Gersthofen weather in April

In April, Gersthofen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 25% 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 Gersthofen's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gersthofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:34 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Gersthofen is human settlement in 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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gersthofen reaches about 14°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 7°C and 21°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
3123
4123
5133
6133
7133
8134
9134
10134
11134
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Gersthofen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gersthofen 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°5911.15.28.60.0
Feb / -2°48104.39.90.2
Mar10° / 61122.511.62.0
Apr14° / 5610.70.713.44.1
May19° / 9214.30155.4
Jun22° / 12°9013.7015.86.0
Jul24° / 14°9313.4015.56.4
Aug24° / 14°8412.4014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°6510.9012.45.8
Oct14° / 6211.10.210.63.7
Nov / 6110.1291.0
Dec / -1°6512.75.28.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43862
53862
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
153763
163862
173862
183862
193961
203961
213961
223862
233862
243961
253961
263862
273763
283664
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gersthofen gets around 56 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 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1365
2364
3354
4353
5353
6353
7353
8353
9353
10363
11363
12363
13353
14353
15353
16353
17353
18353
19353
20353
21362
22362
23372
24382
25382
26391
27401
28401
29411
30421

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 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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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 6:05 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:056:37
212.66:036:39
312.76:016:40
412.75:596:42
512.85:576:43
612.85:556:45
712.95:536:46
812.95:506:47
913.05:486:49
1013.15:466:50
1113.15:446:52
1213.25:426:53
1313.25:406:55
1413.35:386:56
1513.45:366:58
1613.45:346:59
1713.55:327:01
1813.55:307:02
1913.65:287:04
2013.75:267:05
2113.75:247:07
2213.85:227:08
2313.85:207:10
2413.95:197:11
2513.95:177:13
2614.05:157:14
2714.05:137:16
2814.15:117:17
2914.25:097:19
3014.25:087:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gersthofen?

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 Gersthofen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gersthofen in April

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

In April, Gersthofen 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 Gersthofen 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 Gersthofen peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gersthofen?

Gersthofen sits at 48.4°N, 10.9°E, 473 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neusäß, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gersthofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gersthofen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Gersthofen is covered by cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Neusäß 5.0 km · Augsburg 6.0 km · Friedberg 11 km · Königsbrunn 17 km · Bobingen 17 km · Aichach 20 km · Schrobenhausen 32 km · Dillingen an der Donau 33 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 Gersthofen (48.4243°, 10.8727°, elevation 473 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).