Hohenems weather in April

In April, Hohenems sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 118 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Hohenems's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hohenems's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
118 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:40 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Hohenems is second-level administrative country subdivision of Austria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Hohenems reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
380
480
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
14101
15101
16101
17101
18101
19111
20111
21112
22112
23112
24122
25122
26123
27123
28123
29123
30133

How April really feels in Hohenems

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
20
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hohenems weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°10512.8128.70.0
Feb / -6°9811.811.59.90.0
Mar / -3°12015.113.211.60.5
Apr10° / 11815.39.813.32.0
May15° / 17319.65.314.83.4
Jun18° / 19019.31.515.74.5
Jul20° / 11°18218.70.615.35.1
Aug20° / 10°18817.40.414.15.3
Sep16° / 13514.62.612.44.3
Oct12° / 11112.5510.62.8
Nov / -2°11512.710.19.10.5
Dec / -6°1181412.68.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54060
64159
74060
84060
94159
104060
114060
124159
134159
144159
154258
164258
174159
184159
194159
204060
214060
223961
233961
243862
253763
263763
273763
283565
293565
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hohenems gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14939
24939
34938
45038
55038
65038
75139
85139
95139
105239
115239
125239
135238
145237
155136
165135
175134
185133
195132
205131
215130
225228
235227
245326
255425
265524
275624
285623
295723
305822

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:116:41
212.66:096:43
312.66:066:44
412.76:046:45
512.76:026:47
612.86:006:48
712.95:586:50
812.95:566:51
913.05:546:53
1013.05:526:54
1113.15:506:55
1213.15:486:57
1313.25:466:58
1413.35:447:00
1513.35:427:01
1613.45:407:03
1713.45:387:04
1813.55:377:05
1913.55:357:07
2013.65:337:08
2113.65:317:10
2213.75:297:11
2313.85:277:12
2413.85:257:14
2513.95:247:15
2613.95:227:17
2714.05:207:18
2814.05:187:20
2914.15:177:21
3014.15:157:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Hohenems?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hohenems.

What to pack for Hohenems in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Hohenems sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hohenems in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hohenems peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hohenems?

Hohenems sits at 47.4°N, 9.7°E, 522 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Dornbirn, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Hohenems

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hohenems.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hohenems has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,955 m.

The land around Hohenems is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,078 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
2,955 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Dornbirn 7.0 km · Lustenau 8.0 km · Feldkirch 15 km · Bregenz 16 km · Lindau 21 km · Saint Gallen 25 km · Bludenz 25 km · Vaduz 27 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 82% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$62,930
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 616
Religion
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hohenems (47.3612°, 9.6869°, elevation 522 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).