Schengen weather in April
Temperature, rain and sunshine in April: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in April
Good
Best time to visit: May – September
What is the weather like in Schengen in April?
In April, Schengen is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C, and nights cool down to about 5 °C. Expect around 5 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 53 mm in total. All in all, April is a good month for a holiday in Schengen.
April compared
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More details for April
- Daylight
- 13 h 41 min06:44 – 20:25
- UV index
- 5 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 18 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 59 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Snow days
- 0 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+2Europe/Luxembourg
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %71 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %40 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %54 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.
What to pack in April
- Sunscreen
- A jumper for the evenings
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Schengen in April: quick answers
Is Schengen hot in April?
No. In April, Schengen is cool: daytime highs average 14 °C and nights drop to about 5 °C.
Does it rain much in Schengen in April?
Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 53 mm in total.
Schengen month by month
The whole year in SchengenAll destinations: LuxembourgWhere to go in April
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences