Weather in Lyon in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lyon in April
Going from a maximum of +73°F during the day to a minimum of +30°F during the night, the temperature in April averages around +63°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 58% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +43°F to +68°F.
Is Lyon warm or cold in April?
Lyon is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +55°F to +63°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +39°F to +45°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Lyon:
Climate in Lyon in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +63°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°F | +27°F | +34°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +79°F | +84°F | +93°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 63 mm | 82 mm | 100 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 66% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +55°F to +63°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 63 mm to 82 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 9 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Lyon is gradually decreasing during April, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in Lyon?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Lyon in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+55°F) and the highest in 2007 (+74°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 12 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 211 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lyon, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.