Järvenpää weather in April

In April, Järvenpää sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-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 22% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Järvenpää's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Järvenpää's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:13 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 21.3 µg/m³ · 2015

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 Järvenpää reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 15°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
36-2
46-2
56-2
66-2
77-2
87-1
97-1
107-1
117-1
128-1
1380
1480
1590
1690
1790
1890
19101
20101
21101
22111
23111
24112
25112
26122
27122
28122
29122
30123

How April really feels in Järvenpää

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.

Järvenpää weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4510.610.56.30.0
Feb-3° / -8°388.98.58.60.0
Mar / -5°368.67.211.30.0
Apr / 379.22.814.21.7
May15° / 469.40.216.94.7
Jun19° / 10°7212.2018.55.7
Jul22° / 13°7311.9017.86.3
Aug20° / 11°6712015.45.9
Sep15° / 5210.1012.64.3
Oct / 5510.81.19.71.3
Nov / -1°5210.757.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°5211.59.45.50.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43565
53565
63466
73367
83367
93367
103268
113268
123169
133169
143169
153367
163367
173466
183565
193565
203664
213664
223862
233862
243961
254060
264159
274159
284258
294258
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Järvenpää gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13017
23017
33016
43016
53115
63114
73113
83113
93112
103111
113111
123110
133010
143010
15309
16309
17309
18308
19308
20307
21307
22307
23316
24306
25305
26305
27304
28304
29304
30303

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:596:49
212.95:566:52
313.05:536:54
413.15:506:57
513.25:476:59
613.35:447:02
713.45:407:04
813.55:377:07
913.65:347:09
1013.75:317:12
1113.85:287:15
1213.95:257:17
1314.05:227:20
1414.15:197:22
1514.25:167:25
1614.25:137:27
1714.35:097:30
1814.45:067:32
1914.55:037:35
2014.65:007:37
2114.74:577:40
2214.84:547:43
2314.94:517:45
2415.04:487:48
2515.14:457:50
2615.24:437:53
2715.34:407:55
2815.44:377:58
2915.44:348:00
3015.54:318:03

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Järvenpää?

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

1.7
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 Järvenpää.

What to pack for Järvenpää in April

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

In April, Järvenpää sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Järvenpää 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 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Järvenpää 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 Järvenpää peaks around June 19 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 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Järvenpää?

Järvenpää sits at 60.5°N, 25.1°E, 51 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kerava, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Järvenpää

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Järvenpää has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Järvenpää is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Kerava 8.0 km · Tuusula 9.0 km · Sibbo 15 km · Nurmijärvi 16 km · Vantaa 20 km · Klaukkala 21 km · Hyvinge 22 km · Mäntsälä 22 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 Järvenpää (60.4737°, 25.0899°, elevation 51 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).