Calatayud weather in April

In April, Calatayud sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Calatayud's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calatayud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Calatayud is Aragonese city, capital of the municipality of Calatayud, Spain.

Founded
1120

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 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Calatayud reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°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)
1164
2164
3164
4164
5164
6164
7164
8165
9165
10165
11175
12175
13175
14175
15175
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20186
21186
22186
23186
24186
25186
26186
27186
28197
29197
30197

How April really feels in Calatayud

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.

Calatayud weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 307.11.59.42.1
Feb11° / 2661.410.33.0
Mar15° / 357.20.811.74.8
Apr17° / 529.50.413.15.6
May22° / 549.2014.36.7
Jun27° / 13°367.3014.96.9
Jul31° / 15°224.7014.75.6
Aug30° / 15°215.5013.75.8
Sep25° / 12°335.6012.37.7
Oct19° / 417.2010.96.6
Nov13° / 397.30.49.73.9
Dec10° / 265.90.89.12.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
144555
154555
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194555
204555
214357
224357
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244357
254258
264258
274258
284159
294159
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Calatayud gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2302
3302
4302
5302
6312
7312
8312
9322
10322
11322
12322
13322
14322
15322
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18322
19321
20321
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22321
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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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:597:24
212.56:577:25
312.56:557:26
412.66:547:27
512.66:527:28
612.66:507:29
712.76:497:30
812.76:477:31
912.86:457:32
1012.86:437:33
1112.96:427:35
1212.96:407:36
1313.06:387:37
1413.06:377:38
1513.16:357:39
1613.16:347:40
1713.26:327:41
1813.26:307:42
1913.26:297:43
2013.36:277:44
2113.36:267:45
2213.46:247:47
2313.46:237:48
2413.56:217:49
2513.56:207:50
2613.56:187:51
2713.66:177:52
2813.66:157:53
2913.76:147:54
3013.76:137:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
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215.7Bright
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285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Calatayud?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Calatayud for sightseeing.

What to pack for Calatayud in April

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

In April, Calatayud sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Calatayud 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 Calatayud peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calatayud?

Calatayud sits at 41.4°N, 1.6°W, 542 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montecanal, 66 km away.

Topography around Calatayud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calatayud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,124 m.

The land around Calatayud is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (36%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
2,124 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Montecanal 66 km · Utebo 67 km · Oliver-Valdefierro 67 km · Delicias 70 km · Almozara 71 km · Zaragoza 72 km · Tudela 79 km · Soria 82 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 Calatayud (41.3535°, -1.6432°, elevation 542 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).