Bassum weather in April

In April, Bassum sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 13.6 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bassum's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bassum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Bassum 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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bassum 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)
1123
2124
3124
4124
5124
6124
7124
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14145
15145
16145
17145
18145
19155
20155
21156
22156
23156
24166
25166
26166
27167
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Bassum

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.

Bassum 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 / 64132.47.90.0
Feb / 4810.22.59.50.2
Mar / 5411.41.411.51.7
Apr14° / 4810.60.213.63.9
May18° / 5810.9015.55.5
Jun21° / 12°6412.2016.55.9
Jul23° / 14°7813.1016.16.3
Aug23° / 14°7212.4014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°5710.3012.45.8
Oct14° / 6111.5010.33.7
Nov / 5511.80.58.41.3
Dec / 6512.62.57.40.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113664
123763
133862
143862
154060
164060
174159
184258
194159
204159
214159
224159
234060
243961
253961
263961
273763
283763
293763
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bassum gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1352
2352
3351
4351
5351
6351
7351
8341
9341
10341
11331
12321
13321
14311
15311
16311
17311
18311
19321
20331
21331
22341
23350
24350
25360
26360
27360
28370
29370
30380

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
241000
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:116:48
212.76:096:50
312.86:066:52
412.86:046:54
512.96:016:56
613.05:596:57
713.05:576:59
813.15:547:01
913.25:527:03
1013.35:497:05
1113.35:477:06
1213.45:457:08
1313.55:427:10
1413.55:407:12
1513.65:387:14
1613.75:357:15
1713.75:337:17
1813.85:317:19
1913.95:287:21
2013.95:267:23
2114.05:247:24
2214.15:227:26
2314.15:197:28
2414.25:177:30
2514.35:157:31
2614.35:137:33
2714.45:117:35
2814.55:097:37
2914.55:077:39
3014.65:047:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
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 Bassum?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bassum.

What to pack for Bassum in April

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

In April, Bassum 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 Bassum 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 Bassum peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bassum?

Bassum sits at 52.9°N, 8.7°E, 43 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Syke, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Bassum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bassum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m.

The land around Bassum is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (28%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
402 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Syke 9.0 km · Wildeshausen 20 km · Stuhr 20 km · Delmenhorst 23 km · Ganderkesee 24 km · Bremen 26 km · Achim 27 km · Oyten 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 Bassum (52.8506°, 8.7279°, elevation 43 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).