Vilshofen weather in April

In April, Vilshofen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 13.4 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 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Vilshofen's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vilshofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Vilshofen is main settlement of Vilshofen an der Donau in 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 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Vilshofen 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 7°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9133
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15144
16144
17145
18145
19155
20155
21155
22156
23166
24166
25166
26166
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Vilshofen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vilshofen 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 / -3°7712.37.78.50.0
Feb / -2°6010.25.99.80.0
Mar / 7412.1411.61.6
Apr14° / 499.60.813.44.1
May19° / 7312.10155.7
Jun22° / 12°8011.9015.86.3
Jul24° / 14°8311.9015.56.7
Aug23° / 14°7611.2014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°669.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 6210.30.210.53.5
Nov / 6410.83.490.8
Dec / -2°7913.26.88.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144357
154357
164357
174456
184555
194555
204555
214654
224654
234654
244654
254555
264654
274555
284456
294456
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Vilshofen gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1347
2347
3346
4336
5335
6335
7335
8334
9344
10344
11344
12344
13333
14333
15333
16323
17323
18323
19322
20322
21322
22322
23321
24321
25331
26331
27341
28351
29350
30360

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
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 5:56 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:566:28
212.65:546:29
312.75:526:31
412.75:496:32
512.85:476:34
612.85:456:35
712.95:436:37
813.05:416:38
913.05:396:40
1013.15:376:41
1113.15:356:43
1213.25:336:44
1313.35:316:46
1413.35:296:47
1513.45:276:49
1613.45:256:50
1713.55:226:52
1813.55:216:53
1913.65:196:55
2013.75:176:56
2113.75:156:58
2213.85:136:59
2313.85:117:01
2413.95:097:02
2513.95:077:04
2614.05:057:05
2714.15:037:07
2814.15:017:08
2914.25:007:10
3014.24:587:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Vilshofen?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Vilshofen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vilshofen in April

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

In April, Vilshofen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vilshofen 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 Vilshofen peaks around June 22 at about 8 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vilshofen in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Vilshofen is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vilshofen?

Vilshofen sits at 48.6°N, 13.2°E, 319 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Passau, 19 km away.

DingolfingStraubingBurghausenMühldorfWaldkraiburgLandshut

Topography around Vilshofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vilshofen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around Vilshofen is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
1,188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Passau 19 km · Deggendorf 29 km · Dingolfing 51 km · Straubing 53 km · Burghausen 57 km · Mühldorf 65 km · Waldkraiburg 75 km · Landshut 77 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 Vilshofen (48.627°, 13.1922°, elevation 319 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).