Tønder in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tønder sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 148 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 16°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Tønder's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tønder's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 10°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 5°C
Precipitation: 148 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 18 km/h
Travel score: 2.4; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tønder in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 16°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Tønder reaches about 10°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Tønder

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 40 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tønder weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / 1°	73	13.9	2.7	7.6	0.0
Feb	4° / 1°	56	11.1	2.7	9.3	0.0
Mar	6° / 2°	55	11.2	2	11.4	0.5
Apr	10° / 5°	42	9.6	0.3	13.8	2.4
May	14° / 8°	51	10.4	0	15.8	4.2
Jun	17° / 12°	71	11.2	0	17	5.2
Jul	19° / 14°	78	12.6	0	16.5	5.8
Aug	20° / 14°	91	14	0	14.7	5.7
Sep	17° / 12°	84	13.1	0	12.5	4.7
Oct	12° / 9°	89	14.2	0	10.2	2.9
Nov	8° / 5°	77	13.9	0.4	8.1	1.2
Dec	5° / 2°	77	14	1.7	7	0.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Tønder gets around 148 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 18 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early March to 16 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Tønder?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tønder.

What to pack for Tønder in Spring

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

In spring, Tønder sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tønder in Spring

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°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	15	18	19	16	12	9	5
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	15	Bracing
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	19	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Tønder in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Tønder peaks around July 21 at about 5 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	6	5	4	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	5	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Tønder?

Tønder sits at 54.9°N, 8.9°E, 3 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Aabenraa, 37 km away.

Topography around Tønder

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tønder 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 50 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m.

The land around Tønder is covered by cropland (43%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and water (40%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

cropland 43%

16 km

50 m

cropland 50%

80 km

123 m

water 40%

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Spring weather nearby: Aabenraa 37 km · Flensburg 40 km · Husum 51 km · Haderslev 53 km · Sønderborg 59 km · Schleswig 64 km · Esbjerg 65 km · Kolding 73 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 Tønder (54.9331°, 8.8667°, elevation 3 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.