Garbsen weather in April

In April, Garbsen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 13.6 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 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Garbsen's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garbsen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:33 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Garbsen is subdivision of Garbsen, Region Hannover, 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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Garbsen 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 8°C and 20°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)
1113
2123
3124
4124
5124
6124
7124
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14144
15145
16145
17145
18145
19155
20155
21156
22156
23156
24166
25166
26166
27167
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Garbsen

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.

Garbsen 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 / 6212.62.880.0
Feb / 4710.739.50.2
Mar / 5411.81.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.70.213.64.0
May18° / 5710.8015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6211.4016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7512.4016.16.4
Aug23° / 14°6812.1014.56.4
Sep19° / 11°5610.6012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.5010.33.7
Nov / 5411.40.78.51.3
Dec / 6312.52.77.50.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103367
113466
123565
133664
143664
153862
163763
173961
183961
193862
203961
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283862
293862
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Garbsen gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3362
4362
5361
6361
7361
8351
9351
10351
11341
12341
13331
14331
15321
16321
17321
18321
19331
20331
21341
22341
23341
24341
25351
26350
27350
28360
29360
30360

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 99% 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
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982

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.

051015151015202530
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
1512light breeze
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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:086:45
212.76:066:46
312.76:036:48
412.86:016:50
512.95:586:52
613.05:566:53
713.05:546:55
813.15:516:57
913.25:496:59
1013.25:477:01
1113.35:447:02
1213.45:427:04
1313.45:407:06
1413.55:377:08
1513.65:357:09
1613.65:337:11
1713.75:307:13
1813.85:287:15
1913.85:267:16
2013.95:247:18
2114.05:217:20
2214.05:197:22
2314.15:177:23
2414.25:157:25
2514.25:137:27
2614.35:117:29
2714.45:087:30
2814.45:067:32
2914.55:047:34
3014.65:027:36

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
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 Garbsen?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Garbsen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garbsen in April

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

In April, Garbsen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Garbsen 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 Garbsen 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 December 21 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 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Garbsen?

Garbsen sits at 52.4°N, 9.6°E, 50 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Seelze, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Garbsen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garbsen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m.

The land around Garbsen is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
722 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Seelze 2.0 km · Nordstadt 9.0 km · Linden-Nord 9.0 km · Linden 10 km · Wunstorf 11 km · Langenhagen 11 km · Hannover 11 km · Ronnenberg 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 Garbsen (52.4137°, 9.5899°, elevation 50 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).