Trier weather in April

In April, Trier sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.6 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 15°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 Trier's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Trier reaches about 13°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 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8124
9124
10124
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16134
17145
18145
19145
20145
21145
22155
23156
24156
25156
26156
27156
28156
29166
30167

How April really feels in Trier

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.

Trier 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°8213.13.78.40.0
Feb / -1°6711.23.99.80.1
Mar / 7012.7211.51.7
Apr13° / 5711.60.413.53.6
May17° / 7312.9015.15.1
Jun20° / 11°72120165.9
Jul23° / 13°7112.3015.76.4
Aug22° / 13°7011.2014.26.5
Sep18° / 10°6710.4012.45.6
Oct13° / 7311.9010.53.4
Nov / 77131.38.81.0
Dec / 9914.44.180.0

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43565
53565
63565
73565
83466
93565
103565
113664
123763
133763
143763
153862
163862
173862
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283565
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Trier gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1403
2393
3393
4383
5382
6372
7372
8372
9372
10362
11362
12362
13352
14352
15352
16352
17351
18361
19371
20381
21391
22401
23401
24410
25420
26430
27430
28440
29450
30450

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 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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 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 6:21 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:216:55
212.66:196:56
312.76:176:58
412.76:156:59
512.86:137:01
612.96:107:03
712.96:087:04
813.06:067:06
913.16:047:07
1013.16:027:09
1113.26:007:11
1213.25:577:12
1313.35:557:14
1413.45:537:15
1513.45:517:17
1613.55:497:18
1713.65:477:20
1813.65:457:22
1913.75:437:23
2013.75:417:25
2113.85:397:26
2213.95:377:28
2313.95:357:29
2414.05:337:31
2514.05:317:32
2614.15:297:34
2714.15:277:36
2814.25:257:37
2914.35:237:39
3014.35:217:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
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 Trier?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trier.

What to pack for Trier in April

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

In April, Trier sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Trier 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 Trier peaks around July 16 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 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Trier?

Trier sits at 49.8°N, 6.6°E, 141 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Konz, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Trier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trier has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Trier is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
601 m
80 km
747 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Konz 8.0 km · Losheim 28 km · Wadern 30 km · Wittlich 31 km · Merzig 35 km · Schmelz 39 km · Beckingen 40 km · Luxembourg 40 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 Trier (49.7557°, 6.6394°, elevation 141 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).