Köln Weather in April
Köln in April
The short of it: Köln in April averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 43 mm · daylight 13 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Köln an average April high of 16°, a low of 7° and some 43 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against March, to near 16°; nights run about 7°. It is the driest month of the year, only 43 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 45 min in mid-April, 122 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Köln runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Nippes, 4 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
April in Köln, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 12 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NippesNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 4 km N | 16° | 7° | 43 mm |
| RodenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 5 km SE | 16° | 6° | 42 mm |
| HürthNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SW | 16° | 6° | 41 mm |
| Porz am RheinNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SE | 16° | 6° | 43 mm |
| LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 43 mm |
| Bergisch GladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 48 mm |
| KerpenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km WSW | 16° | 6° | 40 mm |
| LangenfeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km N | 16° | 6° | 45 mm |