Odense weather in April

In April, Odense sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 13.8 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 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Odense's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Odense's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:24 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Odense is main city of the island of Funen, Denmark.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
592/km²
people per km²
Founded
1355

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 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Odense reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
4102
5103
6103
7103
8103
9103
10103
11113
12113
13113
14113
15114
16124
17124
18124
19124
20124
21134
22135
23135
24135
25135
26145
27145
28145
29146
30146

How April really feels in Odense

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Odense 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 / -0°47113.57.50.0
Feb / -0°389.13.49.20.0
Mar / 41101.911.40.8
Apr12° / 4210.20.413.82.9
May16° / 5410.8015.95.0
Jun19° / 11°6911.6017.15.8
Jul22° / 13°7011.9016.66.3
Aug21° / 13°7012.2014.86.2
Sep17° / 10°5110.1012.55.4
Oct12° / 5410.9010.13.2
Nov / 4410.50.88.11.1
Dec / 4810.52.16.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83961
94060
104258
114258
124258
134456
144456
154654
164654
174555
184654
194654
204555
214555
224555
234456
244456
254357
264357
274357
284258
294258
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Odense gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1313
2313
3323
4323
5333
6333
7332
8332
9332
10332
11322
12321
13311
14311
15311
16311
17311
18321
19321
20331
21331
22331
23341
24341
25340
26340
27350
28350
29350
30350

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 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:036:44
212.86:006:46
312.85:576:48
412.95:556:50
513.05:526:52
613.15:496:54
713.15:476:56
813.25:446:58
913.35:427:00
1013.45:397:02
1113.55:367:04
1213.55:347:06
1313.65:317:08
1413.75:297:10
1513.85:267:12
1613.85:247:14
1713.95:217:16
1814.05:197:18
1914.15:167:20
2014.15:147:22
2114.25:117:24
2214.35:097:26
2314.45:067:28
2414.45:047:30
2514.55:017:32
2614.64:597:34
2714.64:577:36
2814.74:547:38
2914.84:527:40
3014.94:507:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Odense?

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

2.9
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 Odense.

What to pack for Odense in April

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

In April, Odense sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Odense in April

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°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
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Odense in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Odense peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Odense?

Odense sits at 55.4°N, 10.4°E, 17 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Nyborg, 27 km away.

NyborgSvendborgMiddelfartFredericiaKalundborgKoldingHaderslevHedensted

Topography around Odense

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Odense has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Odense is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Nyborg 27 km · Svendborg 40 km · Middelfart 43 km · Fredericia 44 km · Kalundborg 54 km · Kolding 59 km · Haderslev 59 km · Hedensted 60 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 Odense (55.3959°, 10.3883°, elevation 17 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).