Gera weather in April

In April, Gera sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Gera's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.4 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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gera reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3113
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11124
12134
13134
14134
15134
16134
17144
18145
19145
20145
21155
22155
23155
24156
25166
26166
27166
28166
29167
30167

How April really feels in Gera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gera 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°4912.158.20.0
Feb / -1°4010.24.59.70.1
Mar / 5412.42.911.51.5
Apr14° / 429.90.513.53.8
May18° / 6611.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.8016.26.1
Jul23° / 14°8112.3015.86.5
Aug23° / 14°6811.7014.36.6
Sep19° / 10°6110.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 5310.50.110.43.6
Nov / 5510.928.71.0
Dec / -0°5412.74.27.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73367
83268
93268
103268
113367
123367
133466
143565
153565
163862
173862
183961
193961
204159
214159
224258
234159
244258
254159
264159
274159
284060
294060
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gera gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1355
2344
3344
4343
5333
6333
7333
8332
9332
10332
11332
12332
13332
14322
15322
16322
17322
18321
19321
20321
21321
22331
23331
24331
25331
26331
27341
28340
29350
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 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
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 5:59 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:596:34
212.65:576:35
312.75:546:37
412.85:526:39
512.85:506:40
612.95:486:42
713.05:456:44
813.05:436:45
913.15:416:47
1013.25:396:49
1113.25:366:50
1213.35:346:52
1313.45:326:54
1413.45:306:55
1513.55:286:57
1613.65:256:58
1713.65:237:00
1813.75:217:02
1913.75:197:03
2013.85:177:05
2113.95:157:07
2213.95:137:08
2314.05:117:10
2414.15:087:12
2514.15:067:13
2614.25:047:15
2714.25:027:17
2814.35:007:18
2914.44:597:20
3014.44:577:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
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
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gera?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gera.

What to pack for Gera in April

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

In April, Gera sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gera 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 Gera peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gera?

Gera sits at 50.9°N, 12.1°E, 203 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lusan, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Gera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 246 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,187 m.

The land around Gera is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
1,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Lusan 4.0 km · Zeitz 19 km · Crimmitschau 23 km · Greiz 26 km · Werdau 26 km · Zeulenroda-Triebes 26 km · Meerane 27 km · Altenburg 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 Gera (50.8803°, 12.0819°, elevation 203 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).