Steffisburg weather in April

In April, Steffisburg sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 125 mm of precipitation across 15 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Steffisburg's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steffisburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
125 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:49 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Steffisburg is Settlement within the municipality of the same name in Switzerland.

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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical April day in Steffisburg reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
57-1
68-1
78-1
88-1
98-1
108-1
118-1
1280
1380
1480
1590
1690
1790
1890
1991
2091
21101
22101
23101
24101
25102
26102
27112
28112
29112
30112

How April really feels in Steffisburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Steffisburg weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°1131312.68.80.0
Feb / -6°10411.811.5100.0
Mar / -3°11514.21211.60.3
Apr / 125159.413.31.5
May13° / 18918.95.314.82.9
Jun17° / 20019.41.615.64.2
Jul19° / 10°21619.30.815.35.0
Aug19° / 10°204180.9145.0
Sep15° / 15014.72.212.44.0
Oct11° / 12012.85.210.62.4
Nov / -2°12313.710.79.20.3
Dec / -5°12713.913.18.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44258
54159
64159
74159
84159
94258
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194258
204159
214060
224060
234060
243862
253763
263763
273565
283565
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Steffisburg gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 50% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14836
24836
34836
44836
54836
64836
74836
84936
94936
104936
114936
124935
134935
144834
154833
164832
174831
184931
194930
204929
215028
225127
235227
245226
255326
265425
275525
285625
295624
305724

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 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:196:49
212.66:176:51
312.66:156:52
412.76:136:53
512.76:116:55
612.86:096:56
712.86:076:57
812.96:056:59
913.06:037:00
1013.06:017:02
1113.15:597:03
1213.15:577:04
1313.25:557:06
1413.25:537:07
1513.35:517:09
1613.35:497:10
1713.45:487:11
1813.45:467:13
1913.55:447:14
2013.65:427:15
2113.65:407:17
2213.75:387:18
2313.75:377:20
2413.85:357:21
2513.85:337:22
2613.95:317:24
2713.95:297:25
2814.05:287:26
2914.05:267:28
3014.15:247:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Steffisburg?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Steffisburg.

What to pack for Steffisburg in April

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

In April, Steffisburg sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Steffisburg in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Steffisburg peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steffisburg?

Steffisburg sits at 46.8°N, 7.6°E, 584 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Thun, 3.0 km away.

InterlakenKönizBernLauterbrunnenBurgdorfGrindelwaldFribourg

Topography around Steffisburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steffisburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,112 m.

The land around Steffisburg is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,835 m
80 km
4,112 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Thun 3.0 km · Interlaken 21 km · Köniz 23 km · Bern 24 km · Lauterbrunnen 29 km · Burgdorf 31 km · Grindelwald 35 km · Fribourg 37 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Steffisburg (46.7781°, 7.6325°, elevation 584 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).