Palafrugell weather in April

In April, Palafrugell sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 44% 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 Palafrugell's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palafrugell's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 49 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:14 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 8th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Palafrugell is capital city of the municipality of Palafrugell.

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

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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 Palafrugell 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	14

Palafrugell weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 10°	58	6.7	9.3	3.6
Feb	12° / 9°	44	6.1	10.3	3.6
Mar	13° / 11°	50	6.2	11.7	4.2
Apr	15° / 12°	49	7	13.1	4.9
May	18° / 15°	38	5.3	14.3	6.4
Jun	21° / 19°	17	3.2	15	7.9
Jul	24° / 22°	13	1.8	14.7	8.8
Aug	24° / 22°	13	2.6	13.7	8.6
Sep	22° / 20°	60	5.8	12.3	7.6
Oct	19° / 17°	86	7.9	10.9	6.5
Nov	16° / 13°	71	7.7	9.6	5.2
Dec	13° / 11°	60	6.5	9	4.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 40%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	60	60	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	55
Cloudier (%)	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Palafrugell gets around 49 mm of rain over 7 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	96	96	95	94	93	92	90	89	88	86	85	84	82	81	80	79	77	75	74	72	70	69
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	14	15	16	18	19	20	21	23	24	25	27	29	30
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	92	8	0
15	90	10	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	82	18	0
22	81	19	0
23	80	20	0
24	79	21	0
25	77	23	0
26	75	24	1
27	74	25	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1

Wind in April

Winds average 20 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	breezy
2	20	breezy
3	20	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	20	breezy
8	20	breezy
9	20	breezy
10	20	breezy
11	20	breezy
12	20	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	light breeze
15	20	light breeze
16	20	light breeze
17	20	light breeze
18	20	light breeze
19	20	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze

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 6:39 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52
Sunset (PM)	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:39	7:05
2	12.5	6:38	7:06
3	12.5	6:36	7:07
4	12.6	6:34	7:08
5	12.6	6:32	7:09
6	12.7	6:31	7:10
7	12.7	6:29	7:11
8	12.8	6:27	7:12
9	12.8	6:25	7:14
10	12.9	6:24	7:15
11	12.9	6:22	7:16
12	12.9	6:20	7:17
13	13.0	6:19	7:18
14	13.0	6:17	7:19
15	13.1	6:15	7:20
16	13.1	6:14	7:21
17	13.2	6:12	7:23
18	13.2	6:10	7:24
19	13.3	6:09	7:25
20	13.3	6:07	7:26
21	13.4	6:06	7:27
22	13.4	6:04	7:28
23	13.4	6:03	7:29
24	13.5	6:01	7:30
25	13.5	6:00	7:32
26	13.6	5:58	7:33
27	13.6	5:57	7:34
28	13.7	5:55	7:35
29	13.7	5:54	7:36
30	13.7	5:52	7:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Palafrugell?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Palafrugell for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palafrugell in April

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

In April, Palafrugell sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Palafrugell 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 6 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	13	13	14	16	20	22	24	22	19	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Palafrugell 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 Palafrugell peaks around July 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Palafrugell?

Palafrugell sits at 41.9°N, 3.2°E, 69 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Palamós, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palafrugell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palafrugell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,699 m.

The land around Palafrugell is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

179 m

trees 45%

16 km

525 m

water 48%

80 km

1,699 m

water 43%

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← March Palafrugell year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Palamós 8.0 km · Sant Feliu de Guíxols 18 km · Girona 29 km · Salt 31 km · Lloret de Mar 36 km · Roses 38 km · Banyoles 40 km · Blanes 41 km

Spain travel facts

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Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
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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
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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Palafrugell (41.9174°, 3.1631°, elevation 69 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	92	8	0
15	90	10	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	82	18	0
22	81	19	0
23	80	20	0
24	79	21	0
25	77	23	0
26	75	24	1
27	74	25	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	92	8	0
15	90	10	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	82	18	0
22	81	19	0
23	80	20	0
24	79	21	0
25	77	23	0
26	75	24	1
27	74	25	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	11
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	21
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	92	8	0
15	90	10	0
16	89	11	0
17	88	12	0
18	86	14	0
19	85	15	0
20	84	16	0
21	82	18	0
22	81	19	0
23	80	20	0
24	79	21	0
25	77	23	0
26	75	24	1
27	74	25	1
28	72	27	1
29	70	29	1
30	69	30	1