Cheb weather in April

In April, Cheb sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-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 22% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Cheb's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:25 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Cheb is town in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
340/km²
people per km²
Founded
1179

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 Cheb 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 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2101
3101
4102
5102
6102
7102
8112
9112
10112
11112
12112
13112
14123
15123
16123
17123
18133
19133
20134
21134
22144
23144
24144
25145
26145
27155
28155
29155
30156

How April really feels in Cheb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cheb weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6212.78.68.30.0
Feb / -3°489.96.89.70.0
Mar / -0°5912.34.811.50.8
Apr12° / 4910.61.413.53.1
May17° / 6813.1015.24.9
Jun20° / 10°7713.2016.15.7
Jul22° / 12°8413.3015.76.1
Aug22° / 12°7312.2014.36.3
Sep17° / 6010.1012.45.2
Oct11° / 5810.70.510.52.7
Nov / 5710.43.68.80.4
Dec / -2°6612.88.37.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93169
103268
113268
123268
133466
143565
153664
163763
173961
183961
194060
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254060
263961
273961
283862
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Cheb gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1357
2357
3346
4346
5346
6346
7356
8356
9356
10366
11366
12366
13366
14366
15366
16366
17365
18365
19365
20364
21364
22363
23363
24373
25372
26372
27382
28391
29391
30401

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 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 5:58 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:586:32
212.65:566:34
312.75:546:35
412.85:526:37
512.85:496:38
612.95:476:40
712.95:456:42
813.05:436:43
913.15:416:45
1013.15:386:46
1113.25:366:48
1213.35:346:50
1313.35:326:51
1413.45:306:53
1513.45:286:54
1613.55:256:56
1713.65:236:58
1813.65:216:59
1913.75:197:01
2013.85:177:02
2113.85:157:04
2213.95:137:06
2313.95:117:07
2414.05:097:09
2514.15:077:10
2614.15:057:12
2714.25:037:13
2814.25:017:15
2914.34:597:17
3014.34:587:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cheb?

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

3.1
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 Cheb.

What to pack for Cheb in April

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

In April, Cheb sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Cheb in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cheb peaks around July 11 at about 7 (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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cheb?

Cheb sits at 50.1°N, 12.4°E, 459 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Selb, 20 km away.

Karlovy VaryHofWeidenOstrov

Topography around Cheb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 470 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,053 m.

The land around Cheb is covered by cropland (31%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
538 m
80 km
1,053 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Selb 20 km · Sokolov 22 km · Marktredwitz 22 km · Mariánské Lázně 27 km · Karlovy Vary 39 km · Hof 42 km · Weiden 47 km · Ostrov 47 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 Cheb (50.0796°, 12.3739°, elevation 459 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).