Kiel Weather in April
Kiel in April
The short of it: Kiel in April averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 4° · rain 39 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
April in Kiel brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 4°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against March, to near 13°; nights run about 4°. It is the driest month of the year, only 39 mm of rain. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-April, 139 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Kiel runs warmer than most and about as wet in April. Kronshagen, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
April in Kiel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KronshagenSchleswig-Holstein | 4 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 38 mm |
| ElmschenhagenSchleswig-Holstein | 5 km SE | 13° | 4° | 40 mm |
| AltenholzSchleswig-Holstein | 9 km N | 12° | 4° | 38 mm |
| PreetzSchleswig-Holstein | 13 km SE | 13° | 4° | 39 mm |
| EckernfördeSchleswig-Holstein | 25 km NW | 12° | 4° | 42 mm |
| PlönSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km SE | 12° | 4° | 38 mm |
| TungendorfSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km SSW | 13° | 4° | 41 mm |
| Brachenfeld-RuthenbergSchleswig-Holstein | 29 km SSW | 14° | 4° | 41 mm |