Schwarzenberg weather in April

In April, Schwarzenberg sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Schwarzenberg's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwarzenberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Schwarzenberg reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
381
491
591
691
791
891
991
10101
11101
12102
13102
14102
15112
16112
17112
18113
19123
20123
21123
22123
23134
24134
25134
26134
27144
28145
29145
30145

How April really feels in Schwarzenberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Schwarzenberg 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 / -4°7113.910.58.30.0
Feb / -4°5611.48.99.70.0
Mar / -1°7013.57.811.50.3
Apr11° / 5912.42.813.52.5
May16° / 8515.10.215.24.2
Jun19° / 10°9915.5016.15.1
Jul21° / 12°10815.9015.85.5
Aug21° / 11°9414.3014.35.8
Sep16° / 7411.7012.44.7
Oct11° / 6712.21.110.42.3
Nov / 6611.65.18.70.2
Dec / -3°7213.69.87.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73169
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133268
143367
153466
163565
173565
183664
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283466
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Schwarzenberg gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13816
23815
33715
43714
53814
63813
73913
84013
94013
104113
114113
124212
134212
144212
154212
164211
174311
184310
19439
20439
21438
22437
23436
24436
25445
26444
27444
28453
29453
30462

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 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 5:56 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:566:31
212.65:546:32
312.75:526:34
412.85:506:36
512.85:476:37
612.95:456:39
713.05:436:40
813.05:416:42
913.15:386:44
1013.25:366:45
1113.25:346:47
1213.35:326:49
1313.35:306:50
1413.45:276:52
1513.55:256:53
1613.55:236:55
1713.65:216:57
1813.75:196:58
1913.75:177:00
2013.85:157:02
2113.85:137:03
2213.95:107:05
2314.05:087:06
2414.05:067:08
2514.15:047:10
2614.15:027:11
2714.25:007:13
2814.34:597:15
2914.34:577:16
3014.44:557:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Schwarzenberg?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Schwarzenberg.

What to pack for Schwarzenberg in April

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

In April, Schwarzenberg sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Schwarzenberg 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 Schwarzenberg peaks around June 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Schwarzenberg 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 Schwarzenberg is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1518 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Schwarzenberg?

Schwarzenberg sits at 50.5°N, 12.8°E, 467 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Aue, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Schwarzenberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwarzenberg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,202 m.

The land around Schwarzenberg is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
351 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
1,202 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Aue 8.0 km · Schneeberg 12 km · Annaberg-Buchholz 16 km · Auerbach 27 km · Ostrov 28 km · Marienberg 29 km · Hohenstein-Ernstthal 30 km · Zwickau 30 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 Schwarzenberg (50.5379°, 12.7852°, elevation 467 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).