Arnsberg weather in April

In April, Arnsberg sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Arnsberg's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arnsberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Arnsberg reaches about 14°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 8°C and 20°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)
1113
2114
3124
4124
5124
6124
7124
8124
9124
10124
11134
12134
13134
14134
15135
16145
17145
18145
19145
20145
21156
22156
23156
24156
25156
26156
27157
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Arnsberg

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.

Arnsberg 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°7914.34.98.20.0
Feb / 6512.45.39.60.1
Mar / 7013.72.911.51.6
Apr14° / 5611.40.613.53.7
May17° / 6812.9015.35.1
Jun20° / 12°7413016.35.7
Jul22° / 14°8514.2015.96.0
Aug22° / 13°8413.3014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°7012.3012.45.4
Oct13° / 7012.6010.43.5
Nov / 7213.51.58.61.3
Dec / 8114.74.57.70.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53268
63268
73169
83169
93169
103268
113367
123367
133367
143565
153664
163664
173664
183664
193862
203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253664
263565
273565
283565
293466
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Arnsberg gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1425
2425
3414
4414
5404
6404
7403
8393
9393
10383
11373
12363
13353
14352
15342
16342
17342
18342
19342
20342
21352
22361
23361
24371
25381
26381
27391
28401
29400
30410

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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:156:50
212.76:126:52
312.76:106:53
412.86:086:55
512.96:056:57
612.96:036:58
713.06:017:00
813.15:587:02
913.15:567:03
1013.25:547:05
1113.35:527:07
1213.35:497:09
1313.45:477:10
1413.55:457:12
1513.55:437:14
1613.65:407:15
1713.65:387:17
1813.75:367:19
1913.85:347:20
2013.85:327:22
2113.95:307:24
2214.05:287:25
2314.05:257:27
2414.15:237:29
2514.25:217:30
2614.25:197:32
2714.35:177:34
2814.35:157:35
2914.45:137:37
3014.55:117:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Arnsberg?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arnsberg.

What to pack for Arnsberg in April

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

In April, Arnsberg sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Arnsberg 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 Arnsberg peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arnsberg?

Arnsberg sits at 51.4°N, 8.1°E, 295 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sundern, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Arnsberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arnsberg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m.

The land around Arnsberg is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
861 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Sundern 8.0 km · Neheim 11 km · Meschede 14 km · Warstein 20 km · Soest 21 km · Hemer 22 km · Menden 22 km · Werl 22 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 Arnsberg (51.3833°, 8.0833°, elevation 295 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).