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France in April: where is it warmest?

In April, Avignon is the warmest place with 19 °C by day, Chamonix the coolest with 10 °C. 40 of 100 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in April, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Avignon	88	19°	–	8 h	8
Orange	88	19°	–	8 h	8
Arles	87	19°	–	8 h	8
Nîmes	86	19°	–	8 h	8
Aix-en-Provence	86	18°	–	8 h	8
Toulon	86	18°	15°	8 h	9
Perpignan	86	18°	–	7 h	8
Narbonne	84	18°	–	7 h	8
Bordeaux	72	18°	13°	6 h	12
Porto-Vecchio, Corsica	30	18°	15°	7 h	7
Aigues-Mortes	29	18°	14°	8 h	8
Marseille	86	17°	14°	8 h	8
Montpellier	84	17°	–	8 h	8
Béziers	81	17°	–	7 h	8
Valence	74	17°	–	7 h	10
Toulouse	72	17°	–	6 h	11
Carcassonne	71	17°	–	6 h	11
Grenoble	66	17°	–	6 h	12
Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	32	17°	14°	8 h	7
Cassis	32	17°	15°	8 h	8
Saint-Tropez	31	17°	15°	8 h	8
Sanary-sur-Mer	31	17°	15°	8 h	8
Fréjus	31	17°	15°	8 h	8
Sète	30	17°	14°	8 h	8
Cannes	27	17°	15°	8 h	10
Antibes	27	17°	15°	8 h	10
Saint-Paul-de-Vence	27	17°	15°	8 h	10
Nice	26	17°	15°	8 h	11
Menton	26	17°	15°	8 h	11
Arcachon	21	17°	13°	7 h	12
Grasse	74	16°	–	8 h	10
Lyon	69	16°	–	7 h	11
Tours	66	16°	–	6 h	11
Poitiers	62	16°	–	6 h	11
Beaune	62	16°	–	6 h	12
Vichy	61	16°	–	6 h	12
Chambéry	61	16°	–	6 h	14
Pau	55	16°	–	6 h	14
Bonifacio	30	16°	15°	7 h	7
Ajaccio, Corsica	27	16°	15°	8 h	10
La Rochelle	24	16°	12°	7 h	10
Biarritz	15	16°	14°	6 h	14
Bayonne	15	16°	14°	6 h	14
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	14	16°	14°	5 h	14
Fontainebleau	68	15°	–	6 h	10
Wissembourg	67	15°	–	6 h	10
Eguisheim	66	15°	–	6 h	11
Orléans	65	15°	–	6 h	10
Nantes	64	15°	–	6 h	10
Angers	64	15°	–	6 h	10
Troyes	63	15°	–	6 h	10
Le Mans	63	15°	–	6 h	10
Kaysersberg	63	15°	–	6 h	12
Paris	62	15°	–	6 h	10
Dijon	62	15°	–	6 h	12
Auxerre	62	15°	–	6 h	11
Strasbourg	61	15°	–	6 h	11
Colmar	61	15°	–	6 h	12
Rennes	61	15°	–	6 h	10
Oradour-sur-Glane	60	15°	–	6 h	13
Haguenau	60	15°	–	6 h	11
Metz	59	15°	–	6 h	11
Reims	59	15°	–	6 h	11
Lille	58	15°	–	6 h	11
Nancy	58	15°	–	6 h	11
Lourdes	58	15°	–	6 h	16
Amiens	58	15°	–	6 h	11
Caen	58	15°	–	6 h	11
Mulhouse	58	15°	–	6 h	11
Versailles	58	15°	–	6 h	11
Besançon	57	15°	–	6 h	13
Rouen	56	15°	–	6 h	11
Annecy	56	15°	–	6 h	13
Limoges	54	15°	–	6 h	13
Saint-Nazaire	23	15°	12°	6 h	10
Vannes	22	15°	12°	6 h	10
Chartres	59	14°	–	6 h	10
Bayeux	58	14°	–	6 h	11
Le Havre	57	14°	10°	6 h	11
Lens	57	14°	–	6 h	11
Dieppe	56	14°	–	6 h	11
Verdun	55	14°	–	6 h	12
Arras	55	14°	–	6 h	11
Saint-Étienne	55	14°	–	6 h	12
Clermont-Ferrand	54	14°	–	6 h	12
Belfort	54	14°	–	6 h	12
Quimper	53	14°	–	6 h	11
Dunkirk	23	14°	9°	7 h	10
Honfleur	21	14°	10°	6 h	11
Concarneau	20	14°	12°	6 h	11
Deauville	20	14°	10°	6 h	11
Calais	23	13°	9°	7 h	10
Étretat	23	13°	10°	7 h	10
Boulogne-sur-Mer	22	13°	9°	6 h	10
Lorient	22	13°	12°	6 h	10
Carnac	22	13°	12°	6 h	10
Saint-Malo	19	13°	10°	6 h	11
Brest	17	13°	11°	6 h	12
Roscoff	18	12°	11°	6 h	12
Chamonix	38	10°	–	6 h	14

France in April: quick answers

France in April: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in April are Avignon (19 °C), Orange (19 °C) and Arles (19 °C).

France in April: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Toulon (15 °C), Porto-Vecchio, Corsica (15 °C) and Cassis (15 °C).

France in April: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in April – warm, sunny and dry – is in Avignon, Orange and Arles.

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences