Cesky Krumlov weather in April

In April, Cesky Krumlov sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°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 Cesky Krumlov's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cesky Krumlov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Cesky Krumlov is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
577/km²
people per km²
Founded
1253

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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Cesky Krumlov reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2101
3101
4102
5102
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11112
12113
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30156

How April really feels in Cesky Krumlov

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cesky Krumlov weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°5511.59.28.50.0
Feb / -4°429.77.49.80.0
Mar / -1°62126.511.60.7
Apr12° / 61122.113.43.2
May17° / 10315.60.1154.7
Jun20° / 11°10615.1015.95.5
Jul22° / 13°12015.7015.55.9
Aug22° / 12°11113.6014.26.0
Sep17° / 7511.5012.45.1
Oct12° / 5710.60.810.52.9
Nov / 499.94.38.90.5
Dec / -3°4811.17.78.10.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63763
73763
83664
93664
103763
113862
123862
133961
144060
154159
164258
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184456
194555
204555
214555
224555
234555
244654
254555
264555
274456
284258
294258
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Cesky Krumlov gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13514
23513
33612
43612
53711
63711
73811
83811
93910
104010
114010
124010
13419
14419
15419
16418
17418
18417
19427
20426
21426
22425
23434
24434
25433
26443
27442
28452
29452
30462

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
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14100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
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27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
2110calm
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239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 5:51 AM to 4:53 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)
112.55:516:24
212.65:496:25
312.75:476:27
412.75:456:28
512.85:436:30
612.85:416:31
712.95:386:33
813.05:366:34
913.05:346:36
1013.15:326:37
1113.15:306:39
1213.25:286:40
1313.35:266:42
1413.35:246:43
1513.45:226:45
1613.45:206:46
1713.55:186:48
1813.65:166:49
1913.65:146:51
2013.75:126:52
2113.75:106:54
2213.85:086:55
2313.85:066:57
2413.95:046:58
2514.05:027:00
2614.05:007:01
2714.14:587:03
2814.14:577:04
2914.24:557:06
3014.24:537:07

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cesky Krumlov?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cesky Krumlov.

What to pack for Cesky Krumlov in April

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

In April, Cesky Krumlov sees daytime highs around 12°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 Cesky Krumlov 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 Cesky Krumlov 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
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cesky Krumlov?

Cesky Krumlov sits at 48.8°N, 14.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is České Budějovice, 22 km away.

PísekStrakoniceJindřichův HradecPassau

Topography around Cesky Krumlov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cesky Krumlov has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,193 m.

The land around Cesky Krumlov is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
691 m
80 km
1,193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: České Budějovice 22 km · Linz 56 km · Písek 57 km · Strakonice 58 km · Jindřichův Hradec 62 km · Traun 66 km · Ansfelden 67 km · Passau 70 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

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 Cesky Krumlov (48.8109°, 14.3152°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).