Sankt Peter weather in April

In April, Sankt Peter sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Sankt Peter's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sankt Peter's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:23 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sankt Peter reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1111
2111
3111
4111
5112
6112
7112
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13123
14123
15133
16133
17133
18133
19133
20144
21144
22144
23144
24154
25155
26155
27155
28155
29155
30165

How April really feels in Sankt Peter

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sankt Peter weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°356.75.68.80.0
Feb / -5°4276.5100.0
Mar / -1°599.4511.61.4
Apr13° / 7211.62.113.33.4
May18° / 9613.90.214.85.1
Jun21° / 11°10615.3015.65.7
Jul23° / 13°10214.8015.36.2
Aug22° / 12°11213.90146.2
Sep18° / 10110.80.112.45.5
Oct13° / 899.81.210.63.5
Nov / 839.73.69.20.8
Dec / -5°578.26.58.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144258
154258
164258
174357
184258
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264456
274456
284258
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sankt Peter gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13513
23613
33612
43612
53711
63711
73810
83810
93910
10399
11409
12409
13418
14418
15418
16417
17417
18416
19416
20415
21405
22404
23404
24404
25404
26413
27413
28413
29423
30423

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.

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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 6 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:52 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:526:22
212.65:506:24
312.65:486:25
412.75:466:26
512.75:446:28
612.85:426:29
712.85:406:30
812.95:386:32
912.95:366:33
1013.05:346:35
1113.15:326:36
1213.15:316:37
1313.25:296:39
1413.25:276:40
1513.35:256:41
1613.35:236:43
1713.45:216:44
1813.45:196:46
1913.55:176:47
2013.55:156:48
2113.65:146:50
2213.75:126:51
2313.75:106:52
2413.85:086:54
2513.85:066:55
2613.95:056:57
2713.95:036:58
2814.05:016:59
2914.05:007:01
3014.14:587:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sankt Peter?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sankt Peter.

What to pack for Sankt Peter in April

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

In April, Sankt Peter sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sankt Peter in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sankt Peter peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sankt Peter in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sankt Peter is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2316 µg/m³Nov 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sankt Peter?

Sankt Peter sits at 46.6°N, 14.3°E, 438 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Klagenfurt, 3.0 km away.

BledVillachKranjWolfsbergBohinj

Topography around Sankt Peter

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sankt Peter has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 447 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,434 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,814 m.

The land around Sankt Peter is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
1,434 m
80 km
2,814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Klagenfurt 3.0 km · Sankt Martin 5.0 km · Bled 34 km · Villach 37 km · Kranj 43 km · Wolfsberg 45 km · Bohinj 50 km · Ljubljana 66 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 Sankt Peter (46.6298°, 14.3402°, elevation 438 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).