Passau weather in April

In April, Passau sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Passau's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:24 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Passau is main settlement of Passau in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Passau reaches about 15°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 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
4124
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12144
13145
14145
15145
16145
17155
18155
19156
20156
21166
22166
23166
24167
25177
26177
27177
28177
29178
30188

How April really feels in Passau

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Passau 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 / -3°67126.78.50.0
Feb / -2°53105.49.80.1
Mar / 7012.13.711.61.8
Apr15° / 5410.30.813.44.2
May19° / 10°8913.70155.6
Jun22° / 13°9413.3015.86.1
Jul24° / 15°9813.5015.56.5
Aug24° / 14°9212.1014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°7310.9012.45.8
Oct13° / 6310.70.410.63.7
Nov / 5710.53.190.9
Dec / -1°6712.46.38.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134159
144258
154357
164357
174456
184456
194555
204555
214456
224555
234555
244456
254456
264357
274357
284258
294060
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Passau gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1347
2337
3336
4336
5335
6335
7344
8344
9354
10353
11353
12353
13353
14352
15352
16352
17352
18352
19352
20352
21352
22351
23351
24361
25361
26371
27381
28391
29391
30401

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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 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 5:55 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:556:27
212.65:536:28
312.75:516:30
412.75:496:31
512.85:466:33
612.85:446:34
712.95:426:36
813.05:406:37
913.05:386:39
1013.15:366:40
1113.15:346:42
1213.25:326:43
1313.35:306:45
1413.35:286:46
1513.45:266:48
1613.45:246:49
1713.55:226:51
1813.55:206:52
1913.65:186:54
2013.75:166:55
2113.75:146:57
2213.85:126:58
2313.85:107:00
2413.95:087:01
2513.95:067:03
2614.05:047:04
2714.15:027:06
2814.15:017:07
2914.24:597:09
3014.24:577:10

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Passau?

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
0.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Passau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Passau in April

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

In April, Passau sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Passau in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Passau peaks around July 12 at about 8 (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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Passau in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Passau is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Passau's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Passau?

Passau sits at 48.6°N, 13.4°E, 366 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Vilshofen, 19 km away.

BurghausenWelsLinzDingolfingCesky KrumlovTraun

Topography around Passau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 365 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,194 m.

The land around Passau is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
1,194 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Vilshofen 19 km · Deggendorf 46 km · Burghausen 63 km · Wels 63 km · Linz 69 km · Dingolfing 70 km · Cesky Krumlov 70 km · Traun 71 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 Passau (48.5665°, 13.4312°, elevation 366 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).