Burgos weather in April

In April, Burgos sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Burgos's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:41 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Burgos is city in in Castile and Leon, Spain and cultural property in Burgos, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Burgos reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°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)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15145
16145
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21155
22155
23155
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25155
26155
27156
28156
29166
30166

How April really feels in Burgos

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.

Burgos 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
Jan / 549.93.19.31.0
Feb / 4493.210.31.8
Mar12° / 5010.21.711.63.2
Apr14° / 6612.20.613.13.9
May18° / 6411.3014.45.6
Jun23° / 11°427.50157.3
Jul26° / 13°234.6014.87.9
Aug27° / 13°204.3013.77.9
Sep22° / 11°396.7012.37.4
Oct17° / 629.50.110.85.4
Nov11° / 6311.10.99.62.5
Dec / 569.21.391.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213565
223565
233565
243565
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263565
273466
283466
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Burgos gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1394
2394
3394
4394
5404
6404
7403
8403
9403
10413
11413
12413
13413
14423
15423
16423
17422
18422
19412
20411
21411
22411
23411
24401
25401
26401
27401
28401
29401
30401

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
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

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 7:07 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:077:32
212.57:057:33
312.57:037:35
412.67:017:36
512.67:007:37
612.76:587:38
712.76:567:39
812.86:547:40
912.86:537:41
1012.96:517:43
1112.96:497:44
1213.06:477:45
1313.06:467:46
1413.16:447:47
1513.16:427:48
1613.16:417:49
1713.26:397:51
1813.26:377:52
1913.36:367:53
2013.36:347:54
2113.46:337:55
2213.46:317:56
2313.56:297:57
2413.56:287:59
2513.66:268:00
2613.66:258:01
2713.66:238:02
2813.76:228:03
2913.76:208:04
3013.86:198:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Burgos?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burgos.

What to pack for Burgos in April

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

In April, Burgos sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Burgos in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burgos peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 16UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burgos?

Burgos sits at 42.3°N, 3.7°W, 863 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Gamonal, 3.0 km away.

LogroñoValladolid

Topography around Burgos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,826 m.

The land around Burgos is covered by cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
1,826 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Gamonal 3.0 km · Miranda de Ebro 73 km · Aranda de Duero 75 km · Palencia 77 km · Gasteiz / Vitoria 101 km · Logroño 104 km · Laudio / Llodio 108 km · Valladolid 114 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 Burgos (42.3411°, -3.7018°, elevation 863 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).