Where is hot in Europe in April?

The warmest places in Europe in April are Seville (23°C), Lanzarote (23°C), Gran Canaria (23°C), by average daytime high over the last ten years. Nowhere in Europe averages 24°C in April, so expect warm rather than hot.

Europe in April, warmest first

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DestinationDayNightSeaRainFlight
SevilleSpain23°C12°C–55 mm2½h
LanzaroteSpain (Canary Islands)23°C17°C20°C10 mm3½h
Gran CanariaSpain (Canary Islands)23°C17°C21°C29 mm4h
AntalyaTurkey22°C11°C19°C59 mm4h
FuerteventuraSpain (Canary Islands)22°C17°C20°C10 mm4h
TenerifeSpain (Canary Islands)22°C16°C21°C13 mm4h
Cyprus (Paphos)Cyprus22°C13°C19°C27 mm4½h
MalagaSpain21°C13°C17°C44 mm2½h
AlgarvePortugal21°C12°C17°C48 mm2½h
RhodesGreece21°C14°C18°C31 mm4h
AthensGreece20°C11°C17°C34 mm3½h
MadeiraPortugal20°C14°C20°C81 mm3½h
MajorcaSpain20°C12°C17°C54 mm2h
LisbonPortugal20°C12°C17°C68 mm2½h
CreteGreece19°C14°C18°C29 mm3½h
SicilyItaly19°C12°C17°C44 mm2½h
MaltaMalta19°C14°C17°C16 mm3h
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Quick answers

Where is the hottest place in Europe in April?

The warmest places in Europe in April are Seville (23°C), Lanzarote (23°C), Gran Canaria (23°C), by average daytime high over the last ten years. Nowhere in Europe averages 24°C in April, so expect warm rather than hot.

Where in Europe can you swim in the sea in April?

No European destination on our list averages a sea temperature of 21°C in April; the warmest is Tenerife.

Where is hotter than Europe in April but still short haul?

Sharm el-Sheikh (32°C, 5h), Aqaba (31°C, 5h), Hurghada (28°C, 5h) are within 5½ hours of the UK.

How we measured this

Averages of every day in April from 2016 to 2025 from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5); sea temperatures 2023 to 2025 from the Open-Meteo marine archive. Europe here includes the Canary Islands, Madeira, Cyprus and Antalya, as UK holiday searches do.

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