Esslingen weather in April

In April, Esslingen sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Esslingen's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esslingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:40 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Esslingen is human settlement in Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.1 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 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Esslingen reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3133
4133
5133
6133
7133
8133
9134
10134
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17155
18155
19155
20155
21165
22165
23166
24166
25166
26166
27176
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Esslingen

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.

Esslingen weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6512.24.28.50.0
Feb / -1°5410.14.29.80.2
Mar10° / 6712.52.311.62.1
Apr15° / 5511.40.413.44.1
May19° / 8413.60155.4
Jun22° / 12°7513.2015.96.1
Jul24° / 14°7912.5015.56.6
Aug24° / 14°6811.6014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°6210.8012.45.9
Oct14° / 6611.30.210.53.9
Nov / 6611.21.691.2
Dec / -0°7313.24.38.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
53961
63961
73961
83862
93862
103862
113763
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223862
233862
243862
253763
263763
273664
283664
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Esslingen gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1395
2384
3384
4383
5383
6383
7382
8382
9382
10382
11372
12372
13362
14362
15352
16352
17352
18351
19351
20361
21361
22371
23381
24391
25401
26411
27421
28431
29430
30440

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
281000
291000
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 9 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
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 6:11 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:116:44
212.66:096:45
312.76:076:47
412.76:056:48
512.86:036:50
612.86:016:51
712.95:596:53
813.05:566:54
913.05:546:56
1013.15:526:57
1113.15:506:59
1213.25:487:00
1313.35:467:02
1413.35:447:03
1513.45:427:05
1613.45:407:06
1713.55:387:08
1813.65:367:09
1913.65:347:11
2013.75:327:12
2113.75:307:14
2213.85:287:15
2313.85:267:17
2413.95:247:18
2514.05:227:20
2614.05:207:21
2714.15:197:23
2814.15:177:24
2914.25:157:26
3014.25:137:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
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 Esslingen?

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
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Esslingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Esslingen in April

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

In April, Esslingen sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Esslingen 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 Esslingen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Esslingen?

Esslingen sits at 48.7°N, 9.3°E, 241 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ostfildern, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Esslingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esslingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m.

The land around Esslingen is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
960 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Ostfildern 4.0 km · Fellbach 8.0 km · Stuttgart-Ost 8.0 km · Wendlingen am Neckar 9.0 km · Weinstadt-Endersbach 9.0 km · Waiblingen 10 km · Stuttgart 10 km · Filderstadt 11 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 Esslingen (48.7396°, 9.3047°, elevation 241 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).