Saarlouis weather in April

In April, Saarlouis sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 10.8 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 Saarlouis's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saarlouis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 16.9 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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Saarlouis 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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10135
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16145
17155
18156
19156
20156
21156
22166
23166
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29177
30178

How April really feels in Saarlouis

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.

Saarlouis 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°8613.23.18.40.0
Feb / 71113.39.80.3
Mar10° / 73121.511.52.2
Apr14° / 5710.80.113.44.1
May18° / 7212.7015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°6511015.96.3
Jul24° / 14°6611.1015.66.7
Aug24° / 14°6411.1014.26.7
Sep19° / 11°689.8012.46.0
Oct14° / 7611.9010.53.8
Nov / 8012.718.91.3
Dec / 107153.380.1

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 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83565
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
143862
153961
163961
174060
184060
193961
203961
213862
223862
233763
243763
253763
263664
273664
283565
293565
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Saarlouis gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2372
3371
4361
5361
6361
7351
8351
9351
10341
11341
12341
13331
14331
15331
16331
17330
18330
19340
20350
21350
22360
23370
24380
25390
26400
27400
28410
29420
30430

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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 6:21 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:216:54
212.66:196:56
312.76:176:57
412.76:156:59
512.86:137:00
612.96:107:02
712.96:087:03
813.06:067:05
913.06:047:06
1013.16:027:08
1113.26:007:10
1213.25:587:11
1313.35:557:13
1413.35:537:14
1513.45:517:16
1613.55:497:17
1713.55:477:19
1813.65:457:20
1913.65:437:22
2013.75:417:23
2113.85:397:25
2213.85:377:26
2313.95:357:28
2413.95:337:30
2514.05:317:31
2614.15:297:33
2714.15:277:34
2814.25:267:36
2914.25:247:37
3014.35:227:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.52 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
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saarlouis?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Saarlouis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saarlouis in April

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

In April, Saarlouis sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saarlouis 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 Saarlouis peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saarlouis 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 Saarlouis is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saarlouis?

Saarlouis sits at 49.3°N, 6.8°E, 183 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dillingen, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Saarlouis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saarlouis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m.

The land around Saarlouis is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
724 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Dillingen 5.0 km · Schwalbach 5.0 km · Wadgassen 6.0 km · Beckingen 10 km · Püttlingen 10 km · Völklingen 10 km · Heusweiler 13 km · Riegelsberg 13 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 Saarlouis (49.3137°, 6.7515°, elevation 183 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).