Figueres weather in April

In April, Figueres sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 65 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Figueres's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Figueres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Figueres is capital town of the municipality of Figueras, 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Figueres reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°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)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11179
12179
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
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201810
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221810
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Figueres weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 596.59.33.8
Feb13° / 496.110.34.1
Mar16° / 59711.65.3
Apr18° / 658.113.16.1
May21° / 13°537.214.47.1
Jun25° / 17°284.6157.8
Jul28° / 20°203.214.87.2
Aug29° / 20°233.513.76.9
Sep25° / 16°615.812.37.6
Oct21° / 13°988.310.86.8
Nov16° / 737.49.65.4
Dec13° / 666.394.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135743
145743
155743
165644
175644
185545
195545
205446
215446
225347
235347
245248
255248
265248
275149
285149
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Figueres gets around 65 mm of rain over 8.1 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 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
527
626
726
826
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1826
1926
2027
2127
2228
2329
2429
2529
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149730
159730
169640
179640
189550
199550
209460
219460
229370
239370
249280
259280
269190
279091
2889101
2988111
3087121

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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 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 6:40 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:407:06
212.56:387:07
312.56:367:08
412.66:357:09
512.66:337:10
612.76:317:11
712.76:297:12
812.86:287:14
912.86:267:15
1012.96:247:16
1112.96:227:17
1213.06:217:18
1313.06:197:19
1413.06:177:20
1513.16:167:22
1613.16:147:23
1713.26:127:24
1813.26:117:25
1913.36:097:26
2013.36:087:27
2113.46:067:28
2213.46:047:30
2313.56:037:31
2413.56:017:32
2513.66:007:33
2613.65:587:34
2713.65:577:35
2813.75:557:36
2913.75:547:37
3013.85:527:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Figueres?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Figueres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Figueres in April

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

In April, Figueres sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Figueres in April

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 22 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Figueres 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 Figueres peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Figueres?

Figueres sits at 42.3°N, 3.0°E, 41 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Roses, 18 km away.

Topography around Figueres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Figueres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,894 m.

The land around Figueres is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
2,894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Roses 18 km · Banyoles 23 km · Girona 33 km · Salt 35 km · Olot 40 km · Palafrugell 42 km · Perpignan 48 km · Palamós 48 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 Figueres (42.2664°, 2.9616°, elevation 41 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).