Rakvere weather in April

In April, Rakvere sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rakvere's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakvere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:10 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Rakvere is town in northern Estonia.

Density
1,394/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 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rakvere reaches about 9°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 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
36-2
46-2
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
1080
1180
1280
1380
1490
1591
1691
17101
18101
19101
20101
21112
22112
23112
24112
25122
26122
27122
28123
29123
30123

How April really feels in Rakvere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rakvere 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°3910.310.66.60.0
Feb-2° / -8°359.18.78.70.0
Mar / -5°359.47.311.30.0
Apr / 379.62.614.11.9
May15° / 5210.10.216.64.5
Jun19° / 10°8413.3018.15.5
Jul21° / 13°7412.5017.56.2
Aug20° / 12°7713.9015.35.7
Sep15° / 5311.5012.64.3
Oct / 5911.81.39.81.4
Nov / -1°49115.27.30.0
Dec-1° / -4°4611.49.35.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43664
53664
63664
73664
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143763
153862
163961
174060
184159
194159
204258
214456
224456
234456
244456
254555
264654
274654
284555
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Rakvere gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13116
23215
33215
43214
53314
63313
73313
83313
93312
103212
113211
123210
133110
14319
15319
16308
17308
18307
19306
20306
21305
22305
23305
24304
25304
26304
27303
28303
29303
30293

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.

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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 12 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:556:43
212.95:526:45
313.05:496:48
413.15:466:50
513.25:436:53
613.25:406:55
713.35:376:57
813.45:347:00
913.55:317:02
1013.65:287:05
1113.75:257:07
1213.85:227:09
1313.95:197:12
1414.05:167:14
1514.15:137:17
1614.15:107:19
1714.25:087:22
1814.35:057:24
1914.45:027:26
2014.54:597:29
2114.64:567:31
2214.74:537:34
2314.84:507:36
2414.84:477:38
2514.94:457:41
2615.04:427:43
2715.14:397:46
2815.24:367:48
2915.34:347:50
3015.44:317:53

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 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
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
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rakvere?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rakvere.

What to pack for Rakvere in April

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

In April, Rakvere sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Rakvere in April

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Rakvere 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 Rakvere peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rakvere?

Rakvere sits at 59.3°N, 26.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Kohtla-Järve, 52 km away.

Kohtla-JärveMaarduLasnamäePiritaKesklinnTallinnKristiinePõhja-Tallinn

Topography around Rakvere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakvere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Rakvere is covered by grassland (31%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (36%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kohtla-Järve 52 km · Maardu 79 km · Lasnamäe 85 km · Pirita 87 km · Kesklinn 91 km · Tallinn 91 km · Kristiine 94 km · Põhja-Tallinn 95 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 Rakvere (59.3481°, 26.3578°, 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).