Nienburg weather in April

In April, Nienburg sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 21% 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 Nienburg's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nienburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:34 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Nienburg is town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district of Nienburg.

Density
506/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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nienburg 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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2123
3123
4124
5124
6124
7124
8124
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15145
16145
17145
18145
19155
20155
21155
22156
23156
24166
25166
26166
27166
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Nienburg

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.

Nienburg 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 / 6412.92.780.0
Feb / 4810.62.99.50.2
Mar / 5411.21.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.30.213.64.0
May18° / 5910.7015.55.6
Jun21° / 12°6311.7016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7713016.16.3
Aug23° / 14°7012.4014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°5710.2012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.7010.33.7
Nov / 5511.70.78.51.3
Dec / 6412.62.57.50.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103466
113565
123565
133763
143763
153862
163961
173961
184060
194060
204159
214159
224060
234060
244060
253961
263961
273961
283862
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Nienburg gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1352
2352
3352
4352
5342
6341
7341
8341
9331
10331
11321
12321
13311
14301
15301
16301
17301
18311
19311
20321
21331
22331
23340
24340
25350
26350
27360
28360
29360
30370

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
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
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.

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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
1213light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012calm
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 6:09 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:096:46
212.76:076:48
312.86:046:50
412.86:026:52
512.96:006:53
613.05:576:55
713.05:556:57
813.15:526:59
913.25:507:01
1013.25:487:02
1113.35:457:04
1213.45:437:06
1313.55:417:08
1413.55:387:09
1513.65:367:11
1613.75:347:13
1713.75:317:15
1813.85:297:17
1913.95:277:18
2013.95:257:20
2114.05:227:22
2214.15:207:24
2314.15:187:25
2414.25:167:27
2514.35:147:29
2614.35:117:31
2714.45:097:33
2814.55:077:34
2914.55:057:36
3014.65:037:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nienburg?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nienburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nienburg in April

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

In April, Nienburg sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nienburg 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 Nienburg peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nienburg?

Nienburg sits at 52.6°N, 9.2°E, 27 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt am Rübenberge, 23 km away.

Topography around Nienburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nienburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Nienburg is covered by trees (31%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
454 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Neustadt am Rübenberge 23 km · Wunstorf 29 km · Verden 31 km · Petershagen 34 km · Walsrode 35 km · Stadthagen 36 km · Garbsen 36 km · Seelze 38 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 Nienburg (52.6444°, 9.2166°, elevation 27 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).