Simmering weather in April

In April, Simmering sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Simmering's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Simmering's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:12 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Simmering is quarter of Vienna.

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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Simmering reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4144
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11155
12155
13156
14156
15156
16166
17166
18166
19167
20177
21177
22177
23187
24188
25188
26188
27188
28198
29199
30199

How April really feels in Simmering

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.

Simmering weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°348.24.28.60.0
Feb / -1°317.72.89.90.3
Mar10° / 459.5211.62.3
Apr16° / 438.40.513.45.0
May20° / 11°6912014.96.1
Jun24° / 14°7311.5015.86.6
Jul26° / 16°7812.1015.46.5
Aug26° / 16°689.8014.16.8
Sep21° / 12°699.3012.46.5
Oct14° / 478.60.210.64.4
Nov / 448.91.691.4
Dec / -1°398.53.18.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104060
114060
124060
134258
144258
154456
164456
174654
184654
194852
204852
214951
225050
235149
245149
255149
265149
275050
285050
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Simmering gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3283
4283
5283
6282
7282
8282
9292
10292
11292
12292
13292
14292
15292
16292
17292
18292
19292
20292
21291
22291
23291
24301
25301
26311
27310
28320
29330
30330

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
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

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 5:43 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:436:15
212.65:416:16
312.65:396:18
412.75:376:19
512.85:356:21
612.85:336:22
712.95:316:24
812.95:286:25
913.05:266:26
1013.15:246:28
1113.15:226:29
1213.25:206:31
1313.25:186:32
1413.35:166:34
1513.45:146:35
1613.45:126:37
1713.55:106:38
1813.55:086:40
1913.65:066:41
2013.65:046:43
2113.75:026:44
2213.85:016:46
2313.84:596:47
2413.94:576:49
2513.94:556:50
2614.04:536:51
2714.04:516:53
2814.14:496:54
2914.14:486:56
3014.24:466:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.72 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
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Simmering?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Simmering for sightseeing.

What to pack for Simmering in April

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

In April, Simmering sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Simmering in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Simmering peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJun 1316 µg/m³Nov 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Simmering?

Simmering sits at 48.2°N, 16.4°E, 163 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Landstraße, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Simmering

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simmering has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,959 m.

The land around Simmering is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Landstraße 4.0 km · Favoriten 5.0 km · Vienna 5.0 km · Aspern 5.0 km · Innere Stadt 5.0 km · Donaustadt 6.0 km · Margareten 6.0 km · Mariahilf 6.0 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 Simmering (48.1833°, 16.4333°, elevation 163 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).