Ilmenau Weather in April
Ilmenau in April
The short of it: Ilmenau in April averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 3° · rain 48 mm · daylight 13 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ilmenau an average April high of 13°, a low of 3° and some 48 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against March, to near 13°; nights run about 3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 48 mm of rain. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 44 min in mid-April, 121 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ilmenau runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Arnstadt, 18 km to the N, is 2° warmer by day.
April in Ilmenau, 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
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArnstadtThuringia | 18 km N | 15° | 4° | 34 mm |
| SuhlThuringia | 18 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 48 mm |
| Zella-MehlisThuringia | 18 km W | 12° | 3° | 53 mm |
| Steinbach-HallenbergThuringia | 25 km W | 13° | 3° | 46 mm |
| RudolstadtThuringia | 30 km E | 15° | 4° | 38 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 32 km SSW | 14° | 3° | 43 mm |
| SaalfeldThuringia | 32 km E | 15° | 4° | 38 mm |
| GothaThuringia | 33 km NNW | 14° | 3° | 35 mm |