Esch-sur-Alzette weather in April

In April, Esch-sur-Alzette sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Esch-sur-Alzette's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esch-sur-Alzette's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 55 mm; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:52 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 4th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Esch-sur-Alzette is city in Luxembourg.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1128

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Esch-sur-Alzette 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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	15	5
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	16	6
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7

How April really feels in Esch-sur-Alzette

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Esch-sur-Alzette 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -0°	74	12.2	2.7	8.4	0.0
Feb	5° / -0°	61	10.5	3.2	9.8	0.2
Mar	10° / 2°	64	11.6	1.4	11.5	2.0
Apr	14° / 5°	55	11.1	0.3	13.4	3.9
May	18° / 9°	69	12.6	0	15.1	5.3
Jun	21° / 12°	65	11	0	16	6.1
Jul	23° / 14°	62	11.3	0	15.6	6.6
Aug	23° / 13°	66	10.9	0	14.2	6.6
Sep	19° / 10°	64	9.7	0	12.4	5.9
Oct	14° / 7°	70	11.4	0	10.5	3.7
Nov	8° / 3°	71	12.6	1.1	8.9	1.2
Dec	5° / 1°	91	13.9	3.4	8	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	64	64	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	65	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Esch-sur-Alzette gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	2
2	38	2
3	37	2
4	37	1
5	37	1
6	36	1
7	36	1
8	36	1
9	36	1
10	36	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	34	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	35	1
19	35	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	37	1
23	38	0
24	38	0
25	39	0
26	39	0
27	40	0
28	40	0
29	41	0
30	41	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

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 6:24 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:25
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:24	6:57
2	12.6	6:22	6:59
3	12.7	6:20	7:00
4	12.7	6:18	7:02
5	12.8	6:15	7:03
6	12.9	6:13	7:05
7	12.9	6:11	7:07
8	13.0	6:09	7:08
9	13.0	6:07	7:10
10	13.1	6:05	7:11
11	13.2	6:03	7:13
12	13.2	6:00	7:14
13	13.3	5:58	7:16
14	13.4	5:56	7:17
15	13.4	5:54	7:19
16	13.5	5:52	7:21
17	13.5	5:50	7:22
18	13.6	5:48	7:24
19	13.7	5:46	7:25
20	13.7	5:44	7:27
21	13.8	5:42	7:28
22	13.8	5:40	7:30
23	13.9	5:38	7:31
24	14.0	5:36	7:33
25	14.0	5:34	7:35
26	14.1	5:32	7:36
27	14.1	5:30	7:38
28	14.2	5:28	7:39
29	14.2	5:26	7:41
30	14.3	5:25	7:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Esch-sur-Alzette?

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

0.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esch-sur-Alzette.

What to pack for Esch-sur-Alzette in April

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

In April, Esch-sur-Alzette sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Esch-sur-Alzette 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 Esch-sur-Alzette 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	5	6	7	7	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Esch-sur-Alzette?

Esch-sur-Alzette sits at 49.5°N, 6.0°E, 295 m above sea level, in Luxembourg. The nearest listed city is Dudelange, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Esch-sur-Alzette

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Esch-sur-Alzette.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esch-sur-Alzette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Esch-sur-Alzette is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

168 m

trees 47%

16 km

305 m

trees 40%

80 km

656 m

trees 45%

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← March Esch-sur-Alzette year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Dudelange 8.0 km · Luxembourg 17 km · Hayange 19 km · Thionville 20 km · Yutz 22 km · Arlon 24 km · Metz 44 km · Montigny-lès-Metz 46 km

Luxembourg travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 94% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $147,252; 2025
Happiness: 7.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 4.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Esch-sur-Alzette (49.4958°, 5.9806°, elevation 295 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	15	5
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	16	6
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	2
2	38	2
3	37	2
4	37	1
5	37	1
6	36	1
7	36	1
8	36	1
9	36	1
10	36	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	34	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	35	1
19	35	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	37	1
23	38	0
24	38	0
25	39	0
26	39	0
27	40	0
28	40	0
29	41	0
30	41	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	15	5
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	16	6
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	2
2	38	2
3	37	2
4	37	1
5	37	1
6	36	1
7	36	1
8	36	1
9	36	1
10	36	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	34	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	35	1
19	35	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	37	1
23	38	0
24	38	0
25	39	0
26	39	0
27	40	0
28	40	0
29	41	0
30	41	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	13	4
8	13	4
9	13	4
10	13	4
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	15	5
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	16	6
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	2
2	38	2
3	37	2
4	37	1
5	37	1
6	36	1
7	36	1
8	36	1
9	36	1
10	36	1
11	35	1
12	35	1
13	35	1
14	34	1
15	34	1
16	34	1
17	34	1
18	35	1
19	35	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	37	1
23	38	0
24	38	0
25	39	0
26	39	0
27	40	0
28	40	0
29	41	0
30	41	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1