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Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
by song99
Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
Of the following, where would it most likely be better for the month of April (April 10-May1)
1) Switzerland (focusing on hiking, clear mountain views, or blue sky)
2) Austria (focusing on Western Austria, hiking, clear mountain views, or blue sky)\
3) Southeastern Germany (Munich, and the German alps)
4) Brussels (cycling, blue sky)
5) Amsterdam (cycling, blue sky, landscape photography)
Perhaps, a better question is which destination has the least rain in April, or the higher number of sunshine hours?
Thanks
p.s. If April is not a good time for either destination, can you recommend the month that's better for each place? (Not July/August of course, since it's too touristic, and not winter either, since I don't ski), but the dry, shoulder season with clear visibility, and blue sky (focusing on landscape photography, and outdoors).
Just don't say May, because I am going to Iceland (supposed to be the best time).
Thanks again
Re: Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
by K_V_B
Over here we have a saying: "April macht was er will". April does what it wants. There is absolutely no way to know in advance what the weather will be like for each of the places you've mentioned. I live in Switzerland and the last couple of years we've both had heavy snow and t-shirt weather in April...
Re: Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
by christine.j
Anything is possible in April, very often you have the four seasons all in one single day. There is no way of telling now where there will be the least amount of rain.
Re: Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
by vpeter
For Amsterdam and Brussels I advice half May. Not to warm/cold and not so many tourists .
Happy travels.
P.
Re: Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
by breughel
Brussels is not crowded in July because most Belgians are on vacation, either at the Belgian coast, either in the South of Europe.
As for the weather nobody can tell you (not the Belgian meteo at more than 2-3 days, and even not the IPCC - GIEC !).
Re: Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
by qaminari
Brussels doesn't have a "dry, shoulder season", and in my opinion it is impossible to predict what April will be like in any of the places you mention. It is not for nothing that there is a song called "April Showers", but to be honest, it can rain any time in Belgium. Incidentally, I also would NOT recommend cycling in Brussels unless you have a death-wish (this isn't Amsterdam!) - and I'm afraid blue sky can't be guaranteed for days in a row even in July or August although those would be the most likely months. September can be nice but then it can also rain every day, it is just impossible to tell. I think you are going to have a hard time predicting a perfect time for NW Europe, our weather is just too changeable.
Re: Which country is best in April (for blue sky, clear weather)
by breughel
Gaminari is right; cycling in Brussels is a way of sel-euthanasia.
I have a question for you KVB: how did you manage to get a VT rank of 485 with Gold Star, having no home page and not one single tip written by you?
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