Ingolstadt weather in April

In April, Ingolstadt sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 Ingolstadt's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ingolstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:31 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ingolstadt is main settlement of Ingolstadt in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Ingolstadt reaches about 15°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 8°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3133
4133
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11144
12144
13144
14145
15145
16155
17155
18155
19155
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Ingolstadt

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.

Ingolstadt 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°5410.94.98.50.0
Feb / -2°439.74.19.80.2
Mar10° / 5411.4211.62.0
Apr15° / 4710.20.513.44.3
May19° / 7612.60155.7
Jun22° / 13°7812.6015.96.3
Jul25° / 14°8112.8015.56.5
Aug24° / 14°7711.4014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°5910.1012.46.0
Oct14° / 5510.10.210.53.8
Nov / 5610.11.991.0
Dec / -1°5912.14.88.10.0

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113664
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
194159
204159
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
263961
273862
283862
293862
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Ingolstadt gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1354
2343
3343
4343
5343
6342
7342
8342
9342
10342
11342
12342
13342
14342
15342
16332
17332
18342
19342
20341
21341
22351
23351
24351
25361
26361
27361
28371
29370
30370

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
510calm
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 6:03 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:036:35
212.66:016:37
312.75:596:38
412.75:566:40
512.85:546:41
612.85:526:43
712.95:506:44
813.05:486:46
913.05:466:47
1013.15:446:49
1113.15:426:50
1213.25:406:52
1313.35:386:53
1413.35:356:55
1513.45:336:56
1613.45:316:58
1713.55:296:59
1813.65:277:01
1913.65:257:02
2013.75:237:04
2113.75:217:05
2213.85:197:07
2313.85:187:08
2413.95:167:10
2514.05:147:11
2614.05:127:13
2714.15:107:14
2814.15:087:16
2914.25:067:17
3014.25:057:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Ingolstadt?

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
0.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ingolstadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ingolstadt in April

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

In April, Ingolstadt 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 Ingolstadt 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 Ingolstadt peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ingolstadt?

Ingolstadt sits at 48.8°N, 11.4°E, 379 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neuburg an der Donau, 18 km away.

Topography around Ingolstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ingolstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 373 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m.

The land around Ingolstadt is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Neuburg an der Donau 18 km · Schrobenhausen 26 km · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 27 km · Kelheim 38 km · Aichach 40 km · Weißenburg in Bayern 44 km · Freising 47 km · Donauwörth 48 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 Ingolstadt (48.7651°, 11.4237°, elevation 379 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).