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Weather in April in Obwalden

Planning a journey to Obwalden this April and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Obwalden in April?

Obwalden is a region in Switzerland. April in Obwalden generally has cold temperatures, with high precipitation.

Temperatures

The average maximum temperatures are cold and range from 7°C in Frutt to 10°C in Sarnen. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 1°C in Sarnen and -2°C in Frutt.

Precipitation

April is a rainy month with an average snow/rainfall of around 143 mm in Engelberg.

Average sunshine

Engelberg enjoys a balanced 144 hours of sunlight. Ensuring it's neither too overcast nor too sunny.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Obwalden in April, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Obwalden climate page.

Where to go in Obwalden in April

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Obwalden on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in April for the 5 most popular destinations in Obwalden?

Engelberg

In April Engelberg generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -1°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Engelberg
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
4°C 
-4°C 
125 hours 
132 mm 
17 days 
poor 
8°C 
-1°C 
144 hours 
143 mm 
19 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
12°C 
3°C 
156 hours 
179 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in Engelberg

Sarnen

In April Sarnen generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 10°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 1°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Sarnen
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
7°C 
-2°C 
125 hours 
131 mm 
16 days 
poor 
10°C 
1°C 
144 hours 
144 mm 
18 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
15°C 
5°C 
156 hours 
190 mm 
19 days 
poor 
Climate in Sarnen

Frutt

In April Frutt generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 7°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -2°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Frutt
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
4°C 
-5°C 
125 hours 
132 mm 
17 days 
poor 
7°C 
-2°C 
144 hours 
142 mm 
18 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
12°C 
2°C 
156 hours 
183 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in Frutt

Flüeli

In April Flüeli generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 9°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -0°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Flüeli
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
6°C 
-3°C 
125 hours 
132 mm 
16 days 
poor 
9°C 
-0°C 
144 hours 
143 mm 
18 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
14°C 
4°C 
156 hours 
187 mm 
19 days 
poor 
Climate in Flüeli

Giswil

In April Giswil generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 9°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -1°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Giswil
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
6°C 
-3°C 
125 hours 
130 mm 
16 days 
poor 
9°C 
-1°C 
155 hours 
141 mm 
18 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
13°C 
4°C 
183 hours 
188 mm 
20 days 
poor 
Climate in Giswil

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Obwalden, in Switzerland.

Is April the best time to visit Obwalden?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Engelberg, April may not be the ideal time to visit Obwalden.

On average, the best time to visit Obwalden is in September with generally unpleasant weather in Engelberg.

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