Hildesheim weather in April

In April, Hildesheim sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.4 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 11°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Hildesheim's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hildesheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:32 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 Hildesheim 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.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3123
4123
5123
6124
7124
8124
9124
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16144
17145
18145
19145
20155
21155
22156
23156
24156
25166
26166
27166
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Hildesheim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hildesheim 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 / -0°5912.73.580.0
Feb / -0°4510.63.49.50.1
Mar / 5412.1211.51.6
Apr14° / 4710.40.313.63.9
May18° / 6011015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6411.7016.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7812.90166.3
Aug23° / 14°7012.1014.56.4
Sep19° / 10°5710.3012.45.7
Oct13° / 5912010.43.5
Nov / 5311.418.51.2
Dec / 6012.93.37.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103367
113466
123565
133565
143664
153763
163862
173862
183862
193961
203961
213961
224060
233961
244060
253961
263961
273961
283862
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hildesheim gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 (%)
1363
2363
3363
4353
5352
6352
7352
8352
9352
10342
11342
12332
13322
14321
15311
16311
17311
18311
19311
20321
21321
22321
23331
24330
25330
26340
27340
28340
29350
30350

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
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:076:43
212.76:046:45
312.76:026:46
412.86:006:48
512.95:576:50
612.95:556:52
713.05:526:53
813.15:506:55
913.25:486:57
1013.25:456:59
1113.35:437:00
1213.45:417:02
1313.45:387:04
1413.55:367:06
1513.65:347:07
1613.65:327:09
1713.75:297:11
1813.85:277:13
1913.85:257:14
2013.95:237:16
2114.05:217:18
2214.05:187:20
2314.15:167:21
2414.25:147:23
2514.25:127:25
2614.35:107:27
2714.35:087:28
2814.45:067:30
2914.55:047:32
3014.55:027:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
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
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Hildesheim?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hildesheim.

What to pack for Hildesheim in April

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

In April, Hildesheim sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hildesheim 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 Hildesheim peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hildesheim?

Hildesheim sits at 52.2°N, 10.0°E, 93 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sarstedt, 11 km away.

Topography around Hildesheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hildesheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Hildesheim is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Sarstedt 11 km · Sehnde 18 km · Alfeld 21 km · Laatzen 21 km · Bemerode 24 km · Hemmingen 24 km · Lehrte 25 km · Peine 27 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 Hildesheim (52.1508°, 9.9511°, elevation 93 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).