Weather in Barcelona in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Barcelona in April
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +10°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +20°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +23°C.
Is Barcelona warm or cold in April?
Barcelona is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +15°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +9°C to +11°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Barcelona:
Water temperature in Barcelona in April
Water in Barcelona in April is Cold. It varies from +13°C to +17°C, with an average of +15°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +17°C.
In April, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Barcelona in April?
Climate in Barcelona in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +17°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | +5°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +26°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 46 mm | 53 mm | 48 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +15°C | +18°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 72% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +15°C to +17°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 46 mm to 53 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in March to 10 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Barcelona is gradually decreasing during April, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Barcelona?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Barcelona in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+22°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 378 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1436 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Barcelona, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.