Groß-Gerau weather in April

In April, Groß-Gerau sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Groß-Gerau's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Groß-Gerau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Groß-Gerau reaches about 15°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 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)
1124
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16155
17155
18156
19156
20156
21166
22166
23167
24167
25167
26177
27177
28177
29178
30178

How April really feels in Groß-Gerau

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.

Groß-Gerau weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°5411.538.40.0
Feb / -0°479.72.89.70.3
Mar10° / 5411.61.211.52.1
Apr15° / 46100.113.54.3
May19° / 6611.1015.15.8
Jun22° / 13°6210.60166.5
Jul24° / 15°6612.1015.76.6
Aug24° / 14°5910.6014.36.8
Sep20° / 11°569.3012.46.1
Oct14° / 57110.110.53.8
Nov / 5811.50.98.81.2
Dec / 6713.93.380.0

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63862
73763
83763
93763
103862
113862
123961
134060
144159
154159
164357
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254258
264258
274159
284060
293961
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Groß-Gerau gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days in April, the driest month. 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1352
2352
3341
4341
5341
6331
7331
8331
9331
10331
11321
12321
13311
14311
15311
16301
17310
18310
19310
20320
21330
22330
23340
24350
25350
26360
27360
28370
29380
30380

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
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
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
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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 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 6:14 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:146:47
212.66:126:49
312.76:106:51
412.76:076:52
512.86:056:54
612.96:036:55
712.96:016:57
813.05:586:59
913.15:567:00
1013.15:547:02
1113.25:527:03
1213.35:507:05
1313.35:487:07
1413.45:467:08
1513.45:437:10
1613.55:417:11
1713.65:397:13
1813.65:377:14
1913.75:357:16
2013.75:337:18
2113.85:317:19
2213.95:297:21
2313.95:277:22
2414.05:257:24
2514.05:237:25
2614.15:217:27
2714.25:197:29
2814.25:177:30
2914.35:157:32
3014.35:147:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Groß-Gerau?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Groß-Gerau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Groß-Gerau in April

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

In April, Groß-Gerau sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Groß-Gerau 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 Groß-Gerau peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Groß-Gerau?

Groß-Gerau sits at 49.9°N, 8.5°E, 95 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Weiterstadt, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Groß-Gerau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Groß-Gerau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Groß-Gerau is covered by cropland (41%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Weiterstadt 8.0 km · Rüsselsheim am Main 9.0 km · Griesheim 9.0 km · Riedstadt 10 km · Mörfelden-Walldorf 11 km · Flörsheim 11 km · Ginsheim-Gustavsburg 11 km · Arheilgen 13 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 Groß-Gerau (49.9214°, 8.4825°, elevation 95 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).