Weather in Dresden in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Dresden in April
The temperature in April is +12°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +22°C during the day and a minimum of -2°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +15°C.
Is Dresden warm or cold in April?
Dresden is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +9°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +5°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 Dresden:
Climate in Dresden in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +14°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -16°C | -6°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +29°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 52 mm | 53 mm | 77 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 70% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +9°C to +14°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 52 mm to 53 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 70%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in April, from 5 to 7.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in May as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Dresden is gradually decreasing during April, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Dresden?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dresden in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2018 with only 467 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 1084 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dresden, 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.