Guadalajara weather in April

In April, Guadalajara sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 30% 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 Guadalajara's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guadalajara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:40 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Guadalajara is city in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.7 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Guadalajara reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5175
6175
7175
8175
9175
10175
11176
12176
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21187
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23187
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25187
26197
27197
28197
29197
30198

How April really feels in Guadalajara

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.

Guadalajara 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 / 437.51.39.42.1
Feb11° / 3461.210.43.2
Mar15° / 417.20.411.75.0
Apr18° / 508.40.1135.9
May22° / 10°438.1014.27.0
Jun28° / 14°194014.87.1
Jul32° / 17°71.7014.65.2
Aug31° / 17°92.1013.65.5
Sep26° / 13°234.3012.37.7
Oct19° / 608010.96.5
Nov13° / 577.80.29.73.9
Dec10° / 447.20.69.12.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24852
34852
44852
54852
64951
74951
85149
95149
105149
115050
125050
135050
145050
154951
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204753
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264654
274654
284753
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Guadalajara gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
628
728
828
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027

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

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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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 7:05 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:057:29
212.47:047:30
312.57:027:32
412.57:007:33
512.66:587:34
612.66:577:35
712.76:557:36
812.76:537:37
912.86:527:38
1012.86:507:39
1112.96:497:40
1212.96:477:41
1312.96:457:42
1413.06:447:43
1513.06:427:44
1613.16:407:45
1713.16:397:46
1813.26:377:47
1913.26:367:48
2013.36:347:49
2113.36:337:51
2213.36:317:52
2313.46:307:53
2413.46:287:54
2513.56:277:55
2613.56:257:56
2713.56:247:57
2813.66:237:58
2913.66:217:59
3013.76:208:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Guadalajara?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Guadalajara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guadalajara in April

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

In April, Guadalajara sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guadalajara 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 Guadalajara 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 Guadalajara?

Guadalajara sits at 40.6°N, 3.2°W, 722 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Azuqueca de Henares, 11 km away.

Topography around Guadalajara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadalajara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,931 m.

The land around Guadalajara is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
1,931 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Azuqueca de Henares 11 km · Alcalá de Henares 23 km · Algete 29 km · Torrejón de Ardoz 32 km · Mejorada del Campo 38 km · San Fernando de Henares 39 km · Barajas de Madrid 39 km · Rejas 40 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 Guadalajara (40.6286°, -3.1618°, elevation 722 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).