Lichtenrade weather in April

In April, Lichtenrade sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lichtenrade's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lichtenrade's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:17 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Lichtenrade is locality of Berlin, Germany.

Density
5,159/km²
people per km²

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 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Lichtenrade 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 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8124
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14144
15144
16145
17145
18155
19155
20155
21156
22166
23166
24166
25166
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Lichtenrade

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lichtenrade 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°4911.63.780.0
Feb / -1°379.23.39.50.1
Mar / 4711.22.111.51.4
Apr14° / 379.30.213.64.2
May19° / 5510.5015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°5710.5016.56.4
Jul24° / 14°7711.7016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°5810.3014.56.7
Sep19° / 11°519.3012.46.0
Oct13° / 469.60.110.33.7
Nov / 429.518.51.0
Dec / -0°4611.23.37.50.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123862
133961
143961
154060
164159
174159
184357
194357
204456
214456
224555
234555
244555
254555
264555
274456
284456
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Lichtenrade gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1313
2313
3312
4312
5312
6322
7321
8321
9331
10331
11331
12331
13331
14331
15321
16321
17321
18321
19311
20311
21311
22300
23300
24290
25290
26290
27290
28290
29300
30300

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
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:536:29
212.75:506:31
312.75:486:33
412.85:466:35
512.95:436:36
613.05:416:38
713.05:386:40
813.15:366:42
913.25:346:43
1013.25:316:45
1113.35:296:47
1213.45:276:49
1313.45:246:51
1413.55:226:52
1513.65:206:54
1613.65:176:56
1713.75:156:58
1813.85:136:59
1913.85:117:01
2013.95:087:03
2114.05:067:05
2214.05:047:06
2314.15:027:08
2414.25:007:10
2514.24:577:12
2614.34:557:13
2714.44:537:15
2814.44:517:17
2914.54:497:19
3014.64:477:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.31 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
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lichtenrade?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Lichtenrade for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lichtenrade in April

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

In April, Lichtenrade 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 Lichtenrade 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 Lichtenrade peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 18UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lichtenrade?

Lichtenrade sits at 52.4°N, 13.4°E, 45 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Buckow, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lichtenrade

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lichtenrade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m.

The land around Lichtenrade is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
256 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Buckow 3.0 km · Marienfelde 3.0 km · Mariendorf 5.0 km · Gropiusstadt 5.0 km · Britz 5.0 km · Lankwitz 6.0 km · Rudow 6.0 km · Blankenfelde-Mahlow 7.0 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 Lichtenrade (52.3984°, 13.4064°, elevation 45 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).