Köthen weather in April

In April, Köthen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.5 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 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Köthen's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Köthen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:24 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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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 Köthen 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 21°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
3123
4123
5124
6124
7124
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14144
15145
16145
17145
18155
19155
20155
21156
22166
23166
24166
25166
26167
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Köthen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Köthen 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 / -1°4411.22.88.10.0
Feb / -0°329.13.29.60.2
Mar / 4310.81.711.51.7
Apr14° / 348.50.213.64.3
May19° / 569.9015.46.0
Jun22° / 12°5110016.36.4
Jul24° / 14°7011.70166.6
Aug24° / 14°5710.4014.46.8
Sep19° / 11°518.7012.46.1
Oct14° / 439.30.110.44.0
Nov / 4610.20.88.61.2
Dec / 4711.72.87.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73565
83565
93466
103466
113565
123664
133763
143763
153961
164060
174258
184258
194357
204357
214456
224357
234456
244456
254456
264456
274357
284357
294258
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Köthen gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2312
3302
4302
5301
6301
7301
8301
9301
10301
11301
12291
13291
14281
15281
16281
17271
18271
19271
20271
21271
22271
23271
24271
25271
26270
27270
28280
29280
30290

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 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
812calm
912calm
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 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 5:59 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:596:35
212.75:576:36
312.75:546:38
412.85:526:40
512.95:496:42
612.95:476:43
713.05:456:45
813.15:436:47
913.15:406:48
1013.25:386:50
1113.35:366:52
1213.35:336:54
1313.45:316:55
1413.55:296:57
1513.55:276:59
1613.65:247:00
1713.75:227:02
1813.75:207:04
1913.85:187:06
2013.95:157:07
2113.95:137:09
2214.05:117:11
2314.15:097:12
2414.15:077:14
2514.25:057:16
2614.25:037:17
2714.35:017:19
2814.44:597:21
2914.44:577:23
3014.54:557:24

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
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 Köthen?

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 Köthen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Köthen in April

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

In April, Köthen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Köthen in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Köthen peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Köthen?

Köthen sits at 51.8°N, 12.0°E, 83 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bernburg, 17 km away.

Topography around Köthen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Köthen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m.

The land around Köthen is covered by cropland (51%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
640 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bernburg 17 km · Dessau 21 km · Wolfen 23 km · Zerbst 25 km · Bitterfeld-Wolfen 28 km · Staßfurt 29 km · Halle (Saale) 30 km · Halle-Neustadt 31 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 Köthen (51.7518°, 11.9709°, elevation 83 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).