Bern Weather in April
Bern in April
The short of it: Bern in April averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 4° · rain 74 mm · daylight 13 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Bern an average April high of 15°, a low of 4° and some 74 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from March to about 15°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 32 min in mid-April, 106 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Bern runs about middling and about as wet in April. Muri, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
April in Bern, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 4° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MuriBern | 4 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 75 mm |
| KönizBern | 4 km SW | 15° | 4° | 73 mm |
| BurgdorfBern | 18 km NE | 15° | 4° | 82 mm |
| SteffisburgBern | 24 km SE | 15° | 4° | 74 mm |
| ThunBern | 26 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 72 mm |
| Biel/BienneBern | 26 km NW | 14° | 4° | 72 mm |
| GrenchenSolothurn | 27 km N | 15° | 4° | 69 mm |
| FribourgFribourg | 28 km SW | 15° | 4° | 70 mm |