Benavente weather in April

In April, Benavente sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Benavente's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Benavente's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Benavente is capital town of the municipality of Benavente, 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Benavente reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°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)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9175
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
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21176
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30197

How April really feels in Benavente

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.

Benavente 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4070.89.31.9
Feb11° / 275.40.810.33.1
Mar15° / 367.30.111.74.8
Apr17° / 448.80.113.15.6
May21° / 448.2014.36.8
Jun26° / 13°275.10157.5
Jul30° / 15°143014.76.3
Aug29° / 15°152.9013.76.6
Sep25° / 12°244.2012.37.9
Oct19° / 598.2010.96.2
Nov13° / 477.80.19.63.6
Dec / 487.80.492.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54753
64852
74852
84753
94753
104753
114654
124654
134654
144555
154555
164456
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214258
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254258
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Benavente gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
628
728
828
928
1028
1129
1229
1329
1429
1530
1630
1730
1831
1931
2031
2131
2230
2330
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2529
2629
2728
2828
2928
3027

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
9100
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11100
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15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light 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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:157:40
212.57:137:41
312.57:117:42
412.67:097:43
512.67:087:45
612.77:067:46
712.77:047:47
812.87:027:48
912.87:017:49
1012.96:597:50
1112.96:577:51
1212.96:567:52
1313.06:547:54
1413.06:527:55
1513.16:517:56
1613.16:497:57
1713.26:477:58
1813.26:467:59
1913.36:448:00
2013.36:428:01
2113.46:418:03
2213.46:398:04
2313.56:388:05
2413.56:368:06
2513.56:358:07
2613.66:338:08
2713.66:328:09
2813.76:308:10
2913.76:298:12
3013.86:278:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
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265.8Bright
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305.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Benavente?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Benavente for sightseeing.

What to pack for Benavente in April

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

In April, Benavente sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Benavente 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 Benavente peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Benavente?

Benavente sits at 42.0°N, 5.7°W, 750 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Zamora, 55 km away.

Topography around Benavente

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Benavente has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 715 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,703 m.

The land around Benavente is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
213 m
80 km
1,703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Zamora 55 km · León 67 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 68 km · Villaquilambre 72 km · Valladolid 88 km · Laguna de Duero 92 km · Bragança 92 km · Palencia 95 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 Benavente (42.0025°, -5.6783°, elevation 750 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).