Burghausen weather in April

In April, Burghausen sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Burghausen's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burghausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:27 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Burghausen is city in the Altötting district, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
920/km²
people per km²

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Burghausen reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14155
15155
16155
17156
18156
19166
20166
21166
22167
23177
24177
25177
26177
27188
28188
29188
30188

How April really feels in Burghausen

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.

Burghausen weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6611.56.28.60.0
Feb / -1°5611.15.19.90.2
Mar10° / 78133.311.62.2
Apr15° / 6511.70.713.44.3
May20° / 10°10614.4014.95.6
Jun23° / 13°11014.7015.86.0
Jul25° / 15°11114.8015.46.2
Aug24° / 15°10213.4014.16.4
Sep19° / 11°8912.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 7411.90.310.63.9
Nov / 6410.72.791.2
Dec / -1°7112.95.98.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
144159
154159
164357
174357
184357
194357
204456
214456
224456
234357
244456
254357
264357
274258
284159
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Burghausen gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1407
2406
3396
4395
5395
6395
7394
8394
9404
10404
11403
12413
13403
14403
15403
16403
17393
18392
19392
20392
21392
22402
23401
24401
25411
26411
27421
28421
29430
30430

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
251000
261000
271000
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 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 5:58 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:586:29
212.65:556:31
312.65:536:32
412.75:516:33
512.85:496:35
612.85:476:36
712.95:456:38
812.95:436:39
913.05:416:41
1013.15:396:42
1113.15:376:44
1213.25:356:45
1313.25:336:47
1413.35:316:48
1513.45:296:50
1613.45:276:51
1713.55:256:53
1813.55:236:54
1913.65:216:56
2013.65:196:57
2113.75:176:58
2213.75:157:00
2313.85:137:01
2413.95:117:03
2513.95:097:04
2614.05:087:06
2714.05:067:07
2814.15:047:09
2914.15:027:10
3014.25:007:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Burghausen?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Burghausen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burghausen in April

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

In April, Burghausen sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Burghausen in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Burghausen peaks around July 10 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 10UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burghausen?

Burghausen sits at 48.2°N, 12.8°E, 422 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Mühldorf, 25 km away.

Bad ReichenhallVilshofen

Topography around Burghausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burghausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 423 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.

The land around Burghausen is covered by trees (33%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
235 m
80 km
2,398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Mühldorf 25 km · Traunreut 29 km · Waldkraiburg 32 km · Traunstein 36 km · Freilassing 38 km · Salzburg 44 km · Bad Reichenhall 49 km · Vilshofen 57 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 Burghausen (48.1692°, 12.8314°, elevation 422 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).