Bayreuth weather in April

In April, Bayreuth sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.6 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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bayreuth's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayreuth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Bayreuth is main settlement of Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 16.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bayreuth reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 20°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)
1102
2112
3112
4112
5112
6113
7113
8113
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15133
16134
17134
18134
19144
20144
21145
22145
23145
24155
25155
26156
27156
28156
29166
30166

How April really feels in Bayreuth

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bayreuth 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 / -3°8013.97.88.40.0
Feb / -3°6211.16.79.70.0
Mar / 7113.14.511.51.1
Apr13° / 5511.6113.53.4
May17° / 74130.115.15.0
Jun20° / 11°8213.40165.8
Jul23° / 13°9013.9015.76.1
Aug22° / 13°7912.5014.36.3
Sep18° / 7010.8012.45.3
Oct12° / 6811.70.410.52.9
Nov / 7111.93.48.80.5
Dec / -1°8614.58.37.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133664
143763
153763
164060
174060
184060
194258
204258
214258
224258
234159
244258
254258
264159
274060
283961
293862
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bayreuth gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1397
2396
3396
4385
5385
6385
7385
8394
9394
10394
11394
12394
13384
14384
15384
16384
17374
18384
19383
20383
21383
22383
23382
24382
25392
26392
27392
28391
29401
30401

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:026:35
212.65:596:37
312.75:576:38
412.75:556:40
512.85:536:41
612.95:506:43
712.95:486:45
813.05:466:46
913.15:446:48
1013.15:426:49
1113.25:406:51
1213.35:376:53
1313.35:356:54
1413.45:336:56
1513.45:316:57
1613.55:296:59
1713.65:277:01
1813.65:257:02
1913.75:237:04
2013.75:217:05
2113.85:197:07
2213.95:177:08
2313.95:157:10
2414.05:137:12
2514.05:117:13
2614.15:097:15
2714.25:077:16
2814.25:057:18
2914.35:037:19
3014.35:017:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bayreuth?

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

3.4
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 Bayreuth.

What to pack for Bayreuth in April

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

In April, Bayreuth sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bayreuth 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 Bayreuth peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bayreuth?

Bayreuth sits at 49.9°N, 11.6°E, 338 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kulmbach, 19 km away.

Topography around Bayreuth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayreuth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Bayreuth is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
572 m
80 km
836 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Kulmbach 19 km · Marktredwitz 37 km · Kronach 37 km · Lichtenfels 43 km · Forchheim 45 km · Selb 47 km · Hof 47 km · Bamberg 49 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 Bayreuth (49.9478°, 11.5789°, elevation 338 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).