Cordoba weather in April

In April, Cordoba sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 52 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Cordoba's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cordoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:50 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Cordoba is Andalusian city, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.3 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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Cordoba reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2209
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How April really feels in Cordoba

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.

Cordoba weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 537.49.74.3
Feb15° / 466.310.55.2
Mar19° / 576.811.76.6
Apr21° / 10°528.2136.9
May26° / 14°376.5147.4
Jun31° / 18°122.314.65.5
Jul35° / 21°30.614.43.3
Aug35° / 21°61.113.53.5
Sep30° / 18°293.912.36.2
Oct24° / 14°627.3117.3
Nov17° / 656.9106.1
Dec14° / 747.29.44.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45545
55545
65644
75644
85743
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155644
165545
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305347

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Cordoba gets around 52 mm of rain over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
426
526
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2726
2826
2926
3026

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 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 7:13 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:137:35
212.47:117:36
312.47:107:37
412.57:087:37
512.57:077:38
612.67:057:39
712.67:037:40
812.77:027:41
912.77:007:42
1012.76:597:43
1112.86:577:44
1212.86:567:45
1312.96:547:46
1412.96:537:47
1512.96:517:48
1613.06:507:49
1713.06:497:50
1813.16:477:51
1913.16:467:51
2013.16:447:52
2113.26:437:53
2213.26:417:54
2313.36:407:55
2413.36:397:56
2513.36:377:57
2613.46:367:58
2713.46:357:59
2813.46:348:00
2913.56:328:01
3013.56:318:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.6Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cordoba?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Cordoba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cordoba in April

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

In April, Cordoba sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Cordoba in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cordoba peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cordoba?

Cordoba sits at 37.9°N, 4.8°W, 117 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montilla, 36 km away.

Topography around Cordoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cordoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m.

The land around Cordoba is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,496 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Montilla 36 km · Écija 47 km · Palma del Río 49 km · Baena 50 km · Pozoblanco 55 km · Cabra 55 km · Puente-Genil 56 km · Lucena 59 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 Cordoba (37.8916°, -4.7728°, elevation 117 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).