Taunusstein weather in April

In April, Taunusstein sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.6 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 12°C in the first days to 16°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Taunusstein's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taunusstein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:42 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Taunusstein 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 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5124
6124
7124
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14144
15145
16145
17145
18145
19155
20155
21156
22156
23156
24156
25166
26166
27167
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Taunusstein

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Taunusstein 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 / -1°5611.53.68.30.0
Feb / -1°479.53.69.70.1
Mar / 5611.91.611.51.8
Apr14° / 5210.60.313.53.9
May18° / 7011.6015.25.4
Jun21° / 12°7311.6016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°7513.1015.76.4
Aug23° / 13°7011.7014.36.5
Sep19° / 10°6210.1012.45.8
Oct13° / 6111.30.110.53.4
Nov / 6011.618.81.0
Dec / 7013.33.97.90.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123763
133763
143763
153862
163862
173961
183862
193961
203961
213961
224060
234060
243961
253961
263961
273961
283862
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Taunusstein gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2373
3373
4362
5352
6352
7352
8342
9342
10342
11342
12331
13331
14331
15331
16331
17331
18341
19341
20351
21361
22360
23370
24370
25380
26380
27380
28390
29390
30400

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 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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
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 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 6:15 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:156:49
212.66:136:51
312.76:116:52
412.86:086:54
512.86:066:55
612.96:046:57
712.96:026:59
813.06:007:00
913.15:577:02
1013.15:557:03
1113.25:537:05
1213.35:517:07
1313.35:497:08
1413.45:477:10
1513.45:447:11
1613.55:427:13
1713.65:407:15
1813.65:387:16
1913.75:367:18
2013.85:347:19
2113.85:327:21
2213.95:307:23
2313.95:287:24
2414.05:267:26
2514.15:247:27
2614.15:227:29
2714.25:207:30
2814.25:187:32
2914.35:167:34
3014.35:147:35

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Taunusstein?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taunusstein.

What to pack for Taunusstein in April

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

In April, Taunusstein sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Taunusstein 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 Taunusstein peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Taunusstein?

Taunusstein sits at 50.1°N, 8.2°E, 381 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dotzheim, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Taunusstein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taunusstein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Taunusstein is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Dotzheim 9.0 km · Wiesbaden 10 km · Idstein 11 km · Eltville 14 km · Biebrich 14 km · Gonsenheim 17 km · Nieder-Ingelheim 20 km · Hochheim am Main 21 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 Taunusstein (50.1499°, 8.1521°, elevation 381 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).