Saalfeld Weather in April
Saalfeld in April
The short of it: Saalfeld in April averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 4° · rain 38 mm · daylight 13 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Saalfeld an average April high of 15°, a low of 4° and some 38 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 15°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 38 mm, the 11th wettest month. 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Saalfeld runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Rudolstadt, 8 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
April in Saalfeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RudolstadtThuringia | 8 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 38 mm |
| PößneckThuringia | 17 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 37 mm |
| IlmenauThuringia | 32 km W | 13° | 3° | 48 mm |
| LobedaThuringia | 32 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 40 mm |
| SonnebergThuringia | 35 km SSW | 14° | 3° | 43 mm |
| JenaThuringia | 35 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 38 mm |
| WenigenjenaThuringia | 36 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 38 mm |
| ArnstadtThuringia | 36 km NW | 15° | 4° | 34 mm |