Nuremberg weather in April

In April, Nuremberg sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 13.4 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 24% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nuremberg's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nuremberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:32 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Nuremberg is main settlement of Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, 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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nuremberg reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8133
9133
10134
11134
12134
13134
14144
15144
16144
17144
18145
19155
20155
21155
22155
23166
24166
25166
26166
27166
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Nuremberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nuremberg 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 / -2°6212.25.38.40.0
Feb / -2°50104.79.80.1
Mar / 6212.22.611.51.7
Apr14° / 4810.60.513.44.0
May19° / 7212.2015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°7312.40166.1
Jul24° / 14°7712.8015.66.5
Aug24° / 13°6911.3014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°619.8012.45.9
Oct13° / 6211.20.210.53.5
Nov / 6310.82.18.90.8
Dec / -1°6913.55.380.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53565
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133862
143961
154159
164159
174258
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264258
274258
284159
294060
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Nuremberg gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1375
2364
3364
4363
5353
6353
7352
8352
9352
10352
11352
12352
13352
14342
15342
16342
17342
18341
19341
20351
21351
22351
23361
24361
25371
26371
27381
28381
29390
30390

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 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 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 6:04 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:046:37
212.66:026:38
312.75:596:40
412.75:576:41
512.85:556:43
612.95:536:45
712.95:516:46
813.05:496:48
913.05:466:49
1013.15:446:51
1113.25:426:52
1213.25:406:54
1313.35:386:55
1413.45:366:57
1513.45:346:59
1613.55:327:00
1713.55:307:02
1813.65:287:03
1913.75:267:05
2013.75:247:06
2113.85:227:08
2213.85:207:09
2313.95:187:11
2413.95:167:13
2514.05:147:14
2614.15:127:16
2714.15:107:17
2814.25:087:19
2914.25:067:20
3014.35:047:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nuremberg?

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 Nuremberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nuremberg in April

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

In April, Nuremberg sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nuremberg 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 Nuremberg peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nuremberg?

Nuremberg sits at 49.5°N, 11.1°E, 300 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Fürth, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Nuremberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nuremberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Nuremberg is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
696 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Fürth 7.0 km · Zirndorf 9.0 km · Oberasbach 9.0 km · Wendelstein 13 km · Schwabach 14 km · Erlangen 16 km · Lauf an der Pegnitz 16 km · Herzogenaurach 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 Nuremberg (49.4542°, 11.0775°, elevation 300 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).