Colmenar Viejo weather in April

In April, Colmenar Viejo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Colmenar Viejo's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colmenar Viejo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:43 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Colmenar Viejo is human settlement in Colmenar Viejo, Community of Madrid, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22.6 µg/m³ · 2010

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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Colmenar Viejo reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°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)
1154
2154
3154
4154
5154
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19166
20166
21166
22166
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Colmenar Viejo

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.

Colmenar Viejo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 518.84.29.41.5
Feb10° / 427.63.710.42.5
Mar14° / 539.22.411.74.1
Apr16° / 6411.21.613.14.8
May20° / 6010.90.314.26.3
Jun26° / 13°296.9014.97.3
Jul30° / 16°143.4014.66.1
Aug30° / 16°174.4013.66.3
Sep25° / 12°326012.37.6
Oct18° / 709.20.210.95.9
Nov12° / 659.51.59.73.2
Dec / 528.22.59.11.8

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 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64753
74753
84753
94753
104852
114753
124753
134753
144654
154654
164654
174555
184555
194555
204456
214555
224456
234456
244357
254456
264456
274456
284456
294456
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Colmenar Viejo gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1377
2367
3367
4367
5367
6377
7377
8377
9376
10376
11376
12376
13376
14376
15386
16385
17385
18385
19385
20385
21385
22384
23384
24384
25384
26384
27384
28384
29383
30383

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

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 7:08 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:087:32
212.47:067:33
312.57:047:34
412.57:037:35
512.67:017:36
612.66:597:37
712.76:587:38
812.76:567:39
912.86:547:40
1012.86:537:41
1112.96:517:42
1212.96:497:43
1312.96:487:45
1413.06:467:46
1513.06:447:47
1613.16:437:48
1713.16:417:49
1813.26:407:50
1913.26:387:51
2013.36:377:52
2113.36:357:53
2213.36:347:54
2313.46:327:55
2413.46:317:56
2513.56:297:57
2613.56:287:58
2713.56:267:59
2813.66:258:00
2913.66:248:01
3013.76:228:03

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Colmenar Viejo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Colmenar Viejo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Colmenar Viejo in April

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

In April, Colmenar Viejo sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Colmenar Viejo 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 Colmenar Viejo peaks around July 15 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 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Colmenar Viejo?

Colmenar Viejo sits at 40.7°N, 3.8°W, 889 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tres Cantos, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Colmenar Viejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colmenar Viejo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,988 m.

The land around Colmenar Viejo is covered by grassland (68%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (31%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
1,267 m
80 km
1,988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tres Cantos 8.0 km · El Goloso 13 km · Torrelodones 16 km · Alcobendas 16 km · San Sebastián de los Reyes 17 km · Fuencarral-El Pardo 18 km · Mirasierra 19 km · Fuencarral 19 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 Colmenar Viejo (40.6591°, -3.7676°, elevation 889 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).