Aalborg weather in April

In April, Aalborg sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Aalborg's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aalborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:22 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Aalborg is city in Denmark.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,028/km²
people per km²
Founded
1342

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Aalborg reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
8102
9102
10103
11103
12103
13103
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19114
20124
21124
22124
23124
24124
25135
26135
27135
28135
29135
30135

How April really feels in Aalborg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
18
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aalborg weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5711.54.27.10.0
Feb / -1°439.34.190.0
Mar / 4410.32.911.40.6
Apr11° / 46100.513.92.7
May15° / 6210.9016.24.6
Jun18° / 10°7711.6017.55.7
Jul21° / 13°7211.6016.96.2
Aug20° / 13°7912.60156.0
Sep17° / 10°6110.8012.55.0
Oct12° / 7212.10.1102.9
Nov / 54110.97.81.0
Dec / 5411.42.86.50.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54159
64159
74159
84159
94258
104357
114456
124456
134456
144654
154654
164753
174753
184654
194654
204555
214555
224555
234555
244456
254456
264357
274357
284357
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Aalborg gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1314
2313
3323
4323
5323
6323
7323
8323
9323
10323
11313
12313
13302
14302
15302
16302
17302
18302
19311
20311
21321
22331
23331
24340
25340
26340
27350
28350
29350
30360

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:036:47
212.86:006:49
312.95:586:51
413.05:556:53
513.15:526:55
613.15:496:58
713.25:467:00
813.35:447:02
913.45:417:04
1013.55:387:06
1113.55:357:08
1213.65:337:11
1313.75:307:13
1413.85:277:15
1513.95:257:17
1614.05:227:19
1714.05:197:21
1814.15:177:24
1914.25:147:26
2014.35:117:28
2114.45:097:30
2214.45:067:32
2314.55:037:34
2414.65:017:37
2514.74:587:39
2614.84:567:41
2714.84:537:43
2814.94:517:45
2915.04:487:47
3015.14:467:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Aalborg?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aalborg.

What to pack for Aalborg in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Aalborg sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Aalborg in April

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Aalborg in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aalborg peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aalborg?

Aalborg sits at 57.0°N, 9.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Nørresundby, 1.0 km away.

HjørringFrederikshavnRandersViborgSkiveSkagenTilst

Topography around Aalborg

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aalborg.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aalborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Aalborg is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Nørresundby 1.0 km · Hjørring 46 km · Frederikshavn 57 km · Randers 66 km · Viborg 73 km · Skive 76 km · Skagen 85 km · Tilst 96 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aalborg (57.048°, 9.9187°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).