Senftenberg weather in April

In April, Senftenberg sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9 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 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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Senftenberg's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senftenberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:17 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Senftenberg 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 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2123
3123
4123
5124
6124
7124
8124
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14145
15145
16145
17145
18155
19155
20156
21156
22166
23166
24166
25167
26177
27177
28177
29177
30178

How April really feels in Senftenberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Senftenberg 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°5512.55.28.10.0
Feb / -1°429.94.39.60.1
Mar / 5311.92.611.51.5
Apr14° / 3890.513.54.2
May19° / 5711.4015.35.8
Jun22° / 13°6511.4016.36.3
Jul24° / 15°8512.4015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6810.8014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°579.9012.45.9
Oct13° / 4910.40.210.43.7
Nov / 5110.51.68.61.0
Dec / -0°5412.247.70.0

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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43664
53664
63664
73664
83565
93664
103664
113664
123763
133763
143862
153961
164159
174159
184357
194357
204456
214555
224654
234555
244654
254654
264555
274456
284456
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Senftenberg gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1324
2323
3313
4313
5313
6313
7313
8322
9322
10322
11322
12322
13322
14322
15322
16312
17312
18312
19312
20301
21301
22301
23291
24291
25291
26300
27300
28310
29320
30330

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
213light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:516:26
212.75:496:28
312.75:466:30
412.85:446:31
512.95:426:33
612.95:396:35
713.05:376:37
813.15:356:38
913.15:326:40
1013.25:306:42
1113.35:286:43
1213.35:266:45
1313.45:236:47
1413.55:216:48
1513.55:196:50
1613.65:176:52
1713.75:146:54
1813.75:126:55
1913.85:106:57
2013.85:086:59
2113.95:067:00
2214.05:047:02
2314.05:017:04
2414.14:597:05
2514.24:577:07
2614.24:557:09
2714.34:537:10
2814.44:517:12
2914.44:497:14
3014.54:477:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Senftenberg?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Senftenberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Senftenberg in April

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

In April, Senftenberg sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Senftenberg 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 Senftenberg peaks around June 18 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Senftenberg?

Senftenberg sits at 51.5°N, 14.0°E, 104 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lauchhammer, 17 km away.

Topography around Senftenberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senftenberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m.

The land around Senftenberg is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
680 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Lauchhammer 17 km · Hoyerswerda 19 km · Finsterwalde 24 km · Kamenz 29 km · Cottbus 34 km · Lubnjow 38 km · Großenhain 42 km · Weißwasser 44 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 Senftenberg (51.5252°, 14.0016°, elevation 104 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).