	6:06	7:09
18	13.1	6:04	7:10
19	13.1	6:03	7:11
20	13.2	6:02	7:12
21	13.2	6:00	7:13
22	13.3	5:59	7:14
23	13.3	5:57	7:15
24	13.3	5:56	7:16
25	13.4	5:55	7:17
26	13.4	5:53	7:18
27	13.4	5:52	7:19
28	13.5	5:51	7:20
29	13.5	5:49	7:21
30	13.6	5:48	7:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.83 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sintra

In seasonPeak

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

Sintra's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Sintra?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sintra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sintra in April

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

In April, Sintra sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sintra 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 20 km away) is warmest in September at about 19°C and coldest in February near 15°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)	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	19	19	18	17	16
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	19	Cool
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Sintra in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sintra peaks around July 15 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	6	8	7	9	9	9	6	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Sintra?

Sintra sits at 38.8°N, 9.4°W, 197 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Algueirão, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Sintra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sintra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Sintra is covered by trees (49%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (28%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

460 m

trees 49%

16 km

513 m

water 28%

80 km

651 m

water 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

April weather nearby: Algueirão 3.0 km · Rio de Mouro 6.0 km · Cacém 8.0 km · Alcabideche 8.0 km · Massamá 10 km · Belas 10 km · Estoril 11 km · Monte Estoril 11 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 Sintra (38.801°, -9.3783°, elevation 197 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).

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	84	16	0
5	83	17	0
6	83	17	0
7	82	18	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	80	20	0
14	80	20	0
15	80	20	0
16	79	21	0
17	79	21	0
18	79	21	0
19	78	22	0
20	78	22	0
21	78	22	0
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	24	1
25	74	25	1
26	73	26	1
27	72	27	1
28	71	28	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	84	16	0
5	83	17	0
6	83	17	0
7	82	18	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	80	20	0
14	80	20	0
15	80	20	0
16	79	21	0
17	79	21	0
18	79	21	0
19	78	22	0
20	78	22	0
21	78	22	0
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	24	1
25	74	25	1
26	73	26	1
27	72	27	1
28	71	28	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	15	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	84	16	0
5	83	17	0
6	83	17	0
7	82	18	0
8	81	19	0
9	81	19	0
10	81	19	0
11	80	20	0
12	80	20	0
13	80	20	0
14	80	20	0
15	80	20	0
16	79	21	0
17	79	21	0
18	79	21	0
19	78	22	0
20	78	22	0
21	78	22	0
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	24	1
25	74	25	1
26	73	26	1
27	72	27	1
28	71	28	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1