Achern weather in April

In April, Achern sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.5 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 14°C in the first days to 18°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 Achern's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Achern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Achern is human settlement in Germany.

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Achern reaches about 16°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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2144
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10155
11155
12155
13156
14156
15156
16166
17166
18166
19166
20167
21177
22177
23177
24177
25178
26188
27188
28188
29188
30188

How April really feels in Achern

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.

Achern 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 / 8313.73.18.50.0
Feb / 6911.62.89.80.6
Mar11° / 7612.71.311.62.6
Apr16° / 5410.50.113.44.8
May20° / 10°7712.40155.8
Jun23° / 14°6711015.86.6
Jul25° / 16°6710.6015.56.8
Aug25° / 15°619.9014.26.9
Sep21° / 12°669.8012.46.3
Oct15° / 7512010.54.3
Nov / 8212.30.991.7
Dec / 10015.338.10.3

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34159
44159
54258
64258
74258
84258
94357
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154555
164555
174555
184456
194555
204456
214357
224357
234258
244258
254159
264060
274060
284060
293961
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Achern gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1134
1234
1333
1433
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2033
2133
2234
2335
2435
2536
2636
2737
2838
2939
3040

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
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982

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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm

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 6:16 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:166:48
212.66:146:50
312.76:126:51
412.76:106:53
512.86:086:54
612.86:066:56
712.96:046:57
813.06:016:59
913.05:597:00
1013.15:577:02
1113.15:557:03
1213.25:537:05
1313.35:517:06
1413.35:497:08
1513.45:477:09
1613.45:457:11
1713.55:437:12
1813.55:417:14
1913.65:397:15
2013.75:377:17
2113.75:357:18
2213.85:337:20
2313.85:317:21
2413.95:297:23
2513.95:277:24
2614.05:267:26
2714.15:247:27
2814.15:227:29
2914.25:207:30
3014.25:187:32

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Achern?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Achern for sightseeing.

What to pack for Achern in April

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

In April, Achern sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Achern 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 Achern peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Achern?

Achern sits at 48.6°N, 8.1°E, 145 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bühl, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Achern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Achern has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,043 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 m.

The land around Achern is covered by trees (43%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
1,043 m
80 km
1,178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bühl 8.0 km · Oberkirch 11 km · Baden-Baden 19 km · Offenburg 20 km · Kehl 20 km · Bischheim 24 km · Schiltigheim 24 km · Strasbourg 25 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Achern (48.6311°, 8.0761°, elevation 145 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).