Albacete weather in April

In April, Albacete sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Albacete's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albacete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:37 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Albacete is city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1241

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Albacete reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3186
4186
5187
6187
7187
8187
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10187
11187
12187
13187
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How April really feels in Albacete

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Albacete weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 285.30.79.63.1
Feb13° / 2550.610.54.0
Mar16° / 396.30.311.75.6
Apr19° / 437.30.1136.5
May23° / 11°386.4014.17.5
Jun29° / 16°213.8014.76.6
Jul33° / 19°71.9014.54.5
Aug32° / 19°183.5013.54.8
Sep27° / 15°355.4012.37.3
Oct21° / 11°356.10117.2
Nov15° / 3760.29.95.0
Dec12° / 335.70.69.33.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85644
95644
105644
115545
125446
135446
145446
155347
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245347
255347
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Albacete gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
723
823
923
1024
1124
1225
1325
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
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2526
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912calm
3012calm

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 7:01 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:017:23
212.46:597:24
312.56:577:25
412.56:567:26
512.66:547:27
612.66:537:28
712.66:517:29
812.76:497:30
912.76:487:31
1012.86:467:32
1112.86:457:33
1212.96:437:34
1312.96:427:35
1412.96:407:36
1513.06:397:37
1613.06:377:38
1713.16:367:39
1813.16:347:40
1913.16:337:41
2013.26:317:42
2113.26:307:43
2213.36:287:44
2313.36:277:45
2413.36:267:46
2513.46:247:47
2613.46:237:48
2713.56:217:49
2813.56:207:50
2913.56:197:51
3013.66:187:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Albacete?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Albacete for sightseeing.

What to pack for Albacete in April

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

In April, Albacete sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Albacete 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 Albacete peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Albacete?

Albacete sits at 39.0°N, 1.9°W, 695 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Roda, 35 km away.

Topography around Albacete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albacete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,449 m.

The land around Albacete is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
1,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: La Roda 35 km · Hellín 55 km · Almansa 67 km · Villarrobledo 71 km · Jumilla 74 km · Yecla 77 km · Requena 85 km · Cieza 92 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Albacete (38.9942°, -1.8564°, elevation 695 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. 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).