Freising weather in April

In April, Freising sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11 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 Freising's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Freising's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:31 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Freising 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 7°C and 21°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)
1123
2123
3124
4124
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12144
13145
14145
15145
16145
17155
18155
19155
20156
21166
22166
23166
24167
25167
26177
27177
28177
29177
30178

How April really feels in Freising

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.

Freising 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 / -2°6111.45.88.60.0
Feb / -2°4910.44.99.90.1
Mar10° / 6412.22.811.61.9
Apr14° / 59110.913.44.1
May19° / 10015.10155.4
Jun22° / 13°10014.2015.86.0
Jul24° / 15°10614015.56.3
Aug24° / 14°10013.5014.16.4
Sep19° / 10°7511.2012.45.8
Oct14° / 64110.210.63.7
Nov / 6110.52.591.0
Dec / -1°6512.95.78.20.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43862
53862
63862
73961
83961
93961
103862
113763
123763
133862
144060
154060
164060
174159
184060
194159
204159
214159
224159
234258
244258
254159
264060
273961
284060
293961
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Freising gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1376
2375
3365
4365
5354
6354
7354
8354
9364
10364
11364
12364
13364
14364
15364
16364
17364
18364
19373
20373
21383
22383
23393
24402
25402
26412
27422
28421
29431
30441

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 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

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 6:02 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:026:34
212.66:006:35
312.65:586:37
412.75:556:38
512.85:536:39
612.85:516:41
712.95:496:42
812.95:476:44
913.05:456:45
1013.15:436:47
1113.15:416:48
1213.25:396:50
1313.25:376:51
1413.35:356:53
1513.45:336:54
1613.45:316:56
1713.55:296:57
1813.55:276:59
1913.65:257:00
2013.75:237:02
2113.75:217:03
2213.85:197:05
2313.85:177:06
2413.95:157:08
2513.95:137:09
2614.05:117:11
2714.05:107:12
2814.15:087:14
2914.25:067:15
3014.25:047:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.72 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
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Freising?

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 Freising for sightseeing.

What to pack for Freising in April

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

In April, Freising sees daytime highs around 14°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 Freising 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 Freising peaks around July 11 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 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Freising 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 Freising is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Freising?

Freising sits at 48.4°N, 11.7°E, 448 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neufahrn bei Freising, 12 km away.

Topography around Freising

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Freising has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,453 m.

The land around Freising is covered by trees (41%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,453 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Neufahrn bei Freising 12 km · Moosburg 16 km · Erding 16 km · Garching 19 km · Unterschleißheim 19 km · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 23 km · Karlsfeld 28 km · Dachau 28 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 Freising (48.4035°, 11.7488°, elevation 448 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).