Sankt Pölten weather in April

In April, Sankt Pölten sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sankt Pölten's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sankt Pölten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:15 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sankt Pölten reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3133
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10144
11144
12144
13145
14145
15155
16155
17155
18155
19166
20166
21166
22166
23176
24177
25177
26177
27187
28188
29188
30188

How April really feels in Sankt Pölten

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sankt Pölten 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 / -3°419.15.68.60.0
Feb / -2°348.149.90.2
Mar10° / 5310.72.811.62.0
Apr15° / 49100.613.44.4
May19° / 10°7712.4014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°7811.8015.86.5
Jul25° / 15°7512015.56.7
Aug25° / 15°739.9014.16.9
Sep20° / 11°739.6012.46.2
Oct14° / 519.50.410.64.0
Nov / 459.52.291.2
Dec / -2°429.74.38.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54357
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134159
144159
154258
164357
174456
184456
194654
204654
214753
224753
234852
244852
254654
264654
274654
284555
294555
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sankt Pölten gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1336
2335
3335
4334
5334
6333
7343
8343
9353
10353
11353
12362
13362
14362
15362
16362
17362
18352
19352
20352
21351
22341
23341
24341
25341
26341
27350
28350
29350
30360

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:466:18
212.65:446:19
312.65:426:21
412.75:406:22
512.85:386:24
612.85:366:25
712.95:346:27
812.95:326:28
913.05:306:30
1013.15:286:31
1113.15:256:33
1213.25:236:34
1313.25:216:36
1413.35:196:37
1513.45:176:39
1613.45:156:40
1713.55:136:41
1813.55:116:43
1913.65:096:44
2013.65:086:46
2113.75:066:47
2213.85:046:49
2313.85:026:50
2413.95:006:52
2513.94:586:53
2614.04:566:55
2714.04:546:56
2814.14:536:58
2914.14:516:59
3014.24:497:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sankt Pölten?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sankt Pölten for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sankt Pölten in April

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

In April, Sankt Pölten sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sankt Pölten 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 Sankt Pölten peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sankt Pölten 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 Pölten is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1415 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sankt Pölten?

Sankt Pölten sits at 48.2°N, 15.6°E, 265 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Penzing, 47 km away.

PenzingStockerauPerchtoldsdorfHietzingOttakringBadenHernalsMödling

Topography around Sankt Pölten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sankt Pölten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,113 m.

The land around Sankt Pölten is covered by cropland (39%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
2,113 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Penzing 47 km · Stockerau 47 km · Perchtoldsdorf 48 km · Hietzing 49 km · Ottakring 49 km · Baden 50 km · Hernals 50 km · Mödling 50 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 Pölten (48.2076°, 15.6372°, elevation 265 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).