Big cities where April is comfortable for a day on foot between sights. 517 places with a guide of their own around the world were scored in April, and 136 rate Good or better. The 20 below lead, spread so no single region takes over.
The shortlist
- 186 · IdealWindhoekNamibia
Rated 86 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 23°C, with partly cloudy skies. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. See mid April on the map.
- 285 · IdealSydneyAustralia
Midday in April feels like 21°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 85, Ideal, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about four months, from February to May. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 384 · IdealAlanyaTurkey
Midday in April feels like 21°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 84, Ideal, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from late February to mid May, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 483 · IdealJohannesburgSouth Africa
A typical midday in April feels like 20°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 83 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about nine and a half months, from mid August to May. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 582 · IdealCajamarcaPeru
Midday in April feels like 19°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 82, Ideal, for easy outdoors. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. See mid April on the map.
- 682 · IdealLimaPeru
A typical midday in April feels like 23°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 82 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about eleven months, from mid March to early February. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 781 · IdealMarrakechMorocco
A typical midday in April feels like 21°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 81 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from late January to early June, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid April on the map.
- 880 · IdealBloemfonteinSouth Africa
Rated 80 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 19°C, with partly cloudy skies. The good spell lasts about nine and a half months, from late August to May. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 980 · GoodMarmarisTurkey
Midday in April feels like 18°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 80, Good, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from late March to May, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 1080 · GoodSantiagoChile
A typical midday in April feels like 18°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 80 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about two and a half months, from late February to early May. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1179 · GoodQuerétaroMexico
Midday in April feels like 23°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 79, Good, for easy outdoors. It rates Good or better all year, not just now. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1278 · GoodMedellínColombia
Rated 78 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 24°C, with often cloudy skies. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. See mid April on the map.
- 1378 · GoodAronaSpain
Arona is in the Canary Islands, not on the mainland. Rated 78 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 18°C, with partly cloudy skies. It rates Good or better all year, not just now. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1477 · GoodSaltaArgentina
A typical midday in April feels like 21°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 77 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from mid March to mid May, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 1577 · GoodAntananarivoMadagascar
A typical midday in April feels like 22°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 77 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about ten and a half months, from late August to June. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1677 · GoodCabo San LucasMexico
Midday in April feels like 24°C under mostly clear skies, which rates 77, Good, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from late November to mid May, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid April on the map.
- 1776 · GoodSanta AnaCalifornia, United States
Midday in April feels like 18°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 76, Good, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about four and a half months, from mid March to mid July. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1876 · GoodGold CoastAustralia
Rated 76 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 24°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from April to November, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 1975 · GoodTempeArizona, United States
Rated 75 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 23°C, with mostly clear skies. The good spell lasts about two and a half months, from March to early May. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 2075 · GoodCamasSpain
A typical midday in April feels like 19°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 75 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from mid March to early June, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
By region
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are averaged in April; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Easy outdoors: A comfortable feels-like gates the score — best 16–26 °C for an easy day out (strolling, sitting out, sightseeing). Dryness matters most; strong wind knocks it back. Sun is a bonus, not required. A place is also left out when its typical readings contradict its own rating, for example a high score alongside frequent rain.
The spread
To keep the list from being one coastline, entries are at least 300 km apart, no more than five come from any one region of the world, and no more than two from one country unless the list would otherwise run short. A higher-scoring place can be left out for that reason.
Only places that draw visitors
Towns and cities with plenty of hotels, guest houses and holiday lets nearby for their size, or a great many of them in all, counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset. That keeps out places the weather favours but nobody travels to. Where two places share one resort or city, the one a visitor would name is kept.
The dotted links open the map at that place and time of year, on the same layer. The map remembers the time of day you last chose there; set it to midday to see these exact numbers.