Hilchenbach weather in April

In April, Hilchenbach sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 13 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Hilchenbach's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hilchenbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:41 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Hilchenbach 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Hilchenbach reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°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)
1102
2102
3102
4102
5102
6103
7103
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14123
15123
16124
17124
18124
19134
20134
21134
22135
23135
24145
25145
26145
27145
28146
29146
30146

How April really feels in Hilchenbach

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hilchenbach 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 / -2°11015.57.88.20.0
Feb / -2°8912.97.79.60.0
Mar / 9314.85.311.50.8
Apr12° / 74131.813.52.9
May16° / 8713.60.115.34.4
Jun19° / 10°9514.6016.25.3
Jul21° / 12°10715.5015.85.6
Aug20° / 12°10014.6014.35.6
Sep16° / 9012.1012.44.7
Oct11° / 9013.70.310.42.6
Nov / 9214.33.28.70.5
Dec / -1°11516.47.57.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123466
133565
143565
153565
163664
173664
183664
193763
203763
213664
223664
233763
243763
253763
263565
273565
283565
293466
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hilchenbach gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14610
24510
3459
4459
5449
6448
7448
8448
9448
10438
11438
12428
13417
14417
15407
16407
17406
18406
19406
20415
21415
22425
23424
24434
25433
26433
27443
28442
29452
30452

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.

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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 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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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 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 6:15 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:156:50
212.66:136:51
312.76:106:53
412.86:086:55
512.86:066:56
612.96:036:58
713.06:017:00
813.05:597:01
913.15:577:03
1013.25:547:05
1113.25:527:06
1213.35:507:08
1313.45:487:10
1413.45:457:11
1513.55:437:13
1613.65:417:15
1713.65:397:16
1813.75:377:18
1913.75:357:20
2013.85:327:21
2113.95:307:23
2213.95:287:24
2314.05:267:26
2414.15:247:28
2514.15:227:29
2614.25:207:31
2714.25:187:33
2814.35:167:34
2914.45:147:36
3014.45:127:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Hilchenbach?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hilchenbach.

What to pack for Hilchenbach in April

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

In April, Hilchenbach sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hilchenbach 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 Hilchenbach 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
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hilchenbach?

Hilchenbach sits at 51.0°N, 8.1°E, 357 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Netphen, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Hilchenbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hilchenbach has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 829 m.

The land around Hilchenbach is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
338 m
16 km
531 m
80 km
829 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Netphen 9.0 km · Kreuztal 9.0 km · Lennestadt 14 km · Siegen 15 km · Olpe 18 km · Freudenberg 20 km · Wilnsdorf 20 km · Attendorn 20 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 Hilchenbach (50.9969°, 8.1106°, elevation 357 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).