Wels in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wels sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 218 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Wels's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wels's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 15°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 218 mm; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 4.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Wels in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wels reaches about 15°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Wels

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Wels weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -2°	62	11.3	6.5	8.6	0.0
Feb	5° / -2°	52	10.2	5.1	9.9	0.2
Mar	10° / 2°	71	12.7	3.2	11.6	2.0
Apr	15° / 6°	57	10.5	0.8	13.4	4.4
May	19° / 10°	90	13.3	0	14.9	5.7
Jun	23° / 13°	89	13.8	0	15.8	6.2
Jul	25° / 15°	95	14	0	15.4	6.4
Aug	25° / 15°	88	11	0	14.1	6.7
Sep	19° / 11°	77	11.2	0	12.4	5.9
Oct	14° / 7°	65	11	0.4	10.6	3.9
Nov	8° / 2°	56	10.3	2.6	9	1.1
Dec	4° / -1°	61	12.3	5.8	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Wels gets around 218 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Wels?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Wels for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wels in Spring

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

In spring, Wels sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wels in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	8	8	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Wels in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	14	14	14	15	13	12	11	9	10	11
Level	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	12	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

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.

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

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

249 m

cropland 56%

80 km

2,371 m

trees 53%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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Spring 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

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.