Stolberg in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Stolberg sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 198 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 19°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Stolberg's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Stolberg's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
198 mm
39 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
3.4
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Stolberg in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 19°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Stolberg reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

10°20°MarAprMay

How spring really feels in Stolberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Stolberg weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7113.53.58.20.0
Feb / 6512.34.89.70.2
Mar / 7013.62.411.51.7
Apr13° / 5711.90.413.53.5
May17° / 7113015.24.9
Jun20° / 11°8213.6016.25.6
Jul22° / 13°8814015.86.0
Aug22° / 13°8513.2014.36.0
Sep18° / 10°6811.4012.45.4
Oct13° / 6412010.43.5
Nov / 6612.91.38.71.3
Dec / 8214.73.97.80.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Stolberg gets around 198 mm of rain and snow over 39 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

05101520MarAprMay

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early March to 15 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.0 kWh/m².

0246MarAprMay
Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Stolberg?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stolberg.

What to pack for Stolberg in Spring

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

In spring, Stolberg sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 39 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Stolberg in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Stolberg peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Stolberg in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Stolberg is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Stolberg?

Stolberg sits at 50.8°N, 6.2°E, 185 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Eschweiler, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Stolberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stolberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 229 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 652 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Stolberg is covered by trees (54%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (24%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
652 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Eschweiler 6.0 km · Würselen 8.0 km · Aachen 10 km · Alsdorf 12 km · Herzogenrath 14 km · Baesweiler 15 km · Kerkrade 15 km · Übach-Palenberg 18 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 Stolberg (50.7737°, 6.226°, elevation 185 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.