When to go · Madrid
Madrid in April
Great month. Warm; Easter week is busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Spain overall
- Prices
- High
- Spain overall
Verdict
Warm; Easter week is busy.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Madrid in this guide.
Weather in April
- MadridHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Madrid and the central plateau, Spain · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencabest weather
Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July and August.Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July and August.
Spring season
Warm days, terraces open, San Isidro and the Retiro in bloom.
Watch: Easter crowds; May storms.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Semana Santa (Holy Week) check
Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday · Churches and central streets
Processions close streets in the evening; Good Friday closes many museums.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Spain overall
- High
- Prices · Spain overall
- High
Spain overall: Excellent weather everywhere; Seville's April Fair and any Holy Week in April push Andalusian prices to the year's high.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Madrid, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Apr: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 8
May: 8
Crowds
Apr: High
May: Medium
Prices
Apr: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
May: 3
April: Warm; Easter week is busy.
May: Warm, long evenings; San Isidro fiesta mid-May.
Madrid: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings