Schweinfurt weather in April

In April, Schweinfurt sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Schweinfurt's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schweinfurt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:34 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Schweinfurt is main settlement of Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.2 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 Schweinfurt reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°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 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8133
9133
10134
11134
12134
13134
14144
15144
16144
17144
18145
19155
20155
21155
22155
23156
24166
25166
26166
27166
28166
29167
30177

How April really feels in Schweinfurt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Schweinfurt 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 / -2°61124.78.30.0
Feb / -1°5010.14.39.70.1
Mar / 5812.2211.51.7
Apr14° / 4910.20.413.54.0
May18° / 6711.9015.15.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.6016.16.2
Jul24° / 14°7313015.76.4
Aug23° / 13°6311.1014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°5710012.45.8
Oct13° / 5910.90.110.53.5
Nov / 6111.31.78.80.8
Dec / -1°7113.24.97.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
143961
154060
164159
174258
184357
194357
204258
214258
224357
234357
244258
254258
264258
274159
284159
294060
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Schweinfurt gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1354
2354
3343
4343
5343
6332
7332
8332
9332
10322
11322
12321
13311
14311
15311
16301
17311
18311
19311
20321
21331
22341
23341
24350
25360
26360
27370
28370
29380
30380

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
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191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
25991
26991
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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
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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 6:07 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:076:41
212.66:056:42
312.76:026:44
412.86:006:45
512.85:586:47
612.95:566:49
712.95:546:50
813.05:516:52
913.15:496:53
1013.15:476:55
1113.25:456:57
1213.35:436:58
1313.35:417:00
1413.45:387:01
1513.45:367:03
1613.55:347:05
1713.65:327:06
1813.65:307:08
1913.75:287:09
2013.85:267:11
2113.85:247:12
2213.95:227:14
2313.95:207:16
2414.05:187:17
2514.15:167:19
2614.15:147:20
2714.25:127:22
2814.25:107:24
2914.35:087:25
3014.35:067:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Schweinfurt?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Schweinfurt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Schweinfurt in April

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

In April, Schweinfurt sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Schweinfurt 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 Schweinfurt peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schweinfurt?

Schweinfurt sits at 50.0°N, 10.2°E, 250 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Kissingen, 20 km away.

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Topography around Schweinfurt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schweinfurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around Schweinfurt is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
877 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bad Kissingen 20 km · Bad Neustadt an der Saale 30 km · Karlstadt 34 km · Würzburg 34 km · Kitzingen 35 km · Lohr am Main 47 km · Bamberg 51 km · Coburg 58 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 Schweinfurt (50.0494°, 10.2218°, elevation 250 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).