Briançon Weather in April
Briançon in April
The short of it: Briançon in April averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 1° · rain 80 mm · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
April in Briançon brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 1°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Much like March: highs about 11°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-April, 99 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Briançon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Embrun, 39 km to the SSW, is 4° warmer by day.
April in Briançon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 3° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmbrunProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 39 km SSW | 15° | 3° | 68 mm |
| SusaPiedmont | 42 km NE | 15° | 4° | 78 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 48 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 60 mm |
| AiraliPiedmont | 49 km E | 17° | 8° | 81 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 54 km E | 17° | 7° | 80 mm |
| GiavenoPiedmont | 58 km ENE | 16° | 6° | 81 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 58 km SW | 16° | 4° | 61 mm |
| AviglianaPiedmont | 63 km ENE | 17° | 7° | 80 mm |