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Andalusia
in April.

Illustration of Sierra Nevada foothill landscape near Granada
Sierra Nevada foothills, AndalusiaDestination view, not month-specific.

Is April a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
More overnight stays than March.

April averages 73°F afternoons and 62°F seas, with about 6 rain days. Later April is typically warmer.

Afternoons
73°F
Sea
62°F
Visitor demand
62%of August peak

Historical Andalucía regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Seville, Málaga, Granada, Córdoba and Costa del Sol; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

7.6/10 · scores & priorities

Planning to sightsee in Seville and Granada? The weather score rates beach conditions. Sightseeing rates excellent (9.6/10).

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#6 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.0/10Very good
CrowdsBusy seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, busier than most of Europe this month
CostModeratefor Europe

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your April

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 73°F (23°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 52°F (11°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 13 hours of daylight. About 6 rain days in a typical April.

Can I swim in April?

The sea averages 62°F. Our swimming guide: cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.

Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 13 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 07:45Sunset 20:5252°F73°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 07:45 and sets about 20:52 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 52°F (11°C); afternoons reach about 73°F (23°C). Expect rain on about 6 days in a typical April.

Typical afternoon
73°F (23°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Aprils
Night low
52°F (11°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
62°F (17°C)
cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
13h 07m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late April?

Late April is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 70°F on the 1st, versus 75°F on the 30th. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 21% to 17% between those dates.

Early April 1 April

70°F

Typical afternoon high

21% historical wet-day frequency

Mid April 15 April

73°F

Typical afternoon high

16% historical wet-day frequency

Late April 30 April

75°F

Typical afternoon high

17% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Daily calendar & holiday datesApril 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

April 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
170°271°371°471°
571°671°772°872°972°1073°1173°
1273°1373°1473°1573°1673°1774°1874°
1974°2074°2174°2274°2374°2474°2574°
2674°2774°2874°2975°3075°

Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons warm from about 71°F (22°C) in the first week to 74°F (23°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 15–21%. Seville April Fair: 12–18 April 2027.

No school holidays here in April 2027. Elsewhere in April 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: France 47%, Netherlands 23%, Belgium 29%, Greece 23%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Busy season. April averages 62% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than March.

Overnight stays across Andalucía do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, busier than most of Europe this month.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

About usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €110 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

What's on Seville April Fair, 12–18 April 2027: Seville's hotels fill and prices rise. Official site.

Historical hotel average
€110
2024–2025 monthly average; hotel revenue per occupied room-night; not a current booking quote. −4% vs this region's usual month.
Spain as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 84 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.

The historical regional amount comes from INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room; the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.

Year-to-year variation

How much does April vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 69°F (20°C) and 81°F (27°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 73°F (23°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 9; half the years had 4–7.

Rain days in each April

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 8 rain days820112012: 7 rain days72013: 6 rain days62014: 4 rain days42015: 5 rain days52016: 5 rain days52017: 3 rain days32018: 7 rain days72019: 8 rain days82020: 9 rain days92021: 7 rain days72022: 6 rain days62023: 0 rain days02024: 2 rain days22025: 7 rain days72025
Rain days
6
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 8 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
9 of 30
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
1 of 15
of the last 15 Aprils had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
21 of 30
rated very good or better
See every recorded AprilHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201175°F8
201269°F7
201371°F6
201475°F4
201574°F5
201671°F5
201776°F3
201870°F7
201971°F8
202070°F9
202172°F7
202270°F6
202381°F0
202475°F2
202572°F7

Checked against 107 local weather stations. How we check

Compare dates

March, April
or May?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsMarAprMay
Afternoons67°F73°F81°F
Sea60°F62°F65°F
Rain days763
Overnight demand50%62%68%

March: Cooler afternoons and cooler sea than April. Less overnight demand. March guide →

May: Warmer afternoons, warmer sea and fewer rain days than April. May guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with April Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. April stays as your reference.

October has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than April, without a substantially busier visitor season.

Your comparison

April or March?

Overnight stays are 50% of the busiest month.

Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €96 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.

Read the March guide →
April compared with another month
Typical conditionsAprilMarch
Afternoons73°F67°F
Nights52°F48°F
Sea62°F60°F
Rain days67
Visitor seasonBusy seasonModerate season
Overall / 107.67.2
Month rank#6#10
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowSeaRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January7.2#1161°F44°F61°F65.4Low season
February7.3#863°F46°F59°F56.2Moderate season
March7.2#1067°F48°F60°F76.5Moderate season
April7.6#673°F52°F62°F68.0Busy season
May8.2#181°F57°F65°F39.7Busy season
June8.1#288°F63°F69°F110.0Busy season
July7.4#795°F67°F73°F09.6Peak season
August6.8#1295°F68°F75°F09.4Peak season
September8.0#486°F64°F73°F310.0Busy season
October8.1#378°F59°F70°F59.1Busy season
November7.7#567°F51°F65°F76.9Moderate season
December7.3#963°F46°F63°F46.0Moderate season

Near here

Nearby places in April

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Better April weather than Andalusia

Andalusia's weather ranks 10 of 77 beach regions this month. These beach regions outside Spain have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Andalusia.

All of Spain in April · Everywhere in April

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

It's busy season, 62% of the busiest month and about average for the year. That means about 216,000 overnight visitors on a typical April night across the region, 40% of them from Spain itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 124,000 more: 57 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100)75
How our weather was checked107 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.8°C), night lows within 1°F (0.6°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day25
Busiest month hereAugust · 40
Visitors as share of people present2.4%
Rank among Europe's regions this month84th percentile
Domestic share of nights40%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights57
Visitor share if every platform night were extra3.8%
Population used8.7 million
Statistical regionES61 · Andalucía

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room). Full method · this region's data.