Ruhnu weather in April

In April, Ruhnu sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ruhnu's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruhnu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 33 mm; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 14 hours; 5:27 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 5th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.2; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ruhnu reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°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)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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

How April really feels in Ruhnu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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.

Ruhnu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -2°	45	11.9	8.4	7	0.0
Feb	-0° / -3°	37	9.7	7	8.9	0.0
Mar	1° / -1°	33	8.3	4.5	11.4	0.0
Apr	5° / 3°	33	7.4	1.3	14	0.2
May	10° / 8°	34	7.1	0	16.3	2.4
Jun	15° / 13°	57	9.6	0	17.7	4.8
Jul	19° / 17°	60	9.2	0	17.1	6.4
Aug	19° / 17°	79	12	0	15.1	6.0
Sep	15° / 14°	66	11.7	0	12.5	4.5
Oct	10° / 9°	84	14.9	0.2	10	2.1
Nov	6° / 4°	69	14.1	2.3	7.6	0.5
Dec	3° / 1°	56	13.5	6.7	6.3	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	46	47	48	49	51	52	53	54	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	54	53	52	51	49	48	47	46	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

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

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Ruhnu gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Snow chance (%)	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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 22 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
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	23	breezy
2	23	breezy
3	23	breezy
4	23	breezy
5	23	breezy
6	23	breezy
7	23	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	23	breezy
12	23	breezy
13	23	breezy
14	23	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy
29	21	breezy
30	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 150 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:59 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	14.8	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:06	6:04	6:01	5:58	5:55	5:52	5:49	5:46	5:44	5:41	5:38	5:35	5:32	5:30	5:27	5:24	5:21	5:19	5:16	5:13	5:11	5:08	5:05	5:03	5:00	4:57	4:55	4:52	4:50
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:56	6:59	7:01	7:03	7:05	7:07	7:10	7:12	7:14	7:16	7:19	7:21	7:23	7:25	7:28	7:30	7:32	7:34	7:37	7:39	7:41	7:43	7:46	7:48	7:50	7:52	7:55	7:57	7:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:09	6:54
2	12.8	6:06	6:56
3	12.9	6:04	6:59
4	13.0	6:01	7:01
5	13.1	5:58	7:03
6	13.2	5:55	7:05
7	13.3	5:52	7:07
8	13.3	5:49	7:10
9	13.4	5:46	7:12
10	13.5	5:44	7:14
11	13.6	5:41	7:16
12	13.7	5:38	7:19
13	13.8	5:35	7:21
14	13.8	5:32	7:23
15	13.9	5:30	7:25
16	14.0	5:27	7:28
17	14.1	5:24	7:30
18	14.2	5:21	7:32
19	14.3	5:19	7:34
20	14.3	5:16	7:37
21	14.4	5:13	7:39
22	14.5	5:11	7:41
23	14.6	5:08	7:43
24	14.7	5:05	7:46
25	14.8	5:03	7:48
26	14.8	5:00	7:50
27	14.9	4:57	7:52
28	15.0	4:55	7:55
29	15.1	4:52	7:57
30	15.2	4:50	7:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.33 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)	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	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 Ruhnu?

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

0.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ruhnu.

What to pack for Ruhnu in April

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

In April, Ruhnu sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ruhnu in April

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 1°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)	2	1	1	3	7	13	17	18	15	11	8	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	1	Bracing
Mar	1	Bracing
Apr	3	Bracing
May	7	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Ruhnu 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 Ruhnu peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — 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 5 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Ruhnu?

Ruhnu sits at 57.8°N, 23.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Kuressaare, 67 km away.

Topography around Ruhnu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruhnu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 4 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 184 m.

The land around Ruhnu is covered by water (63%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (99%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

38 m

water 63%

16 km

38 m

water 99%

80 km

184 m

water 70%

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

April weather nearby: Kuressaare 67 km · Muhu 89 km · Tukums 93 km · Jūrmala 98 km · Pärnu 98 km · Riga 108 km · Dārzciems 110 km · Ventspils 110 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

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 Ruhnu (57.8003°, 23.2483°, 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	3	1
2	3	1
3	3	1
4	3	1
5	3	1
6	4	1
7	4	1
8	4	2
9	4	2
10	4	2
11	4	2
12	4	2
13	4	2
14	4	2
15	5	2
16	5	3
17	5	3
18	5	3
19	5	3
20	5	3
21	5	3
22	6	3
23	6	4
24	6	4
25	6	4
26	6	4
27	6	4
28	7	4
29	7	5
30	7	5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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