Marktoberdorf weather in April

In April, Marktoberdorf sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 106 mm of precipitation across 15.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Marktoberdorf's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marktoberdorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
106 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:36 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Marktoberdorf is principle town of the municipality of Marktoberdorf, Germany.

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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Marktoberdorf reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Marktoberdorf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Marktoberdorf weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°9312.9108.60.0
Feb / -4°8311.9109.90.0
Mar / -1°10515911.61.0
Apr12° / 10615.25.113.42.7
May16° / 15718.50.914.94.0
Jun19° / 10°16517.9015.75.0
Jul21° / 12°16417.5015.45.5
Aug21° / 12°15316.3014.15.6
Sep17° / 11614.30.112.44.6
Oct12° / 9112210.63.0
Nov / 9412.26.79.10.7
Dec / -3°10114.110.48.30.0

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Marktoberdorf gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 15.2 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 51% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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24924
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55022
65122
75122
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245111
255210
26528
27537
28547
29556
30565

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
168calm
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208calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:07 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:076:38
212.66:056:39
312.66:026:41
412.76:006:42
512.85:586:44
612.85:566:45
712.95:546:46
812.95:526:48
913.05:506:49
1013.05:486:51
1113.15:466:52
1213.25:446:54
1313.25:426:55
1413.35:406:57
1513.35:386:58
1613.45:366:59
1713.45:347:01
1813.55:327:02
1913.65:307:04
2013.65:287:05
2113.75:267:07
2213.75:257:08
2313.85:237:10
2413.85:217:11
2513.95:197:12
2613.95:177:14
2714.05:157:15
2814.15:147:17
2914.15:127:18
3014.25:107:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.2Bright
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54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
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144.7Bright
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164.8Bright
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235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Marktoberdorf?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marktoberdorf.

What to pack for Marktoberdorf in April

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

In April, Marktoberdorf sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marktoberdorf in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marktoberdorf peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marktoberdorf?

Marktoberdorf sits at 47.8°N, 10.6°E, 728 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kaufbeuren, 11 km away.

Topography around Marktoberdorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marktoberdorf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 741 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,773 m.

The land around Marktoberdorf is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
421 m
80 km
2,773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Kaufbeuren 11 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 23 km · Fussen 24 km · Landsberg am Lech 36 km · Sonthofen 38 km · Memmingen 39 km · Weilheim 41 km · Leutkirch 45 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 Marktoberdorf (47.7796°, 10.6171°, elevation 728 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).