Where to go on a budget in April?
The 14 best destinations for a budget trip in April, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a budget trip in April, we kept destinations with low costs on the ground and in their best season, ranked from nearest to furthest from Western Europe. Temperatures and rainfall are real records, averaged from 2015 to 2024 at each destination's reference point, and the sea is measured at the nearest coastal point. 14 destinations pass this filter, in Europe, Africa, Asia and Americas. Top of the ranking: Prague (14 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain).
The ranking at a glance
| # | Destination | Afternoon | Rainy days | Sea (°C) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇿 Prague | 14 °C | 10 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 2 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 22 °C | 7 | 18 °C | €35-60 a day |
| 3 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 16 °C | 9 | - | €55-95 a day |
| 4 | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 19 °C | 9 | 17 °C | €60-100 a day |
| 5 | 🇦🇱 Tirana | 19 °C | 11 | - | €45-80 a day |
| 6 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 26 °C | 5 | 18 °C | €40-70 a day |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Antalya | 22 °C | 6 | 19 °C | €60-110 a day |
| 8 | 🇬🇷 Athens | 20 °C | 6 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 9 | 🇸🇳 Dakar | 22 °C | 0 | 19 °C | €45-90 a day |
| 10 | 🇫🇷 Tarn-et-Garonne | 19 °C | 8 | - | €65-110 a day |
| 11 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 22 °C | 8 | - | €45-80 a day |
| 12 | 🇳🇵 Annapurna | 26 °C | 9 | - | €30-60 a day |
| 13 | 🇨🇳 Yunnan | 21 °C | 8 | - | €40-80 a day |
| 14 | 🇬🇹 Semuc Champey | 31 °C | 10 | - | €30-60 a day |
The 14 destinations in detail
City1 🇨🇿 Prague
🌡️ 14 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain · 💶 €60-100 a day
A hundred spires, a castle towering over the Vltava and cobbled lanes where you step from Gothic to Baroque in three paces: Prague is a life-size film set. You cross Charles Bridge at dawn, climb up to Mala Strana, then sit down to a goulash and a €2 pilsner. Rarely has such a beautiful capital been so accessible.
Countries2 🇹🇳 Tunisia
🌡️ 22 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain, sea at 18 °C · 💶 €35-60 a day
Tunisia means the blue and white lanes of Sidi Bou Said, the ruins of Carthage facing the sea, and the gates of the Sahara in the south. Beaches and history within easy reach of Europe, on a small budget.
City3 🇭🇺 Budapest
🌡️ 16 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain · 💶 €55-95 a day
The Danube splits the city into two worlds: regal Buda, with its castle and Fisherman's Bastion, facing party-loving Pest, with its Belle Époque cafes and the ruin bars of the Jewish quarter. In between, you lounge in the Széchenyi Baths, admire the illuminated Parliament from a boat and dine on goulash for a handful of forints. Budapest is Vienna, only more affordable and more alive.
City4 🇵🇹 Lisbon
🌡️ 19 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain, sea at 17 °C · 💶 €60-100 a day
Lisbon means tram 28 climbing through Alfama, miradouros at sunset, and a still-warm pastel de nata in Belém. Bright, hilly and surprisingly kind to your wallet.
City5 🇦🇱 Tirana
🌡️ 19 °C in the afternoon, 11 days of rain · 💶 €45-80 a day
A capital of 600,000 people wedged between the plain and Mount Dajti, Tirana began repainting its socialist blocks in bright colours in 2000 and opened Enver Hoxha's nuclear bunker to the public, 106 rooms on five levels. Skanderbeg Square, redesigned in 2017, is the starting point.
Countries6 🇲🇦 Morocco
🌡️ 26 °C in the afternoon, 5 days of rain, sea at 18 °C · 💶 €40-70 a day
Morocco is the hubbub of Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, the passes of the Atlas and a night beneath the stars in the dunes. A complete change of scene a short flight from Europe, over a glass of mint tea.
City7 🇹🇷 Antalya
🌡️ 22 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain, sea at 19 °C · 💶 €60-110 a day
Antalya stacks up an Ottoman old town within its ramparts, a triple-arched marble gate raised for Hadrian around 130, and a travertine cliff that drops straight into the sea. Behind it, the Beydağları keep their snow until May, and Perge and Aspendos are both less than an hour's drive away.
City8 🇬🇷 Athens
🌡️ 20 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain · 💶 €60-100 a day
Athens means the Acropolis at sunrise, the lanes of Plaka at the foot of the rock, and rooftop terraces where you dine facing the floodlit Parthenon. The cradle of the West, very much alive.
City9 🇸🇳 Dakar
🌡️ 22 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 19 °C · 💶 €45-90 a day
Dakar occupies the westernmost tip of the African continent, on a 20 km peninsula where you go from Kermel market to Gorée Island in a 20-minute ferry ride. A capital of 4 million people lived outdoors, between surfing, thiéboudienne and concerts until dawn.
Region10 🇫🇷 Tarn-et-Garonne
🌡️ 19 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain · 💶 €65-110 a day
Between the Garonne, the Tarn and the Aveyron, this small département packs in Moissac's Romanesque cloister, Ingres's drawings in Montauban, the Bruniquel castles and the cliffs of the Aveyron gorges. Add the bastides of the Lomagne, Auvillar and its round market hall, and the hatmakers of Caussade.
Countries11 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🌡️ 22 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain · 💶 €45-80 a day
Uzbekistan means the turquoise domes of the Registan in Samarkand, the lanes of Bukhara, and the fortified city of Khiva rising from the desert. The Silk Road in all its splendour, between madrasas and bazaars.
Region12 🇳🇵 Annapurna
🌡️ 26 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain · 💶 €30-60 a day
A massif fifty-five kilometres long around Annapurna I, the first peak over 8,000 metres to be climbed, in 1950. The conservation area covers 7,629 km² and is crossed village by village, from terraced rice fields to passes at 5,416 metres.
Region13 🇨🇳 Yunnan
🌡️ 21 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain · 💶 €40-80 a day
Between 1,900 and 3,400 m above sea level, Yunnan lines up the grey-tiled roofs of Lijiang, the flooded Hani terraces of Yuanyang and the gorge where the Yangtze squeezes between two peaks of more than 5,000 m. Twenty-five minorities, Friday markets and a fast train between Kunming, Dali and Lijiang.
City14 🇬🇹 Semuc Champey
🌡️ 31 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain · 💶 €30-60 a day
A series of turquoise limestone pools set on a 300 m natural bridge, beneath which the Cahabón disappears with a roar before re-emerging further down. The site lies deep in a jungle valley in Alta Verapaz, an hour's dirt track from the nearest paved village, and that isolation is part of the deal.
Frequently asked questions
Where to go on a budget in April?
Prague, Tunisia, Budapest, Lisbon and Tirana top our ranking for a budget trip in April. In first place, Prague: 14 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain on average over 2015-2024.
Which is the closest budget destination in April?
Prague, about 1h45 by air from Paris, with 14 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain in April.
Where does it rain least in April among these destinations?
Dakar: 0 days of rain on average in April, with 22 °C in the afternoon.
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