Cádiz (Costa de la Luz) weather in April
April in Cádiz: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#7 of 12 months in Cádiz · #547 of 1413 destinations to visit in April · comfort 81/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 21°C
- Nights
- 15°C
- Wet days
- 5
- Sun
- 11.3 h
- Humidity
- 68%
- Daylight
- 13 h

Traveller notes on Cádiz in April
Notes from nearby Gibraltar (94 km away)
Cádiz doesn't have its own notes for April yet — these are about Gibraltar, close enough to share the season.
April here is genuinely two months in one deck of cards: regulars say it can be shorts and t-shirts or brisk and wet, with a good chance of either. Our row lands at 20.3C reading as 19C in a 23.8 kph wind, over 14.4C nights, with 54.4mm across 7.4 days. The thing this board explains to visitors over and over is the levanter - an easterly that pushes warm African air up the face of the Rock until it condenses into a cap of cloud. It is not rain, it sits on the summit rather than the town, and it either clears by early afternoon or hangs about for a day or two, so the cable car view is a matter of timing. The record: humidity 76 percent, 11.3 hours of sun, a 16.8C sea and AQI 61.
Other months in Cádiz
Regulars point out that weather sites showing 20-21C for this month can undersell it, since those figures are shade temperatures and a beach day in direct sun feels genuinely warmer than the number suggests. Our row backs that mild, still-dry read, 23.6C over 17.4C nights, with rain minimal at 29.6mm across 2.4 days and humidity at 62 percent. Regulars are consistent that being blown out at the beach by wind is genuinely rare here even by month's end, a real reassurance for anyone worried about the Atlantic-facing coast. The sea sits at a cool 19.4C, a little chilly for some but swimmable for many by this point. The record: 12.6 hours of sun, a 19.3 kph wind and AQI 51.
Regulars describe a genuine turning point partway through the month: crowds that pack the city through the first week thin out noticeably from the second week onward, with warm, sunny days and swimmable seas continuing well past that shift. Our row backs the warm, dry read, 26.8C reading as 28C over 20.9C nights, with rain almost entirely absent, 9.7mm across 1.5 days. Regulars addressing the region's notorious wind note this city sits far enough northwest of windy Tarifa to usually escape the worst of it, though when it does blow through it can persist for a few days at a time. The sea stays warm at 21.8C. The record: humidity 64 percent, 11.2 hours of sun, a 16.9 kph wind and AQI 46.
Cadiz-forum threads on October weather call it one of the better months of the year, still warm and sunny especially in the first half, with posters noting the port city itself runs a good five to ten degrees cooler than inland Andalusian towns like Jerez thanks to the sea breeze. One specific regular pins the seasonal turn precisely: rain typically doesn't arrive until around October 23rd, meaning the first three weeks of the month are usually reliably dry and good for sightseeing or the beach. Early-to-mid October is consistently rated the sweet spot, comfortable temperatures without July and August's more intense heat, while still warm enough for a swim on a good day. The back end of the month becomes more of a genuine toss-up once that rain window opens up. The record: 24.3C days feeling like 24C, 18.5C nights, 67mm across 5.3 days, a 21.3C sea, 68 percent humidity and 9.4 hours of sun.
June on the Costa de la Luz is beach weather before the July and August crowds - regulars give about 30C by day falling to around 15C in the early morning, against our row's 26C and 20.2C, with 0.7 precipitation days. The variable that decides the day is the levante, the easterly that funnels through the Strait and can blow hard all the way to Gibraltar. It is genuinely unpredictable, and the forum's answer is geographic rather than seasonal: if it is up, head for Canos de Meca or Bolonia, which are more sheltered than the exposed Atlantic strands. Our row carries 19 kph as the monthly mean. The record: 6.2mm of rain, humidity 59 percent, 13.1 hours of sun and a 21.8C sea.
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Cádiz climate normals — April
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Cádiz in April
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsSemana Santa, Semana Santa (Easter) holidays in Spain, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Cádiz's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherCádiz's weather peaks June–August, best around July.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Cádiz in April
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Holiday
Semana Santa
29 Mar – 5 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedClosuresBrotherhoods take the narrow streets of the casco antiguo every night of the week and traffic stops with them. Seville is the spectacle; here it is closer and easier to stand in. Source ↗
- Nature
Almadraba tuna season
20 Apr – 15 Jun · usuallyForaging seasonBluefin are trapped in fixed nets off Barbate and Zahara for a few weeks in late spring, and every restaurant down the coast builds its menu on it until the quota runs out. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Cádiz — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Cádiz in April — FAQ
- Is April a good time to visit Cádiz?
- April in Cádiz: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #7 of 12 months for Cádiz on SeasonMap's comfort score (81/100).
- What is the weather like in Cádiz in April?
- In April, Cádiz averages a daily high of 20.7°C and a low of 14.7°C, with about 36.1 mm of rain over roughly 4.9 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Cádiz in April?
- Cádiz has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 50 in April.
Within 300 km: Tarifa's Spring raptor migration around 15 Feb – 15 May, and Gibraltar's Spring raptor migration around 15 Feb – 31 May.