Hof weather in April

In April, Hof sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 11.4 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 10°C in the first days to 15°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Hof's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hof's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Hof is main settlement of Hof, Upper Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.9 µg/m³ · 2010

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Hof reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°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)
1102
2102
3102
4102
5102
6102
7102
8112
9112
10112
11113
12113
13113
14123
15123
16123
17123
18133
19134
20134
21134
22144
23144
24145
25145
26145
27155
28155
29156
30156

How April really feels in Hof

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hof 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 / -3°6613.48.88.30.0
Feb / -3°5210.37.39.70.0
Mar / -0°62135.411.50.8
Apr12° / 5211.41.613.53.1
May17° / 7213.10.115.24.8
Jun20° / 11°8013.6016.15.6
Jul22° / 12°9314.2015.76.0
Aug22° / 12°7712.7014.36.1
Sep17° / 6610.9012.45.1
Oct11° / 6111.20.510.52.7
Nov / 6111.33.98.80.4
Dec / -2°6913.88.67.90.0

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
113268
123268
133268
143466
153565
163664
173862
183961
193862
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
263961
273862
283862
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hof gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13810
2379
3379
4378
5378
6377
7377
8387
9387
10387
11387
12387
13387
14386
15386
16386
17386
18385
19385
20385
21384
22394
23394
24393
25393
26393
27392
28392
29402
30402

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 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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 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 6:00 AM to 4:59 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)
112.66:006:34
212.65:586:36
312.75:566:37
412.85:536:39
512.85:516:40
612.95:496:42
713.05:476:44
813.05:446:45
913.15:426:47
1013.15:406:49
1113.25:386:50
1213.35:366:52
1313.35:336:53
1413.45:316:55
1513.55:296:57
1613.55:276:58
1713.65:257:00
1813.65:237:01
1913.75:217:03
2013.85:197:05
2113.85:167:06
2213.95:147:08
2314.05:127:09
2414.05:107:11
2514.15:087:13
2614.15:067:14
2714.25:047:16
2814.25:037:17
2914.35:017:19
3014.44:597:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
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 Hof?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hof.

What to pack for Hof in April

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

In April, Hof sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hof 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 Hof peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hof?

Hof sits at 50.3°N, 11.9°E, 491 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Selb, 22 km away.

Topography around Hof

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hof has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 520 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Hof is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (39%), cropland (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
1,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Selb 22 km · Plauen 26 km · Marktredwitz 36 km · Zeulenroda-Triebes 38 km · Kulmbach 40 km · Auerbach 41 km · Cheb 42 km · Kronach 42 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 Hof (50.313°, 11.9126°, elevation 491 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).