Erwitte weather in April

In April, Erwitte sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 12.3 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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Erwitte's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erwitte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Erwitte is main settlement of Erwitte town, 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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Erwitte reaches about 13°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 7°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)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7124
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13124
14134
15134
16134
17134
18135
19145
20145
21145
22145
23146
24156
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30157

How April really feels in Erwitte

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Erwitte 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°8615.25.78.10.0
Feb / -1°7012.75.99.60.1
Mar / 7614.33.511.51.4
Apr13° / 6112.30.813.63.4
May17° / 7313.3015.34.9
Jun20° / 11°7813.8016.35.5
Jul22° / 13°9115.1015.95.9
Aug22° / 13°9013.5014.46.0
Sep18° / 10°7612.8012.45.2
Oct13° / 7413.10.110.43.2
Nov / 7813.91.98.61.1
Dec / 8615.257.70.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 (%)
13367
23268
33367
43367
53268
63268
73169
83268
93268
103367
113367
123466
133565
143565
153664
163763
173763
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
233862
243763
253763
263763
273565
283565
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Erwitte gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1446
2445
3435
4435
5424
6424
7414
8414
9413
10403
11393
12393
13383
14383
15373
16373
17373
18382
19382
20392
21392
22402
23402
24412
25411
26411
27421
28421
29431
30431

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 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
713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:146:49
212.76:116:51
312.76:096:53
412.86:066:54
512.96:046:56
612.96:026:58
713.06:006:59
813.15:577:01
913.15:557:03
1013.25:537:04
1113.35:507:06
1213.35:487:08
1313.45:467:10
1413.55:447:11
1513.55:417:13
1613.65:397:15
1713.75:377:16
1813.75:357:18
1913.85:327:20
2013.95:307:21
2113.95:287:23
2214.05:267:25
2314.05:247:27
2414.15:227:28
2514.25:207:30
2614.25:187:32
2714.35:167:33
2814.45:147:35
2914.45:127:37
3014.55:107:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.27 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 4.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
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
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Erwitte?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Erwitte.

What to pack for Erwitte in April

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

In April, Erwitte sees daytime highs around 13°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 Erwitte 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 Erwitte peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Erwitte?

Erwitte sits at 51.6°N, 8.3°E, 102 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lippstadt, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Erwitte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erwitte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m.

The land around Erwitte is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
826 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Lippstadt 7.0 km · Geseke 12 km · Soest 17 km · Büren 17 km · Warstein 19 km · Salzkotten 19 km · Rietberg 23 km · Delbrück 23 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 Erwitte (51.6127°, 8.3384°, elevation 102 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).