Sigmaringen weather in April

In April, Sigmaringen sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sigmaringen's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sigmaringen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Sigmaringen is municipality seat.

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sigmaringen reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 20°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)
1112
2112
3113
4113
5113
6113
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19144
20145
21145
22145
23145
24155
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30166

How April really feels in Sigmaringen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sigmaringen weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6411.86.58.60.0
Feb / -3°5410.36.29.90.0
Mar / 7013.14.311.61.5
Apr13° / 7612.81.913.43.3
May17° / 11916.30.114.94.7
Jun21° / 12°11716.1015.85.4
Jul23° / 13°12715.9015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°11114.5014.16.1
Sep18° / 8312012.45.3
Oct13° / 77120.410.63.2
Nov / 7111.13.390.7
Dec / -2°7512.86.98.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83763
93664
103664
113763
123763
133664
143664
153664
163664
173763
183664
193664
203664
213664
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273466
283466
293466
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sigmaringen gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 43% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14411
24311
34310
44210
5429
6429
7428
8428
9428
10428
11427
12427
13427
14427
15417
16416
17416
18416
19426
20425
21435
22445
23444
24454
25464
26473
27473
28482
29492
30502

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 (%)
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 10 km/h in April.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 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 6:12 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:43
212.66:106:45
312.66:086:46
412.76:066:48
512.86:046:49
612.86:026:51
712.95:596:52
812.95:576:54
913.05:556:55
1013.15:536:57
1113.15:516:58
1213.25:497:00
1313.25:477:01
1413.35:457:03
1513.35:437:04
1613.45:417:05
1713.55:397:07
1813.55:377:08
1913.65:357:10
2013.65:337:11
2113.75:317:13
2213.75:307:14
2313.85:287:16
2413.95:267:17
2513.95:247:19
2614.05:227:20
2714.05:207:21
2814.15:197:23
2914.15:177:24
3014.25:157:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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 Sigmaringen?

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

3.3
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 Sigmaringen.

What to pack for Sigmaringen in April

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

In April, Sigmaringen sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sigmaringen in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sigmaringen 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 December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sigmaringen?

Sigmaringen sits at 48.1°N, 9.2°E, 592 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Albstadt, 21 km away.

Topography around Sigmaringen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sigmaringen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 630 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around Sigmaringen is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
1,023 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Albstadt 21 km · Bad Saulgau 22 km · Stockach 31 km · Tuttlingen 33 km · Balingen 35 km · Hechingen 35 km · Überlingen 36 km · Mössingen 38 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 Sigmaringen (48.0883°, 9.2303°, elevation 592 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).