Weather in Bern in April 2025
- April is usually the driest month of the year in Bern
Average weather
Average temperature in Bern in April
The temperature in April is +13°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +21°C during the day and a minimum of -2°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +15°C.
Is Bern warm or cold in April?
Bern is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +10°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +1°C to +4°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Bern:
Climate in Bern in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +14°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -15°C | -5°C | -2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +27°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 89 mm | 103 mm | 155 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 72% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +10°C to +14°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 89 mm to 103 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in March to 5 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bern is gradually decreasing during April, going from 5 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in Bern?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bern in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+17°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 973 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2002 with 1659 mm.
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Monthly weather in Bern
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bern, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.