Jämsä weather in April

In April, Jämsä sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 10°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 54 min at the start of April to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Jämsä's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jämsä's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:08 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Jämsä is urban area in Jämsä, 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 4°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical April day in Jämsä reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-4
24-4
34-3
44-3
54-3
65-3
75-3
85-2
95-2
105-2
116-2
126-2
136-2
146-1
157-1
167-1
177-1
187-1
198-1
2080
2180
2290
2390
2490
25100
26101
27101
28101
29111
30111

How April really feels in Jämsä

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.

Jämsä weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°3910.510.65.80.0
Feb-4° / -9°307.88.28.30.0
Mar / -6°318.58.211.30.0
Apr / -1°328.23.914.31.0
May14° / 429.30.317.24.3
Jun19° / 6711.70195.6
Jul21° / 13°7812.6018.36.0
Aug19° / 12°7512.5015.75.7
Sep14° / 5610.8012.63.7
Oct / 6011.41.89.60.9
Nov / -1°5011.26.56.70.0
Dec-2° / -5°4611.710.250.0

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183367
193466
203466
213565
223565
233664
243664
253664
263664
273763
283763
293763
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Jämsä gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12921
22920
33019
43019
53018
63018
73017
83016
93016
102915
112915
122915
132814
142814
152714
162713
172713
182612
192612
202611
212611
222610
23259
24259
25258
26257
27256
28256
29265
30264

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 11 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
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of April to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 174 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:576:50
213.05:546:53
313.15:516:56
413.25:486:58
513.35:447:01
613.45:417:04
713.55:387:06
813.65:347:09
913.75:317:12
1013.85:287:15
1113.95:247:17
1214.05:217:20
1314.15:187:23
1414.25:147:25
1514.35:117:28
1614.45:087:31
1714.55:057:34
1814.65:027:36
1914.74:587:39
2014.84:557:42
2114.94:527:45
2215.04:497:47
2315.14:467:50
2415.24:427:53
2515.34:397:56
2615.44:367:58
2715.54:338:01
2815.64:308:04
2915.74:278:07
3015.84:248:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.1Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Jämsä?

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

1.0
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 Jämsä.

What to pack for Jämsä in April

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

In April, Jämsä sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Jämsä 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 Jämsä peaks around June 20 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jämsä?

Jämsä sits at 61.9°N, 25.2°E, 83 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Jyväskylä, 50 km away.

LaukaaKangasalaPohjois-HervantaTampereHervantaHeinolaÄänekoski

Topography around Jämsä

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jämsä has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Jämsä is covered by trees (56%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Jyväskylä 50 km · Laukaa 73 km · Kangasala 74 km · Pohjois-Hervanta 84 km · Tampere 84 km · Hervanta 84 km · Heinola 86 km · Äänekoski 87 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 Jämsä (61.8642°, 25.19°, elevation 83 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).