Illescas weather in April

In April, Illescas sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Illescas's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Illescas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Illescas is capital of Illescas Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.8 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Illescas reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8187
9187
10197
11198
12198
13198
14198
15198
16198
17198
18198
19198
20198
21208
22209
23209
24209
25209
26209
27209
28219
29219
302110

How April really feels in Illescas

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.

Illescas 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
Jan11° / 387.29.52.7
Feb13° / 346.510.43.9
Mar17° / 417.511.75.7
Apr19° / 487.8136.5
May24° / 12°45814.27.3
Jun30° / 17°204.114.86.2
Jul34° / 20°91.514.64.1
Aug33° / 19°112.513.64.4
Sep28° / 15°243.912.37.2
Oct21° / 11°587.510.97.0
Nov15° / 527.89.84.6
Dec11° / 497.79.22.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45248
55347
65347
75446
85545
95545
105446
115446
125347
135347
145347
155347
165248
175248
185149
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
254951
264951
274951
285050
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Illescas gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1526
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2424
2524
2624
2724
2825
2925
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 11 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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
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
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:087:32
212.47:067:33
312.57:057:34
412.57:037:35
512.67:027:36
612.67:007:37
712.76:587:38
812.76:577:39
912.86:557:40
1012.86:537:41
1112.86:527:42
1212.96:507:43
1312.96:497:44
1413.06:477:45
1513.06:457:46
1613.16:447:47
1713.16:427:48
1813.16:417:49
1913.26:397:51
2013.26:387:52
2113.36:367:53
2213.36:357:54
2313.46:337:55
2413.46:327:56
2513.46:307:57
2613.56:297:58
2713.56:287:59
2813.66:268:00
2913.66:258:01
3013.66:248:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Illescas?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Illescas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Illescas in April

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

In April, Illescas sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Illescas 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 Illescas peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Illescas?

Illescas sits at 40.1°N, 3.8°W, 590 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Seseña, 13 km away.

Topography around Illescas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Illescas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 585 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,998 m.

The land around Illescas is covered by cropland (48%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
1,998 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Seseña 13 km · Humanes de Madrid 14 km · Parla 14 km · Valdemoro 16 km · Arroyomolinos 18 km · Pinto 18 km · Fuenlabrada 19 km · Ciempozuelos 20 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 Illescas (40.1221°, -3.847°, elevation 590 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).