Sanlúcar de Barrameda weather in April

In April, Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 49 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sanlúcar de Barrameda's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanlúcar de Barrameda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Sanlúcar de Barrameda is human settlement in Cadiz, Spain.

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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sanlúcar de Barrameda reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°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)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52112
62112
72112
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112212
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How April really feels in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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.

Sanlúcar de Barrameda weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 567.49.85.7
Feb18° / 535.710.66.4
Mar20° / 11°567.311.77.0
Apr22° / 13°496.712.97.4
May25° / 16°304.913.97.9
Jun29° / 19°71.314.57.0
Jul32° / 21°10.314.35.2
Aug33° / 21°30.513.45.1
Sep29° / 19°263.612.26.7
Oct25° / 16°747.7117.4
Nov20° / 12°687.1106.9
Dec17° / 797.59.56.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56139
66238
76238
86337
96337
106436
116436
126535
136535
146436
156436
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206436
216436
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306634

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sanlúcar de Barrameda gets around 49 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
623
723
823
923
1023
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
290100
389110
489110
589110
689110
788120
887130
987130
1086140
1185150
1284160
1384160
1483170
1581181
1681181
1780191
1879201
1979201
2078211
2178211
2277221
2377221
2476231
2576231
2675241
2775241
2874251
2973261
3073261

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:207:41
212.47:187:41
312.47:167:42
412.57:157:43
512.57:137:44
612.57:127:45
712.67:107:46
812.67:097:47
912.77:087:48
1012.77:067:49
1112.77:057:49
1212.87:037:50
1312.87:027:51
1412.97:007:52
1512.96:597:53
1612.96:577:54
1713.06:567:55
1813.06:557:56
1913.16:537:56
2013.16:527:57
2113.16:517:58
2213.26:497:59
2313.26:488:00
2413.26:478:01
2513.36:458:02
2613.36:448:03
2713.36:438:04
2813.46:428:05
2913.46:408:05
3013.56:398:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Sanlúcar de Barrameda for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanlúcar de Barrameda in April

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

In April, Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Sanlúcar de Barrameda in April

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 21 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits at 36.8°N, 6.4°W, 12 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Chipiona, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanlúcar de Barrameda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,103 m.

The land around Sanlúcar de Barrameda is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 3 km, cropland (33%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
1,103 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Chipiona 9.0 km · Rota 17 km · Jerez de la Frontera 22 km · El Puerto de Santa María 23 km · Cadiz 29 km · Lebrija 29 km · Puerto Real 31 km · San Fernando 36 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda (36.7781°, -6.3515°, elevation 12 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).