Forchheim Weather in April
Forchheim in April
The short of it: Forchheim in April averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 3° · rain 36 mm · daylight 13 h 41 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Forchheim an average April high of 16°, a low of 3° and some 36 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 16°, with nights near 3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 36 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 41 min in mid-April, 117 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Forchheim runs warmer than most and about as wet in April. Hirschaid, 12 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
April in Forchheim, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 18 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HirschaidBavaria | 12 km NNW | 15° | 3° | 34 mm |
| ErlangenBavaria | 15 km SSW | 16° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Höchstadt an der AischBavaria | 18 km W | 15° | 3° | 36 mm |
| HerzogenaurachBavaria | 21 km SW | 15° | 3° | 39 mm |
| BambergBavaria | 23 km NNW | 16° | 3° | 33 mm |
| FürthBavaria | 27 km S | 16° | 3° | 37 mm |
| Lauf an der PegnitzBavaria | 28 km SE | 15° | 3° | 43 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 29 km SSE | 15° | 3° | 41 mm |