Riedstadt weather in April

In April, Riedstadt sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Riedstadt's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riedstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 15 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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Riedstadt reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5135
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13155
14155
15156
16156
17156
18166
19166
20166
21167
22167
23177
24177
25177
26177
27178
28178
29178
30188

How April really feels in Riedstadt

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.

Riedstadt 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 / -0°5311.52.38.40.0
Feb / 459.72.39.70.4
Mar11° / 5210.90.911.52.4
Apr15° / 439.40.113.54.6
May19° / 10°6510.9015.16.0
Jun23° / 13°5710.10166.7
Jul25° / 15°6011015.76.7
Aug25° / 15°539.2014.27.0
Sep20° / 11°528.9012.46.3
Oct14° / 5510.7010.54.1
Nov / 5711.10.78.81.5
Dec / 6613.62.780.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53862
63862
73961
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134258
144258
154456
164456
174456
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234456
244456
254258
264258
274258
284060
294060
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Riedstadt gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
532
632
732
832
931
1031
1131
1230
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2029
2130
2230
2331
2432
2533
2633
2734
2835
2936
3037

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
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
30982

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
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 36 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 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:146:47
212.66:126:49
312.76:106:51
412.76:076:52
512.86:056:54
612.96:036:55
712.96:016:57
813.05:596:58
913.15:567:00
1013.15:547:02
1113.25:527:03
1213.25:507:05
1313.35:487:06
1413.45:467:08
1513.45:447:09
1613.55:417:11
1713.65:397:13
1813.65:377:14
1913.75:357:16
2013.75:337:17
2113.85:317:19
2213.95:297:21
2313.95:277:22
2414.05:257:24
2514.05:237:25
2614.15:217:27
2714.25:197:28
2814.25:177:30
2914.35:167:31
3014.35:147:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.57 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
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Riedstadt?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Riedstadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Riedstadt in April

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

In April, Riedstadt sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Riedstadt 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 Riedstadt 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Riedstadt?

Riedstadt sits at 49.8°N, 8.5°E, 93 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Griesheim, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Riedstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riedstadt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Riedstadt is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
446 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Griesheim 6.0 km · Pfungstadt 8.0 km · Groß-Gerau 10 km · Weiterstadt 10 km · Darmstadt 12 km · Seeheim-Jugenheim 14 km · Arheilgen 14 km · Rüsselsheim am Main 18 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 Riedstadt (49.8341°, 8.4962°, elevation 93 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).