Dusseldorf weather in April

In April, Dusseldorf sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 13°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Dusseldorf's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dusseldorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:46 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Dusseldorf is capital city of the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,846/km²
people per km²
Founded
1135

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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Dusseldorf reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2125
3135
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10135
11145
12145
13145
14145
15146
16146
17156
18156
19156
20156
21157
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27168
28168
29178
30178

How April really feels in Dusseldorf

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.

Dusseldorf 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 / 7913.92.18.20.1
Feb / 6712.32.89.60.5
Mar10° / 6713111.52.2
Apr14° / 5310.90.113.54.1
May18° / 10°6411.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 13°7612.5016.35.9
Jul23° / 15°8513.7015.96.2
Aug23° / 14°8312.6014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°7011.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 7712.2010.43.9
Nov / 7613.30.68.71.6
Dec / 89152.67.70.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43565
53565
63565
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133664
143763
153763
163763
173862
183763
193763
203763
213763
223664
233763
243763
253664
263466
273367
283367
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dusseldorf gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
337
437
536
635
735
835
934
1034
1133
1233
1333
1432
1532
1633
1733
1834
1935
2036
2136
2237
2338
2438
2539
2639
2740
2840
2940
3041

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
24991
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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2612calm
2712calm
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2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 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 6:20 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:206:55
212.76:186:57
312.76:156:58
412.86:137:00
512.96:117:02
612.96:087:03
713.06:067:05
813.06:047:07
913.16:027:09
1013.25:597:10
1113.25:577:12
1213.35:557:14
1313.45:537:15
1413.45:507:17
1513.55:487:19
1613.65:467:20
1713.65:447:22
1813.75:427:24
1913.85:397:25
2013.85:377:27
2113.95:357:29
2214.05:337:30
2314.05:317:32
2414.15:297:34
2514.15:277:35
2614.25:257:37
2714.35:237:39
2814.35:217:40
2914.45:197:42
3014.45:177:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
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 Dusseldorf?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Dusseldorf for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dusseldorf in April

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

In April, Dusseldorf sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dusseldorf 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 Dusseldorf peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dusseldorf?

Dusseldorf sits at 51.2°N, 6.8°E, 42 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Düsseldorf-Pempelfort, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dusseldorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dusseldorf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Dusseldorf is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
958 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Düsseldorf-Pempelfort 2.0 km · Wersten 5.0 km · Neuss 7.0 km · Meerbusch 7.0 km · Erkrath 9.0 km · Ratingen 10 km · Kaarst 11 km · Hilden 12 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 Dusseldorf (51.2232°, 6.7793°, elevation 42 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).