Herne Weather in April
Herne in April
The short of it: Herne in April averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 6° · rain 51 mm · daylight 13 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
April in Herne brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 6°, with about 51 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against March, to near 16°; nights run about 6°. It is the driest month of the year, only 51 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 47 min in mid-April, 125 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Herne runs warmer than most and about as wet in April. Castrop-Rauxel, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
April in Herne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km ENE | 16° | 5° | 49 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km S | 16° | 5° | 53 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NW | 16° | 6° | 48 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNW | 16° | 5° | 48 mm |
| WattenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SW | 16° | 6° | 52 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km WSW | 16° | 6° | 48 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km SE | 15° | 5° | 54 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km S | 15° | 5° | 56 mm |