Venray weather in April

In April, Venray sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°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 Venray's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Venray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:49 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Venray is village in the municipality Venray, 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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Venray reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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
2134
3134
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16155
17156
18156
19156
20156
21166
22166
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28177
29178
30178

How April really feels in Venray

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.

Venray 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 / 6512.51.58.10.3
Feb / 5710.91.89.60.6
Mar10° / 5611.60.811.52.3
Apr15° / 4710.5013.54.2
May18° / 5911.7015.35.6
Jun21° / 12°6611.7016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7613015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7612.5014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6110.8012.45.8
Oct15° / 6311.6010.44.1
Nov / 6212.20.48.61.8
Dec / 72131.77.70.5

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 (%)
13565
23565
33664
43466
53367
63367
73268
83268
93268
103367
113466
123466
133466
143664
153763
163763
173862
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
233862
243763
253565
263565
273466
283466
293367
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Venray gets around 47 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
234
334
434
533
633
733
833
932
1032
1132
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1732
1833
1933
2034
2135
2236
2336
2437
2537
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039

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
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 12 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
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012light 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 6:23 AM to 5:19 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)
112.66:236:58
212.76:217:00
312.76:187:02
412.86:167:04
512.96:147:05
612.96:117:07
713.06:097:09
813.16:077:10
913.16:047:12
1013.26:027:14
1113.36:007:15
1213.35:587:17
1313.45:557:19
1413.55:537:21
1513.55:517:22
1613.65:497:24
1713.75:467:26
1813.75:447:27
1913.85:427:29
2013.85:407:31
2113.95:387:32
2214.05:367:34
2314.05:347:36
2414.15:317:38
2514.25:297:39
2614.25:277:41
2714.35:257:43
2814.45:237:44
2914.45:217:46
3014.55:197:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Venray?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Venray for sightseeing.

What to pack for Venray in April

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

In April, Venray sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Venray 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 Venray 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 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Venray?

Venray sits at 51.5°N, 6.0°E, 29 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Gennep, 19 km away.

KevelaerGemertBlerickGochVenloStraelenHelmond

Topography around Venray

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Venray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m.

The land around Venray is covered by cropland (28%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
578 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Gennep 19 km · Kevelaer 20 km · Gemert 20 km · Blerick 21 km · Goch 21 km · Venlo 22 km · Straelen 22 km · Helmond 22 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 Venray (51.525°, 5.975°, elevation 29 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).