Uelzen weather in April

In April, Uelzen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Uelzen's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uelzen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:28 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Uelzen is settlement in Uelzen, Germany.

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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Uelzen reaches about 14°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 8°C and 20°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)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10124
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16144
17144
18144
19145
20155
21155
22155
23155
24156
25166
26166
27166
28166
29166
30166

How April really feels in Uelzen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Uelzen 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°5612.237.90.0
Feb / -0°4410.33.59.50.1
Mar / 4910.6211.51.5
Apr14° / 459.90.313.63.9
May18° / 5811015.55.6
Jun21° / 11°6411.5016.66.0
Jul23° / 13°8113.3016.26.3
Aug23° / 13°7011.7014.56.4
Sep19° / 10°549.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 5210.9010.33.5
Nov / 4910.918.41.1
Dec / 5511.72.87.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103565
113565
123664
133664
143862
153862
164060
174060
184258
194258
204258
214357
224258
234456
244456
254357
264456
274357
284357
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Uelzen gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1323
2323
3323
4332
5332
6332
7332
8332
9331
10331
11321
12321
13321
14311
15311
16311
17311
18311
19311
20321
21321
22321
23321
24331
25330
26330
27340
28340
29350
30350

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
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:046:41
212.76:016:43
312.85:596:45
412.85:566:47
512.95:546:48
613.05:526:50
713.05:496:52
813.15:476:54
913.25:446:56
1013.35:426:57
1113.35:396:59
1213.45:377:01
1313.55:357:03
1413.55:327:05
1513.65:307:06
1613.75:287:08
1713.75:257:10
1813.85:237:12
1913.95:217:14
2013.95:197:15
2114.05:167:17
2214.15:147:19
2314.25:127:21
2414.25:107:23
2514.35:077:24
2614.35:057:26
2714.45:037:28
2814.55:017:30
2914.54:597:32
3014.64:577:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Uelzen?

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 Uelzen.

What to pack for Uelzen in April

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

In April, Uelzen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Uelzen 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 Uelzen peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Uelzen?

Uelzen sits at 53.0°N, 10.6°E, 44 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Munster, 32 km away.

SoltauWinsenCelleGeesthachtGifhorn

Topography around Uelzen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uelzen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m.

The land around Uelzen is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
254 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Munster 32 km · Lüneburg 33 km · Hansestadt Salzwedel 41 km · Soltau 49 km · Winsen 50 km · Celle 50 km · Geesthacht 54 km · Gifhorn 54 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 Uelzen (52.9645°, 10.567°, elevation 44 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).