Ratekau Weather in April
Ratekau in April
The short of it: Ratekau in April averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 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 38 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
April in Ratekau brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 4°, with about 38 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 38 mm of rain. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-April, 137 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, Ratekau runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Lübeck, 9 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Ratekau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LübeckSchleswig-Holstein | 9 km SSW | 14° | 4° | 38 mm |
| Bad OldesloeSchleswig-Holstein | 28 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 42 mm |
| AhrensburgSchleswig-Holstein | 44 km SW | 14° | 4° | 44 mm |
| WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 48 km E | 14° | 5° | 34 mm |
| VolksdorfHamburg | 49 km SW | 14° | 4° | 44 mm |
| NeumünsterSchleswig-Holstein | 51 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 41 mm |
| SaselHamburg | 52 km SW | 14° | 4° | 42 mm |
| PoppenbüttelHamburg | 53 km SW | 14° | 4° | 42 mm |