Selb weather in April

In April, Selb sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Selb's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:26 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Selb is main settlement of Selb in Germany.

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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Selb reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°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)
191
291
3102
4102
5102
6102
7102
8102
9102
10112
11112
12112
13112
14113
15123
16123
17123
18123
19133
20134
21134
22134
23144
24144
25145
26145
27145
28155
29155
30155

How April really feels in Selb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Selb 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 / -3°6012.98.98.30.0
Feb / -3°48107.39.70.0
Mar / -0°5912.55.411.50.7
Apr12° / 50111.713.53.0
May16° / 69130.115.24.7
Jun20° / 10°7713.6016.15.6
Jul22° / 12°8813.8015.76.0
Aug21° / 12°7212.2014.36.2
Sep17° / 6210.5012.45.1
Oct11° / 5811.10.610.52.6
Nov / 5710.83.98.80.3
Dec / -2°6312.98.47.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63070
73070
83169
93169
103169
113169
123268
133367
143367
153466
163664
173763
183862
193961
204060
213961
224060
234060
243961
253961
263961
273763
283763
293664
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Selb gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13710
23610
3369
4359
5358
6358
7368
8368
9368
10368
11378
12378
13377
14377
15377
16377
17376
18376
19376
20375
21385
22384
23384
24383
25383
26383
27392
28392
29392
30402

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
711calm
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 5:59 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:596:33
212.65:576:35
312.75:556:36
412.85:536:38
512.85:506:39
612.95:486:41
712.95:466:43
813.05:446:44
913.15:416:46
1013.15:396:47
1113.25:376:49
1213.35:356:51
1313.35:336:52
1413.45:316:54
1513.55:286:55
1613.55:266:57
1713.65:246:59
1813.65:227:00
1913.75:207:02
2013.85:187:03
2113.85:167:05
2213.95:147:07
2313.95:127:08
2414.05:107:10
2514.15:087:11
2614.15:067:13
2714.25:047:15
2814.25:027:16
2914.35:007:18
3014.44:587:19

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 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
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 Selb?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Selb.

What to pack for Selb in April

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

In April, Selb sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Selb 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 Selb 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Selb?

Selb sits at 50.2°N, 12.1°E, 546 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktredwitz, 19 km away.

Topography around Selb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Selb is covered by trees (44%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (55%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Marktredwitz 19 km · Cheb 20 km · Hof 22 km · Sokolov 36 km · Plauen 36 km · Auerbach 42 km · Bayreuth 47 km · Mariánské Lázně 47 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 Selb (50.1706°, 12.1305°, elevation 546 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).