Monforte de Lemos weather in April

In April, Monforte de Lemos sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Monforte de Lemos's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monforte de Lemos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:56 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Monforte de Lemos is municipal capital of Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical April day in Monforte de Lemos reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12155
13155
14155
15156
16156
17156
18156
19156
20156
21156
22156
23156
24156
25156
26156
27156
28157
29167
30167

How April really feels in Monforte de Lemos

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.

Monforte de Lemos weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12213.41.79.21.7
Feb11° / 9111.12.210.32.4
Mar13° / 10111.91.111.63.6
Apr15° / 10313.90.413.14.0
May18° / 9013.4014.45.2
Jun21° / 11°589015.16.8
Jul24° / 13°325.7014.87.9
Aug24° / 13°386.2013.77.9
Sep21° / 11°648.9012.36.8
Oct17° / 12612.8010.85.0
Nov12° / 13514.80.39.62.8
Dec10° / 133130.88.92.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23664
33664
43664
53664
63763
73763
83862
93862
103862
113763
123862
133763
143763
153763
163664
173565
183565
193466
203367
213268
223268
233268
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Monforte de Lemos gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 46% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1473
2463
3463
4463
5453
6453
7452
8442
9442
10442
11442
12442
13452
14452
15452
16462
17461
18461
19471
20471
21471
22471
23471
24471
25471
26471
27470
28470
29470
30470

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.

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
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
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 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 7:22 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:227:48
212.57:207:49
312.57:187:50
412.67:167:51
512.67:157:52
612.77:137:53
712.77:117:55
812.87:097:56
912.87:087:57
1012.97:067:58
1112.97:047:59
1213.07:028:00
1313.07:018:01
1413.16:598:03
1513.16:578:04
1613.26:568:05
1713.26:548:06
1813.26:528:07
1913.36:518:08
2013.36:498:10
2113.46:478:11
2213.46:468:12
2313.56:448:13
2413.56:438:14
2513.66:418:15
2613.66:408:16
2713.76:388:18
2813.76:378:19
2913.76:358:20
3013.86:348:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Monforte de Lemos?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Monforte de Lemos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Monforte de Lemos in April

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

In April, Monforte de Lemos sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Monforte de Lemos 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 Monforte de Lemos peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Monforte de Lemos in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Monforte de Lemos is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monforte de Lemos?

Monforte de Lemos sits at 42.5°N, 7.5°W, 295 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ourense, 35 km away.

Topography around Monforte de Lemos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monforte de Lemos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,074 m.

The land around Monforte de Lemos is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
870 m
80 km
2,074 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Ourense 35 km · Lalín 51 km · Lugo 54 km · Villafranca del Bierzo 58 km · Ponferrada 75 km · Ribeira 80 km · A Estrada 82 km · Chaves 87 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 Monforte de Lemos (42.5217°, -7.5142°, elevation 295 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).