Beckingen weather in April

In April, Beckingen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 13.4 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 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Beckingen's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beckingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

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 Beckingen 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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4124
5124
6124
7124
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15145
16145
17145
18145
19145
20155
21156
22156
23156
24156
25156
26166
27167
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Beckingen

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.

Beckingen 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 / -1°9413.63.88.40.0
Feb / -0°7511.53.89.80.2
Mar / 7812.71.911.51.9
Apr14° / 6111.50.313.43.8
May18° / 7813.6015.15.2
Jun21° / 12°7311.70166.0
Jul23° / 14°7412.5015.66.5
Aug23° / 13°7311.3014.26.6
Sep18° / 10°7210.5012.45.7
Oct13° / 8012.2010.53.5
Nov / 8513.31.28.91.1
Dec / 113154.180.0

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133862
143862
153961
164060
174060
184060
193961
203961
213961
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283466
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Beckingen gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1403
2392
3392
4392
5382
6382
7382
8372
9372
10372
11362
12361
13361
14351
15351
16351
17351
18351
19361
20371
21381
22381
23390
24400
25410
26420
27420
28430
29440
30450

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 12 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
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:216:54
212.66:196:56
312.76:176:57
412.76:156:59
512.86:137:01
612.96:107:02
712.96:087:04
813.06:067:05
913.06:047:07
1013.16:027:08
1113.26:007:10
1213.25:587:11
1313.35:567:13
1413.45:537:14
1513.45:517:16
1613.55:497:18
1713.55:477:19
1813.65:457:21
1913.75:437:22
2013.75:417:24
2113.85:397:25
2213.85:377:27
2313.95:357:28
2413.95:337:30
2514.05:317:31
2614.15:297:33
2714.15:277:35
2814.25:267:36
2914.25:247:38
3014.35:227:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Beckingen?

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

3.8
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 Beckingen.

What to pack for Beckingen in April

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

In April, Beckingen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Beckingen 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 Beckingen peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Beckingen 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 Beckingen is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beckingen?

Beckingen sits at 49.4°N, 6.7°E, 216 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dillingen, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Beckingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beckingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m.

The land around Beckingen is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (50%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Dillingen 5.0 km · Merzig 7.0 km · Saarlouis 10 km · Schmelz 11 km · Losheim 13 km · Schwalbach 14 km · Lebach 15 km · Wadgassen 16 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 Beckingen (49.4°, 6.7°, elevation 216 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).