Where to go with the family in April?
The 15 best destinations for a family trip in April, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a family trip in April, we kept child-friendly destinations in their best season, no more than nine hours' flight 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. 15 destinations pass this filter, in Europe, Africa and Asia. Top of the ranking: The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence (20 °C in the afternoon, 5 days of rain).
The ranking at a glance
| # | Destination | Afternoon | Rainy days | Sea (°C) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷 The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence | 20 °C | 5 | - | €100-180 a day |
| 2 | 🇪🇸 Andalusia | 24 °C | 6 | 17 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 3 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 20 °C | 9 | 17 °C | €80-140 a day |
| 4 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 22 °C | 7 | 18 °C | €35-60 a day |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 26 °C | 5 | 18 °C | €40-70 a day |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Antalya | 22 °C | 6 | 19 °C | €60-110 a day |
| 7 | 🇬🇷 Athens | 20 °C | 6 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 8 | 🇸🇳 Dakar | 22 °C | 0 | 19 °C | €45-90 a day |
| 9 | 🇲🇹 Gozo | 16 °C | 3 | 17 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 10 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 24 °C | 3 | - | €60-110 a day |
| 11 | 🇪🇬 The Egyptian Red Sea | 27 °C | 0 | 23 °C | €50-110 a day |
| 12 | 🇨🇿 Prague | 14 °C | 10 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 13 | 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 13 °C | 11 | - | €100-160 a day |
| 14 | 🇧🇪 Brussels | 14 °C | 11 | - | €100-160 a day |
| 15 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 16 °C | 9 | - | €55-95 a day |
The 15 destinations in detail
Region1 🇫🇷 The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence
🌡️ 20 °C in the afternoon, 5 days of rain · 💶 €100-180 a day
The Alpilles are a range of white limestone as long as a day's bike ride, between Arles and Avignon. On its slopes stand a citadel dismantled by Richelieu at Les Baux, a quarry where Picasso is projected onto the rock, the ancient city of Glanum, the cloister where Van Gogh painted his irises, and mills that press the olives.
Region2 🇪🇸 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.
Countries3 🇮🇹 Italy
🌡️ 20 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain, sea at 17 °C · 💶 €80-140 a day
Italy is to be savoured as much as visited: a short, strong coffee standing at the bar in Rome, the frescoes of Florence, a boat on the canals of Venice. Every region has its own cuisine, accent and masterpieces.
Countries4 🇹🇳 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.
Countries5 🇲🇦 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.
City6 🇹🇷 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.
City7 🇬🇷 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.
City8 🇸🇳 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.
City9 🇲🇹 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.
Countries10 🇯🇴 Jordan
🌡️ 24 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain · 💶 €60-110 a day
Jordan means Petra emerging at the end of the Siq, a night in a Wadi Rum camp and floating in the Dead Sea. Ancient wonders and lunar landscapes in a single trip, safe and welcoming.
Region11 🇪🇬 The Egyptian Red Sea
🌡️ 27 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 23 °C · 💶 €50-110 a day
Egypt's Red Sea means 1,000 km of coast down to the Sudanese border, with Sinai opposite, reefs that begin five metres from the shore and water at 22°C in January. Around five hours' direct flight from much of Europe, resorts under €100 and dives such as the Thistlegorm or Ras Mohammed.
City12 🇨🇿 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.
City13 🇳🇱 Amsterdam
🌡️ 13 °C in the afternoon, 11 days of rain · 💶 €100-160 a day
Amsterdam means UNESCO-listed 17th-century canals, Van Gogh and Vermeer just steps apart, and the calm of the Jordaan far from the bustle. A capital best discovered by bike, at your own pace.
City14 🇧🇪 Brussels
🌡️ 14 °C in the afternoon, 11 days of rain · 💶 €100-160 a day
Brussels cultivates the art of not taking itself seriously: the most theatrical Grand-Place in Europe, master chocolatiers in the Sablon, comic strip murals on every street corner and estaminets where gueuze has flowed for centuries. Between the Marolles flea market and Horta's Art Nouveau houses, the Belgian capital is savoured without fuss. Surreal, gourmet, endearing.
City15 🇭🇺 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.
Frequently asked questions
Where to go with the family in April?
The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence, Andalusia, Italy, Tunisia and Morocco top our ranking for a family trip in April. In first place, The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence: 20 °C in the afternoon, 5 days of rain on average over 2015-2024.
Which is the closest family-friendly destination in April?
Italy, about 1h45 by air from Paris, with 20 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain, sea at 17 °C in April.
Where does it rain least in April among these destinations?
The Egyptian Red Sea: 0 days of rain on average in April, with 27 °C in the afternoon.
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