Sélestat weather in April

In April, Sélestat sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.8 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 24% 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 Sélestat's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sélestat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:48 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

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 Sélestat reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
1134
2134
3134
4144
5144
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12155
13155
14155
15155
16156
17156
18166
19166
20166
21167
22167
23177
24177
25177
26177
27178
28178
29178
30188

How April really feels in Sélestat

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.

Sélestat 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 / -0°6912.63.68.60.0
Feb / 6010.93.99.90.6
Mar11° / 6612.6211.62.5
Apr15° / 6011.80.313.44.4
May19° / 10°8514.2014.95.5
Jun23° / 13°7813.1015.86.3
Jul25° / 15°7913.3015.56.4
Aug25° / 15°7412.4014.16.5
Sep20° / 11°6811012.46.1
Oct15° / 76120.210.64.2
Nov / 7312.11.191.6
Dec / 8313.83.78.20.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
54159
64159
74060
84060
93961
104060
114060
124159
134258
144258
154357
164258
174258
184258
194258
204258
214060
224060
234060
243862
253862
263664
273664
283466
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sélestat gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1404
2404
3393
4393
5383
6382
7382
8382
9382
10381
11381
12381
13381
14371
15371
16371
17371
18381
19381
20391
21391
22400
23410
24410
25420
26430
27430
28440
29450
30450

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 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:19 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:196:51
212.66:176:52
312.66:156:54
412.76:136:55
512.86:116:57
612.86:096:58
712.96:067:00
812.96:047:01
913.06:027:02
1013.16:007:04
1113.15:587:05
1213.25:567:07
1313.25:547:08
1413.35:527:10
1513.45:507:11
1613.45:487:13
1713.55:467:14
1813.55:447:16
1913.65:427:17
2013.65:407:19
2113.75:387:20
2213.85:367:22
2313.85:347:23
2413.95:337:25
2513.95:317:26
2614.05:297:28
2714.05:277:29
2814.15:257:30
2914.15:237:32
3014.25:227:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sélestat?

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 Sélestat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sélestat in April

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

In April, Sélestat sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sélestat 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 Sélestat peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sélestat 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 Sélestat is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sélestat?

Sélestat sits at 48.3°N, 7.4°E, 175 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Colmar, 21 km away.

Topography around Sélestat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sélestat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m.

The land around Sélestat is covered by grassland (29%), cropland (26%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
843 m
80 km
1,375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Colmar 21 km · Lahr 32 km · Emmendingen 34 km · Illkirch-Graffenstaden 36 km · Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 37 km · Lingolsheim 37 km · Strasbourg 42 km · Freiburg 42 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 Sélestat (48.2619°, 7.4489°, elevation 175 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).