Auerbach weather in April

In April, Auerbach sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.1 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 9°C in the first days to 14°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Auerbach's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auerbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:25 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Auerbach 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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Auerbach reaches about 11°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 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
491
591
6101
7101
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13112
14112
15112
16113
17123
18123
19123
20123
21133
22134
23134
24134
25144
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145

How April really feels in Auerbach

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Auerbach 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 / -4°771410.58.30.0
Feb / -4°60128.99.70.0
Mar / -1°7413.97.111.50.5
Apr11° / 5912.12.513.52.7
May16° / 8514.60.115.24.4
Jun19° / 10°9414.5016.15.4
Jul21° / 12°10415015.85.7
Aug21° / 12°9013.5014.35.9
Sep16° / 7711.8012.44.8
Oct11° / 7012.2110.42.5
Nov / 7112.24.88.70.3
Dec / -2°7914.59.67.90.0

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 (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93070
103169
113169
123169
133367
143466
153466
163664
173763
183763
193862
203862
213862
223961
233961
243862
253763
263763
273763
283565
293565
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Auerbach gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14014
23913
33913
43912
53912
63911
74011
84011
94111
104111
114111
124111
134111
144111
154110
164110
174110
18419
19419
20418
21418
22417
23416
24415
25415
26424
27423
28433
29432
30442

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 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 5:58 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:586:32
212.65:566:34
312.75:536:35
412.85:516:37
512.85:496:39
612.95:476:40
713.05:446:42
813.05:426:44
913.15:406:45
1013.25:386:47
1113.25:366:48
1213.35:336:50
1313.35:316:52
1413.45:296:53
1513.55:276:55
1613.55:256:57
1713.65:236:58
1813.75:207:00
1913.75:187:01
2013.85:167:03
2113.85:147:05
2213.95:127:06
2314.05:107:08
2414.05:087:10
2514.15:067:11
2614.15:047:13
2714.25:027:14
2814.35:007:16
2914.34:587:18
3014.44:567:19

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 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Auerbach?

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

2.7
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 Auerbach.

What to pack for Auerbach in April

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

In April, Auerbach sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Auerbach 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 Auerbach peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Auerbach 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 Auerbach is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1518 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Auerbach?

Auerbach sits at 50.5°N, 12.4°E, 458 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Reichenbach/Vogtland, 14 km away.

Topography around Auerbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auerbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m around an average of 519 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,187 m.

The land around Auerbach is covered by trees (36%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
230 m
16 km
683 m
80 km
1,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Reichenbach/Vogtland 14 km · Plauen 19 km · Schneeberg 19 km · Greiz 22 km · Aue 23 km · Zwickau 25 km · Werdau 25 km · Schwarzenberg 27 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 Auerbach (50.5115°, 12.4008°, elevation 458 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).