Martigny-Ville weather in April

In April, Martigny-Ville sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Martigny-Ville's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Martigny-Ville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
6th coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:53 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Martigny-Ville is town in the municipality of Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

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 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical April day in Martigny-Ville reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-5
23-5
33-5
43-5
54-5
64-5
74-4
84-4
94-4
104-4
114-4
124-4
134-4
145-4
155-4
165-3
175-3
185-3
195-3
205-3
216-3
226-2
236-2
246-2
256-2
266-2
277-2
287-1
297-1
307-1

How April really feels in Martigny-Ville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Martigny-Ville weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -12°13512.513.18.90.0
Feb-3° / -11°11211.412.1100.0
Mar / -7°11313.313.411.60.0
Apr / -3°10413.911.913.30.2
May10° / 14318.67.414.71.7
Jun14° / 14118.52.615.53.4
Jul17° / 14618.10.915.24.5
Aug16° / 13016.20.8144.6
Sep13° / 10614.62.912.33.1
Oct / -1°10812.9710.71.2
Nov / -7°12813.512.99.20.0
Dec-4° / -11°14913.413.98.50.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44357
54357
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124555
134555
144555
154456
164456
174456
184357
194258
204159
213961
223961
233862
243862
253763
263664
273664
283565
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Martigny-Ville gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14443
24443
34442
44442
54442
64442
74442
84442
94442
104442
114442
124441
134441
144440
154440
164439
174439
184538
194538
204637
214737
224837
234937
245036
255136
265236
275336
285435
295535
305634

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 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:226:51
212.56:206:52
312.66:186:54
412.76:166:55
512.76:146:56
612.86:126:58
712.86:106:59
812.96:087:00
912.96:067:02
1013.06:047:03
1113.06:027:04
1213.16:007:06
1313.15:587:07
1413.25:567:09
1513.35:557:10
1613.35:537:11
1713.45:517:13
1813.45:497:14
1913.55:477:15
2013.55:457:17
2113.65:447:18
2213.65:427:19
2313.75:407:21
2413.75:387:22
2513.85:367:23
2613.85:357:25
2713.95:337:26
2813.95:317:27
2914.05:307:29
3014.05:287:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Martigny-Ville?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Martigny-Ville.

What to pack for Martigny-Ville in April

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

In April, Martigny-Ville sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Martigny-Ville 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 Martigny-Ville peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Martigny-Ville?

Martigny-Ville sits at 46.1°N, 7.1°E, 475 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Monthey, 19 km away.

MontheyChamonixSittenSallanchesClusesMontreuxSierreVevey

Topography around Martigny-Ville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Martigny-Ville has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,356 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,490 m.

The land around Martigny-Ville is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,243 m
16 km
3,356 m
80 km
4,490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Monthey 19 km · Chamonix 25 km · Sitten 26 km · Sallanches 38 km · Cluses 39 km · Montreux 39 km · Sierre 41 km · Vevey 44 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Martigny-Ville (46.1028°, 7.0724°, elevation 475 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).