Baden-Baden in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Baden-Baden sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 282 mm of precipitation over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Baden-Baden's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Baden-Baden's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
282 mm
43 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.6
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Baden-Baden in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Baden-Baden reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Baden-Baden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Baden-Baden weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°10214.55.98.50.0
Feb / -1°8612.55.79.80.1
Mar10° / 9814.33.511.61.9
Apr14° / 74130.813.43.8
May18° / 11015.50.1155.1
Jun22° / 13°10013.9015.95.9
Jul24° / 14°10514.2015.56.3
Aug23° / 14°9113014.26.5
Sep19° / 11°8711.8012.45.7
Oct14° / 9213.30.210.53.6
Nov / 9513.32.591.1
Dec / 118165.88.10.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Baden-Baden gets around 282 mm of rain and snow over 43 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Baden-Baden?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baden-Baden.

What to pack for Baden-Baden in Spring

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

In spring, Baden-Baden sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 43 days see rain.

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UV index in Baden-Baden in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Baden-Baden 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baden-Baden?

Baden-Baden sits at 48.8°N, 8.2°E, 169 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Gaggenau, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Baden-Baden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baden-Baden has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Baden-Baden is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
529 m
16 km
992 m
80 km
1,141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Gaggenau 8.0 km · Bühl 10 km · Rastatt 11 km · Achern 19 km · Ettlingen 24 km · Rheinstetten 24 km · Oberkirch 28 km · Karlsruhe 30 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 Baden-Baden (48.7606°, 8.2398°, elevation 169 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.