Sachsenheim weather in April

In April, Sachsenheim sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 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 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 Sachsenheim's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sachsenheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Sachsenheim 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 8°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8144
9144
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15155
16155
17155
18156
19166
20166
21166
22166
23167
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29178
30178

How April really feels in Sachsenheim

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.

Sachsenheim 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 / -1°6812.448.50.0
Feb / -0°60113.79.80.3
Mar10° / 7112.31.711.62.2
Apr15° / 5410.90.213.44.3
May19° / 10°8513.40155.6
Jun22° / 13°7512.7015.96.2
Jul25° / 15°8112.8015.66.5
Aug24° / 14°7212014.26.6
Sep20° / 11°6510.4012.46.0
Oct14° / 7211.50.110.54.0
Nov / 7011.41.28.91.3
Dec / 831448.10.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133961
143961
154060
164060
174159
184159
194258
204258
214159
224159
234159
244159
254060
264060
274060
283862
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sachsenheim gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 37% 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 (%)
1373
2373
3372
4362
5362
6362
7361
8361
9361
10361
11361
12351
13351
14341
15341
16341
17341
18341
19341
20351
21361
22361
23370
24380
25390
26390
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
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:12 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:45
212.66:106:46
312.76:086:48
412.76:066:49
512.86:046:51
612.86:016:52
712.95:596:54
813.05:576:55
913.05:556:57
1013.15:536:58
1113.15:517:00
1213.25:497:01
1313.35:477:03
1413.35:457:04
1513.45:437:06
1613.45:417:07
1713.55:387:09
1813.65:367:10
1913.65:347:12
2013.75:327:13
2113.75:307:15
2213.85:297:17
2313.95:277:18
2413.95:257:20
2514.05:237:21
2614.05:217:23
2714.15:197:24
2814.15:177:26
2914.25:157:27
3014.35:147:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sachsenheim?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sachsenheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sachsenheim in April

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

In April, Sachsenheim sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sachsenheim 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 Sachsenheim peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sachsenheim?

Sachsenheim sits at 49.0°N, 9.1°E, 246 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bietigheim-Bissingen, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sachsenheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sachsenheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 242 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Sachsenheim is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bietigheim-Bissingen 4.0 km · Vaihingen an der Enz 8.0 km · Freiberg am Neckar 11 km · Ludwigsburg 12 km · Brackenheim 13 km · Kornwestheim 14 km · Marbach am Neckar 14 km · Korntal 15 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 Sachsenheim (48.96°, 9.0647°, elevation 246 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).