Weather in Marseille in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Marseille in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +20°C with a maximum of +24°C and a minimum of +5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +22°C.
Is Marseille warm or cold in April?
Marseille is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +18°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +7°C to +10°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 Marseille:
Water temperature in Marseille in April
Water in Marseille in April is Cold. It varies from +13°C to +16°C, with an average of +14°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +18°C.
In April, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Marseille in April?
Climate in Marseille in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +18°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -1°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +30°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 42 mm | 58 mm | 47 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +14°C | +17°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 70% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 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 +16°C to +18°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 42 mm to 58 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 5 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 12 sunny days in March to 10 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 12 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Marseille is gradually decreasing during April, going from 9 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Marseille?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Marseille in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+22°C). The driest year was 2017 with only 303 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1057 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Marseille, 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.