Wels weather in April

In April, Wels sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 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 Wels's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wels's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:22 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Wels reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°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.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9144
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15155
16155
17156
18156
19166
20166
21166
22166
23177
24177
25177
26177
27178
28188
29188
30188

How April really feels in Wels

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.

Wels weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6211.36.58.60.0
Feb / -2°5210.25.19.90.2
Mar10° / 7112.73.211.62.0
Apr15° / 5710.50.813.44.4
May19° / 10°9013.3014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°8913.8015.86.2
Jul25° / 15°9514015.46.4
Aug25° / 15°8811014.16.7
Sep19° / 11°7711.2012.45.9
Oct14° / 65110.410.63.9
Nov / 5610.32.691.1
Dec / -1°6112.35.88.20.0

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
94060
103961
113961
124060
134159
144258
154357
164456
174555
184555
194555
204753
214753
224753
234753
244654
254555
264555
274456
284456
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Wels gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1387
2386
3386
4375
5375
6375
7374
8374
9384
10384
11383
12383
13373
14373
15373
16363
17363
18363
19352
20352
21352
22352
23351
24351
25361
26361
27371
28381
29380
30390

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
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 10 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
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
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 5:53 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:536:24
212.65:516:26
312.65:496:27
412.75:466:29
512.85:446:30
612.85:426:32
712.95:406:33
812.95:386:35
913.05:366:36
1013.15:346:38
1113.15:326:39
1213.25:306:40
1313.25:286:42
1413.35:266:43
1513.45:246:45
1613.45:226:46
1713.55:206:48
1813.55:186:49
1913.65:166:51
2013.65:146:52
2113.75:126:54
2213.75:106:55
2313.85:086:57
2413.95:066:58
2513.95:057:00
2614.05:037:01
2714.05:017:02
2814.14:597:04
2914.14:577:05
3014.24:567:07

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.7 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
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
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 Wels?

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 Wels for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wels in April

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

In April, Wels sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wels 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 Wels 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 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 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wels's WHO annual average of 12.2 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Oct 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wels?

Wels sits at 48.2°N, 14.0°E, 317 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Traun, 16 km away.

SteyrAmstettenPassauHallstattCesky Krumlov

Topography around Wels

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wels has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m.

The land around Wels is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
2,371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Traun 16 km · Ansfelden 20 km · Linz 24 km · Steyr 32 km · Amstetten 62 km · Passau 63 km · Hallstatt 73 km · Cesky Krumlov 75 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 Wels (48.1667°, 14.0333°, elevation 317 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).