Mataró weather in April

In April, Mataró sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Mataró's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mataró's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:17 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Mataró is capital of Mataró Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.4 µg/m³ · 2016

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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mataró reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Mataró weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 5279.33.5
Feb12° / 477.210.33.5
Mar13° / 10°477.311.74.2
Apr15° / 12°558.513.14.8
May18° / 15°487.814.36.2
Jun22° / 19°395.814.97.5
Jul24° / 21°315.214.78.2
Aug25° / 22°436.913.77.7
Sep23° / 19°861112.36.8
Oct19° / 16°10710.910.96.2
Nov15° / 12°7499.75.0
Dec13° / 53793.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56139
66139
76238
86139
96139
106139
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126139
136139
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mataró gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9973
10973
11973
12964
13964
14955
15946
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Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
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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 6:42 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:427:07
212.56:417:08
312.56:397:10
412.66:377:11
512.66:357:12
612.76:347:13
712.76:327:14
812.76:307:15
912.86:297:16
1012.86:277:17
1112.96:257:18
1212.96:247:19
1313.06:227:21
1413.06:207:22
1513.16:197:23
1613.16:177:24
1713.26:157:25
1813.26:147:26
1913.26:127:27
2013.36:117:28
2113.36:097:29
2213.46:087:31
2313.46:067:32
2413.56:047:33
2513.56:037:34
2613.66:027:35
2713.66:007:36
2813.65:597:37
2913.75:577:38
3013.75:567:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mataró?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mataró for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mataró in April

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

In April, Mataró sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mataró 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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 18 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Mataró 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 Mataró 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
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mataró?

Mataró sits at 41.5°N, 2.4°E, 43 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vilassar de Mar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Mataró

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mataró has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Mataró is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
764 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Vilassar de Mar 6.0 km · Premià de Mar 9.0 km · Arenys de Mar 10 km · El Masnou 13 km · Cardedeu 13 km · Montornès del Vallès 15 km · Granollers 15 km · Canovelles 16 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 Mataró (41.5421°, 2.4445°, elevation 43 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).