Lüdenscheid weather in April

In April, Lüdenscheid sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Lüdenscheid's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lüdenscheid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 21 µg/m³ · 2015

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Lüdenscheid reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 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)
1103
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9114
10124
11124
12124
13124
14124
15124
16134
17134
18135
19135
20135
21145
22145
23145
24146
25146
26146
27156
28156
29156
30156

How April really feels in Lüdenscheid

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.

Lüdenscheid weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°10315.56.18.20.0
Feb / -1°8513.16.69.60.0
Mar / 8814.73.911.51.2
Apr13° / 6812.51.113.53.2
May17° / 8213.7015.34.7
Jun19° / 11°8814.4016.35.4
Jul21° / 13°10515.7015.95.7
Aug21° / 13°9914.9014.45.7
Sep17° / 10°8713.3012.44.9
Oct12° / 8713.50.110.43.0
Nov / 8914.82.38.70.8
Dec / 10616.36.27.70.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53367
63268
73367
83367
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153466
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223664
233664
243565
253565
263565
273367
283367
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Lüdenscheid gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1456
2446
3445
4445
5435
6435
7435
8435
9425
10425
11415
12405
13394
14394
15384
16384
17384
18384
19384
20394
21393
22403
23403
24413
25412
26422
27422
28432
29441
30441

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 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.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012light breeze

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 6:17 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:176:52
212.76:146:53
312.76:126:55
412.86:106:57
512.96:076:58
612.96:057:00
713.06:037:02
813.06:007:03
913.15:587:05
1013.25:567:07
1113.25:547:08
1213.35:517:10
1313.45:497:12
1413.45:477:14
1513.55:457:15
1613.65:437:17
1713.65:407:19
1813.75:387:20
1913.85:367:22
2013.85:347:24
2113.95:327:25
2214.05:307:27
2314.05:287:29
2414.15:267:30
2514.15:237:32
2614.25:217:34
2714.35:197:35
2814.35:177:37
2914.45:157:39
3014.45:147:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.26 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
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lüdenscheid?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lüdenscheid.

What to pack for Lüdenscheid in April

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

In April, Lüdenscheid sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lüdenscheid 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 Lüdenscheid peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lüdenscheid?

Lüdenscheid sits at 51.2°N, 7.6°E, 410 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Altena, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lüdenscheid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lüdenscheid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m.

The land around Lüdenscheid is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
873 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Altena 9.0 km · Halver 10 km · Kierspe 10 km · Werdohl 11 km · Meinerzhagen 13 km · Plettenberg 17 km · Iserlohn 18 km · Radevormwald 19 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 Lüdenscheid (51.2198°, 7.6273°, elevation 410 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).