Alcalá la Real weather in April

In April, Alcalá la Real sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Alcalá la Real's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alcalá la Real's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:47 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Alcalá la Real is capital of Alcalá la Real Municipality, Spain.

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Alcalá la Real reaches about 18°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 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3176
4176
5186
6186
7186
8187
9187
10187
11187
12187
13187
14187
15187
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How April really feels in Alcalá la Real

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.

Alcalá la Real weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 678.70.89.73.2
Feb13° / 6490.610.63.9
Mar16° / 719.40.211.75.3
Apr18° / 6810.2012.96.0
May23° / 11°527.80147.3
Jun28° / 15°223.5014.57.5
Jul32° / 18°31.2014.35.6
Aug32° / 18°82.2013.45.5
Sep27° / 15°385.4012.37.4
Oct21° / 11°638.40116.9
Nov15° / 759.20.1104.9
Dec13° / 798.90.29.53.6

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
45050
55149
65149
75248
85248
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145347
155248
165248
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205149
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265149
275149
285248
295248
305347

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Alcalá la Real gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
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2034
2134
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3031

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
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8100
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Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:107:31
212.47:087:32
312.47:067:33
412.57:057:34
512.57:037:35
612.67:027:36
712.67:007:37
812.66:597:38
912.76:577:38
1012.76:567:39
1112.86:547:40
1212.86:537:41
1312.86:517:42
1412.96:507:43
1512.96:487:44
1613.06:477:45
1713.06:467:46
1813.06:447:47
1913.16:437:48
2013.16:417:48
2113.26:407:49
2213.26:397:50
2313.26:377:51
2413.36:367:52
2513.36:357:53
2613.36:337:54
2713.46:327:55
2813.46:317:56
2913.56:307:57
3013.56:287:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Alcalá la Real?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Alcalá la Real for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alcalá la Real in April

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

In April, Alcalá la Real sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alcalá la Real 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 Alcalá la Real peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Alcalá la Real?

Alcalá la Real sits at 37.5°N, 3.9°W, 918 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Priego de Córdoba, 24 km away.

Topography around Alcalá la Real

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcalá la Real has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,447 m.

The land around Alcalá la Real is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
1,137 m
80 km
3,447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Priego de Córdoba 24 km · Martos 29 km · Atarfe 34 km · Albolote 35 km · Santafé 35 km · Jaén 36 km · Maracena 38 km · Loja 38 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 Alcalá la Real (37.4614°, -3.923°, elevation 918 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).