Saint-Avold weather in April

In April, Saint-Avold sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Saint-Avold's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Avold's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 21 µg/m³ · 2010

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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Saint-Avold reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°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
9134
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16155
17155
18156
19156
20156
21166
22166
23166
24167
25167
26167
27177
28177
29177
30178

How April really feels in Saint-Avold

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.

Saint-Avold weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7812.938.50.0
Feb / 66112.89.80.4
Mar10° / 7111.91.411.62.3
Apr15° / 5810.90.113.44.2
May19° / 7412.70155.5
Jun22° / 13°6711.4015.96.4
Jul25° / 15°6711.7015.66.7
Aug24° / 14°6511.5014.26.7
Sep20° / 11°709.7012.46.1
Oct14° / 7511.8010.54.0
Nov / 7812.70.88.91.4
Dec / 9814.438.10.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83862
93862
103961
113961
124060
134060
144159
154258
164159
174258
184159
194159
204060
213961
223961
233862
243763
253763
263664
273664
283565
293565
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Avold gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in April, the driest month. 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 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2372
3362
4361
5361
6351
7351
8351
9351
10341
11341
12341
13330
14330
15330
16330
17330
18340
19340
20350
21360
22370
23380
24380
25390
26400
27410
28410
29420
30430

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
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:226:54
212.66:196:56
312.76:176:57
412.76:156:59
512.86:137:00
612.96:117:02
712.96:097:03
813.06:067:05
913.06:047:06
1013.16:027:08
1113.26:007:09
1213.25:587:11
1313.35:567:13
1413.35:547:14
1513.45:527:16
1613.55:507:17
1713.55:487:19
1813.65:467:20
1913.65:447:22
2013.75:427:23
2113.85:407:25
2213.85:387:26
2313.95:367:28
2413.95:347:29
2514.05:327:31
2614.05:307:32
2714.15:287:34
2814.25:267:35
2914.25:247:37
3014.35:237:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
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 Saint-Avold?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Avold for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Avold in April

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

In April, Saint-Avold sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint-Avold 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 Saint-Avold peaks around July 16 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 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saint-Avold 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 Saint-Avold is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Avold?

Saint-Avold sits at 49.1°N, 6.7°E, 231 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Forbach, 17 km away.

Topography around Saint-Avold

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Avold has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m.

The land around Saint-Avold is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (29%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
883 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Forbach 17 km · Wadgassen 19 km · Völklingen 20 km · Schwalbach 23 km · Saarlouis 24 km · Püttlingen 24 km · Saarbrücken 26 km · Sarreguemines 26 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Saint-Avold (49.1046°, 6.704°, elevation 231 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).