Skagen weather in April

In April, Skagen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Skagen's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skagen's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 41 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 14 hours; 5:18 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 4th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

Skagen is northernmost town in Denmark.

Density: 53/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical April day in Skagen reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	4
2	6	4
3	6	4
4	6	4
5	6	4
6	6	4
7	6	4
8	7	5
9	7	5
10	7	5
11	7	5
12	7	5
13	7	5
14	7	5
15	7	5
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	7
27	9	7
28	9	7
29	9	7
30	10	8

How April really feels in Skagen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Skagen weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / 2°	66	12.5	4.4	7	0.0
Feb	3° / 1°	48	10	4.1	8.9	0.0
Mar	4° / 3°	45	8.9	2.7	11.4	0.0
Apr	8° / 6°	41	7.8	0.3	14	1.2
May	12° / 9°	50	9.3	0	16.3	3.1
Jun	15° / 13°	64	9.6	0	17.6	4.7
Jul	17° / 16°	55	8.7	0	17.1	6.0
Aug	18° / 16°	72	11	0	15	5.8
Sep	15° / 14°	72	11.4	0	12.5	4.5
Oct	12° / 10°	96	14.8	0	10	2.7
Nov	8° / 6°	78	14	0.8	7.6	1.2
Dec	6° / 4°	71	14.2	2.7	6.4	0.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	54	54
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	43	43	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Skagen gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	24	2
10	24	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	24	0
18	24	0
19	24	0
20	25	0
21	25	0
22	26	0
23	26	0
24	26	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	28	0
29	28	0
30	28	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	25	breezy
2	25	breezy
3	25	breezy
4	25	breezy
5	25	breezy
6	25	breezy
7	25	breezy
8	25	breezy
9	25	breezy
10	24	breezy
11	24	breezy
12	24	breezy
13	24	breezy
14	24	breezy
15	24	breezy
16	23	breezy
17	23	breezy
18	23	breezy
19	23	breezy
20	23	breezy
21	23	breezy
22	23	breezy
23	22	breezy
24	22	breezy
25	22	breezy
26	22	breezy
27	22	breezy
28	22	breezy
29	22	breezy
30	22	breezy

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 6:00 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	5:57	5:54	5:51	5:49	5:46	5:43	5:40	5:37	5:34	5:32	5:29	5:26	5:23	5:20	5:18	5:15	5:12	5:09	5:07	5:04	5:01	4:59	4:56	4:53	4:51	4:48	4:46	4:43	4:41
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:51	6:54	6:56	6:58	7:00	7:02	7:05	7:07	7:09	7:11	7:14	7:16	7:18	7:20	7:23	7:25	7:27	7:29	7:32	7:34	7:36	7:38	7:40	7:43	7:45	7:47	7:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:00	6:45
2	12.8	5:57	6:47
3	12.9	5:54	6:49
4	13.0	5:51	6:51
5	13.1	5:49	6:54
6	13.2	5:46	6:56
7	13.3	5:43	6:58
8	13.3	5:40	7:00
9	13.4	5:37	7:02
10	13.5	5:34	7:05
11	13.6	5:32	7:07
12	13.7	5:29	7:09
13	13.8	5:26	7:11
14	13.8	5:23	7:14
15	13.9	5:20	7:16
16	14.0	5:18	7:18
17	14.1	5:15	7:20
18	14.2	5:12	7:23
19	14.3	5:09	7:25
20	14.3	5:07	7:27
21	14.4	5:04	7:29
22	14.5	5:01	7:32
23	14.6	4:59	7:34
24	14.7	4:56	7:36
25	14.7	4:53	7:38
26	14.8	4:51	7:40
27	14.9	4:48	7:43
28	15.0	4:46	7:45
29	15.1	4:43	7:47
30	15.1	4:41	7:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Skagen?

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

1.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Skagen.

What to pack for Skagen in April

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

In April, Skagen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Skagen 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 offshore 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	4	3	4	7	11	14	17	18	15	12	9	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	4	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Skagen 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 Skagen peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Skagen?

Skagen sits at 57.7°N, 10.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Frederikshavn, 31 km away.

Topography around Skagen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skagen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m.

The land around Skagen is covered by water (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (90%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

water 43%

16 km

38 m

water 90%

80 km

140 m

water 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← March Skagen year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Frederikshavn 31 km · Hjørring 46 km · Björlanda 74 km · Majorna 79 km · Västra Frölunda 80 km · Gothenburg 82 km · Nørresundby 84 km · Kungälv 84 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

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 Skagen (57.7209°, 10.5839°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	4
2	6	4
3	6	4
4	6	4
5	6	4
6	6	4
7	6	4
8	7	5
9	7	5
10	7	5
11	7	5
12	7	5
13	7	5
14	7	5
15	7	5
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	7
27	9	7
28	9	7
29	9	7
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	24	2
10	24	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	24	0
18	24	0
19	24	0
20	25	0
21	25	0
22	26	0
23	26	0
24	26	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	28	0
29	28	0
30	28	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	4
2	6	4
3	6	4
4	6	4
5	6	4
6	6	4
7	6	4
8	7	5
9	7	5
10	7	5
11	7	5
12	7	5
13	7	5
14	7	5
15	7	5
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	7
27	9	7
28	9	7
29	9	7
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	24	2
10	24	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	24	0
18	24	0
19	24	0
20	25	0
21	25	0
22	26	0
23	26	0
24	26	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	28	0
29	28	0
30	28	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	4
2	6	4
3	6	4
4	6	4
5	6	4
6	6	4
7	6	4
8	7	5
9	7	5
10	7	5
11	7	5
12	7	5
13	7	5
14	7	5
15	7	5
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	7
27	9	7
28	9	7
29	9	7
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	24	2
5	24	2
6	24	2
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	24	2
10	24	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	24	1
17	24	0
18	24	0
19	24	0
20	25	0
21	25	0
22	26	0
23	26	0
24	26	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	28	0
29	28	0
30	28	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100