Where to go in Europe in April?
The 15 best destinations for a trip in Europe in April, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a trip in Europe in April, we kept European destinations outside France, during their best season. 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. 15 destinations pass this filter. Top of the ranking: Andalusia (24 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain, sea at 17 °C).
The ranking at a glance
| # | Destination | Afternoon | Rainy days | Sea (°C) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸 Andalusia | 24 °C | 6 | 17 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 2 | 🇪🇸 The Canary Islands | 24 °C | 6 | 21 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 3 | 🇲🇹 Valletta | 19 °C | 3 | 17 °C | €80-140 a day |
| 4 | 🇲🇹 Gozo | 16 °C | 3 | 17 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 5 | 🇬🇷 Athens | 20 °C | 6 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 6 | 🇮🇹 Milan | 18 °C | 7 | - | €110-170 a day |
| 7 | 🇮🇹 Rome | 20 °C | 9 | - | €90-150 a day |
| 8 | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 19 °C | 9 | 17 °C | €60-100 a day |
| 9 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 16 °C | 9 | - | €55-95 a day |
| 10 | 🇦🇱 Tirana | 19 °C | 11 | - | €45-80 a day |
| 11 | 🇵🇹 Madeira | 18 °C | 11 | 20 °C | €65-110 a day |
| 12 | 🇦🇹 The Wachau Valley | 15 °C | 10 | - | €90-160 a day |
| 13 | 🇦🇹 Vienna | 15 °C | 10 | - | €90-170 a day |
| 14 | 🇨🇿 Prague | 14 °C | 10 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 15 | 🇧🇪 Bruges | 14 °C | 11 | - | €90-150 a day |
The 15 destinations in detail
Region1 🇪🇸 Andalusia
🌡️ 24 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain, sea at 17 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day
Andalusia is best experienced behind the wheel, from the Mezquita of Córdoba to the cliffs of Ronda, from the flower-filled patios of Granada to the wild coves of Cabo de Gata. Between white villages clinging to the Sierra, you stop for a gazpacho, a vertiginous walkway on the Caminito del Rey or a night of flamenco in Jerez. A road trip that feels a world away, yet only a short flight from much of Europe.
Region2 🇪🇸 The Canary Islands
🌡️ 24 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain, sea at 21 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day
In the Canaries, you climb Teide above the clouds, walk the black sand of volcanic beaches and soak up the sun while the rest of Europe shivers. Four islands, four moods.
City3 🇲🇹 Valletta
🌡️ 19 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 17 °C · 💶 €80-140 a day
Built by the Knights of St John after the siege of 1565, Valletta sits on a peninsula measuring 900 metres by 600, laid out in a grid above the Grand Harbour. A little over five thousand inhabitants, bastions of golden limestone and stepped streets that plunge towards the water.
City4 🇲🇹 Gozo
🌡️ 16 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 17 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day
The second island of the Maltese archipelago, Gozo covers 67 km² with around 40,000 inhabitants, a citadel planted at its centre and cliffs that drop 130 metres in the south. Its Ġgantija temples date from 3600 BC, a millennium before the pyramids of Egypt.
City5 🇬🇷 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.
City6 🇮🇹 Milan
🌡️ 18 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain · 💶 €110-170 a day
Milan does not reveal itself at first glance, and that is its charm. Behind the marble spires of the Duomo and the shop windows of the Fashion Quadrilateral hide Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, the secret courtyards of Brera and the canals of the Navigli, where the aperitivo is a religion. Italy's most creative city is explored the way you leaf through a magazine, between design, art and spritz at sunset.
City7 🇮🇹 Rome
🌡️ 20 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain · 💶 €90-150 a day
Rome is best crossed on foot, from one ruin to the next: the Colosseum in the morning, a gelato near the Pantheon, cacio e pepe in Trastevere in the evening. Two thousand years of history in the open air.
City8 🇵🇹 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.
City9 🇭🇺 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.
City10 🇦🇱 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.
Region11 🇵🇹 Madeira
🌡️ 18 °C in the afternoon, 11 days of rain, sea at 20 °C · 💶 €65-110 a day
Madeira means hiking along the levadas, peaks above the clouds at Pico do Areeiro, and gardens in bloom all year round. A green, vertical island in the middle of the Atlantic.
City12 🇦🇹 The Wachau Valley
🌡️ 15 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain · 💶 €90-160 a day
A UNESCO-listed wine valley between Melk and Krems: Melk's Baroque abbey, terraced slopes, winemaking villages and a leisurely cruise on the Danube.
City13 🇦🇹 Vienna
🌡️ 15 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain · 💶 €90-170 a day
The Habsburgs' imperial capital: Schönbrunn and the Hofburg, the Ring, the Belvedere and Klimt's Kiss, the Opera and the historic coffee houses. Music and pastries on every corner.
City14 🇨🇿 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.
City15 🇧🇪 Bruges
🌡️ 14 °C in the afternoon, 11 days of rain · 💶 €90-150 a day
A 430-hectare medieval centre ringed by canals and listed by UNESCO, where the 83-metre belfry towers over the Markt and its gabled façades. Bruges can be explored on foot in two days, from the beguinage to the Flemish Primitives of the Groeninge, with a bike ride along the canal to Damme.
Frequently asked questions
Where to go in Europe in April?
Andalusia, The Canary Islands, Valletta, Gozo and Athens top our ranking for a trip in Europe in April. In first place, Andalusia: 24 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain, sea at 17 °C on average over 2015-2024.
Which is the closest destination in Europe in April?
Milan, about 1h30 by air from Paris, with 18 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain in April.
Where does it rain least in April among these destinations?
Valletta: 3 days of rain on average in April, with 19 °C in the afternoon.
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