Konstanz weather in April

In April, Konstanz sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Konstanz's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konstanz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:42 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Konstanz reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1114
2114
3124
4124
5124
6125
7125
8125
9125
10125
11135
12135
13135
14135
15136
16136
17146
18146
19146
20147
21157
22157
23157
24157
25158
26158
27168
28168
29168
30169

How April really feels in Konstanz

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.

Konstanz weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°71125.98.70.0
Feb / -1°62115.99.90.1
Mar / 7813.7411.61.7
Apr14° / 8012.81.213.33.6
May18° / 10°11915.5014.95.0
Jun21° / 14°12315.3015.75.7
Jul23° / 16°13115.2015.46.2
Aug23° / 15°12014.3014.16.2
Sep18° / 12°9412.2012.45.5
Oct13° / 8311.80.310.63.5
Nov / 8312.12.99.11.0
Dec / -0°8513.768.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104159
114159
124060
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
183961
194060
203961
213961
223862
233961
243862
253862
263862
273862
283763
293862
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Konstanz gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1459
2458
3448
4447
5446
6446
7436
8435
9435
10435
11435
12435
13425
14425
15415
16414
17414
18414
19414
20414
21423
22423
23433
24443
25452
26452
27462
28471
29481
30491

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
251000
261000
271000
281000
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:43
212.66:106:45
312.66:086:46
412.76:066:48
512.76:046:49
612.86:026:51
712.96:006:52
812.95:586:54
913.05:566:55
1013.05:546:56
1113.15:526:58
1213.25:506:59
1313.25:487:01
1413.35:467:02
1513.35:447:04
1613.45:427:05
1713.45:407:06
1813.55:387:08
1913.65:367:09
2013.65:347:11
2113.75:327:12
2213.75:317:14
2313.85:297:15
2413.85:277:16
2513.95:257:18
2613.95:237:19
2714.05:217:21
2814.05:207:22
2914.15:187:24
3014.15:167:25

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Konstanz?

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

3.6
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 Konstanz.

What to pack for Konstanz in April

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

In April, Konstanz sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Konstanz 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 Konstanz peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Konstanz?

Konstanz sits at 47.7°N, 9.2°E, 402 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kreuzlingen, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Konstanz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konstanz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 418 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,596 m.

The land around Konstanz is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
2,596 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Kreuzlingen 1.0 km · Petershausen-West 2.0 km · Überlingen 12 km · Radolfzell 18 km · Friedrichshafen 22 km · Frauenfeld 24 km · Wil 24 km · Stockach 25 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 Konstanz (47.6603°, 9.1758°, elevation 402 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).