Arnstadt weather in April

In April, Arnstadt sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.8 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 14°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Arnstadt's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arnstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Arnstadt 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Arnstadt 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 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2102
3102
4102
5102
6102
7102
8112
9112
10112
11112
12113
13113
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19134
20134
21134
22134
23144
24145
25145
26145
27145
28145
29155
30156

How April really feels in Arnstadt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Arnstadt 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 / -3°5712.87.88.20.0
Feb / -3°4510.16.89.70.0
Mar / -0°5912.9511.50.8
Apr12° / 5611.81.213.53.0
May16° / 8413.60.115.24.6
Jun19° / 11°8314.2016.25.4
Jul22° / 13°9514.4015.85.9
Aug21° / 12°8613.1014.36.0
Sep17° / 6511.3012.45.1
Oct12° / 5911.50.310.42.8
Nov / 5911.53.68.70.5
Dec / -2°6113.46.97.80.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83268
93268
103367
113367
123367
133565
143664
153763
163862
173961
184060
194060
204159
214060
224060
234159
244159
253961
263961
273961
283763
293565
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Arnstadt gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 39% 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 (%)
1389
2388
3388
4387
5387
6386
7386
8386
9395
10395
11395
12395
13385
14384
15384
16384
17384
18383
19393
20393
21393
22402
23402
24402
25402
26402
27411
28411
29411
30421

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 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 6:04 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:046:38
212.66:016:40
312.75:596:41
412.85:576:43
512.85:546:45
612.95:526:46
713.05:506:48
813.05:486:50
913.15:456:51
1013.25:436:53
1113.25:416:55
1213.35:396:56
1313.45:366:58
1413.45:347:00
1513.55:327:01
1613.55:307:03
1713.65:287:05
1813.75:267:06
1913.75:237:08
2013.85:217:09
2113.95:197:11
2213.95:177:13
2314.05:157:14
2414.05:137:16
2514.15:117:18
2614.25:097:19
2714.25:077:21
2814.35:057:23
2914.45:037:24
3014.45:017:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Arnstadt?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arnstadt.

What to pack for Arnstadt in April

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Arnstadt 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 Arnstadt peaks around July 13 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 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arnstadt?

Arnstadt sits at 50.8°N, 11.0°E, 274 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Erfurt, 16 km away.

Topography around Arnstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arnstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m.

The land around Arnstadt is covered by cropland (35%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
547 m
80 km
890 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Erfurt 16 km · Ilmenau 18 km · Gotha 21 km · Rudolstadt 30 km · Weimar 31 km · Suhl 31 km · Saalfeld 36 km · Bad Langensalza 37 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 Arnstadt (50.8405°, 10.952°, elevation 274 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).