Forssa weather in April

In April, Forssa sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Forssa's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forssa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:17 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Forssa is urban area in Kanta-Häme region, Finland.

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 5°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Forssa reaches about 8°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 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-3
25-3
35-3
45-3
56-2
66-2
76-2
86-2
97-2
107-2
117-1
127-1
138-1
148-1
158-1
168-1
1790
1890
1990
20100
21100
22100
23101
24111
25111
26111
27111
28121
29121
30122

How April really feels in Forssa

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.

Forssa 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°4510.39.86.20.0
Feb-3° / -8°368.28.68.50.0
Mar / -6°358.37.211.30.0
Apr / -1°368.73.114.21.5
May15° / 479.80.216.94.5
Jun19° / 7712018.65.6
Jul21° / 12°8513017.96.1
Aug20° / 10°8012.5015.55.8
Sep15° / 559.7012.64.2
Oct / 5710.61.19.71.2
Nov / -1°5010.74.870.0
Dec-1° / -5°5211.38.85.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23565
33565
43565
53466
63466
73466
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133268
143367
153466
163466
173565
183664
193664
203862
213961
223961
234060
244159
254159
264258
274357
284357
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Forssa gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12917
22917
32916
42915
52915
62914
72913
82913
92912
102912
112911
122911
132911
142911
152910
162910
172910
182910
19299
20299
21299
22298
23298
24297
25297
26296
27296
28295
29294
30294

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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 168 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:056:55
212.96:026:58
313.05:587:01
413.15:557:03
513.25:527:06
613.35:497:08
713.45:467:11
813.55:437:13
913.65:397:16
1013.75:367:19
1113.85:337:21
1213.95:307:24
1314.05:277:26
1414.15:247:29
1514.25:217:31
1614.35:177:34
1714.45:147:37
1814.55:117:39
1914.65:087:42
2014.75:057:44
2114.85:027:47
2214.84:597:50
2314.94:567:52
2415.04:537:55
2515.14:507:57
2615.24:478:00
2715.34:448:03
2815.44:418:05
2915.54:388:08
3015.64:358:10

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Forssa?

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

1.5
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 Forssa.

What to pack for Forssa in April

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

In April, Forssa sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Forssa 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 Forssa peaks around June 17 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Forssa?

Forssa sits at 60.8°N, 23.6°E, 133 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Loimaa, 31 km away.

Topography around Forssa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forssa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Forssa is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Loimaa 31 km · Hämeenlinna 50 km · Janakkala 54 km · Valkeakoski 55 km · Salo 55 km · Lempäälä 56 km · Vihti 58 km · Riihimäki 63 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Forssa (60.8146°, 23.6215°, elevation 133 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).