Didam weather in April

In April, Didam sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 48 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 13.6 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 19% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Didam's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Didam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Didam is village in Montferland, Netherlands.

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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Didam 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 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4124
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11135
12145
13145
14145
15145
16145
17145
18155
19156
20156
21156
22156
23166
24166
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167

How April really feels in Didam

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Didam 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 / 6512.91.58.10.2
Feb / 5511.11.99.60.5
Mar10° / 5611.40.711.52.1
Apr14° / 4810.5013.64.1
May18° / 5911.7015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7713.20166.2
Aug22° / 14°7712.7014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6211012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.4010.43.9
Nov / 61120.38.61.7
Dec / 7012.71.97.60.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73169
83268
93169
103268
113268
123367
133466
143565
153664
163763
173763
183862
193862
203763
213862
223862
233862
243763
253763
263763
273664
283565
293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Didam gets around 48 mm of rain over 10.5 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 rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1134
1234
1333
1433
1532
1632
1733
1833
1933
2034
2134
2235
2335
2436
2536
2636
2737
2837
2938
3038

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
25991
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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light 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
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:226:58
212.76:207:00
312.76:177:02
412.86:157:03
512.96:137:05
612.96:107:07
713.06:087:09
813.16:067:10
913.16:037:12
1013.26:017:14
1113.35:597:15
1213.35:567:17
1313.45:547:19
1413.55:527:21
1513.55:507:22
1613.65:477:24
1713.75:457:26
1813.75:437:28
1913.85:417:29
2013.95:387:31
2113.95:367:33
2214.05:347:34
2314.15:327:36
2414.15:307:38
2514.25:287:40
2614.35:267:41
2714.35:247:43
2814.45:227:45
2914.45:197:46
3014.55:177:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Didam?

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
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Didam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Didam in April

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

In April, Didam sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Didam 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 Didam peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Didam?

Didam sits at 51.9°N, 6.1°E, 13 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Zevenaar, 4.0 km away.

Arnhem

Topography around Didam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Didam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Didam is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (29%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Zevenaar 4.0 km · Duiven 8.0 km · Doetinchem 11 km · Velp 12 km · Huissen 14 km · Emmerich 14 km · Arnhem 16 km · Brummen 17 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Didam (51.9408°, 6.1319°, elevation 13 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).