Otepää weather in April

In April, Otepää sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Otepää's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otepää's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:13 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Otepää is town in Estonia.

Density
348/km²
people per km²

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 7°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Otepää reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
27-1
37-1
47-1
57-1
68-1
780
880
980
1090
1190
1291
1391
14101
15101
16101
17111
18112
19112
20112
21122
22122
23122
24123
25133
26133
27133
28133
29133
30144

How April really feels in Otepää

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Otepää weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4511.3106.90.0
Feb-2° / -8°409.58.68.90.0
Mar / -4°4010.1711.40.0
Apr10° / 42102142.3
May16° / 6010.90.216.44.9
Jun20° / 11°8813.3017.75.6
Jul22° / 13°7613017.26.1
Aug21° / 12°8313.1015.15.9
Sep16° / 5510.8012.54.5
Oct / 6612.31.19.91.6
Nov / -1°5511.44.97.60.0
Dec-1° / -4°4711.68.76.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53367
63268
73367
83268
93268
103169
113268
123367
133367
143466
153565
163664
173664
183862
193862
203862
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264159
274258
284258
294258
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Otepää gets around 42 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13114
23213
33213
43312
53412
63411
73511
83510
93510
10359
11359
12358
13358
14347
15347
16346
17336
18336
19325
20325
21314
22314
23313
24313
25313
26312
27312
28312
29312
30312

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 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 12 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 5:56 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:566:41
212.85:536:44
312.95:506:46
413.05:476:48
513.15:446:50
613.25:426:53
713.35:396:55
813.45:366:57
913.45:336:59
1013.55:307:02
1113.65:277:04
1213.75:247:06
1313.85:227:08
1413.95:197:11
1514.05:167:13
1614.05:137:15
1714.15:107:18
1814.25:087:20
1914.35:057:22
2014.45:027:24
2114.54:597:27
2214.54:577:29
2314.64:547:31
2414.74:517:33
2514.84:497:36
2614.94:467:38
2714.94:437:40
2815.04:417:42
2915.14:387:45
3015.24:367:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Otepää?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Otepää.

What to pack for Otepää in April

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

In April, Otepää sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Otepää 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 Otepää peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Otepää?

Otepää sits at 58.1°N, 26.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Tartu, 38 km away.

TartuValgaViljandiValmieraPskovPärnu

Topography around Otepää

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otepää has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Otepää is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
309 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Tartu 38 km · Valga 41 km · Viljandi 63 km · Valmiera 86 km · Cēsis 110 km · Pskov 112 km · Pärnu 123 km · Madona 135 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 3%

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 Otepää (58.0583°, 26.4967°, 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. 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).