Porvoo weather in April

In April, Porvoo sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 23% 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 Porvoo's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porvoo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:10 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Porvoo is urban area in Porvoo, Finland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 16.6 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Porvoo 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
26-2
36-2
46-2
56-2
66-2
77-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
118-1
1280
1380
1480
1590
1690
1791
1891
19101
20101
21101
22111
23112
24112
25112
26122
27122
28122
29123
30133

How April really feels in Porvoo

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.

Porvoo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4510.710.56.30.0
Feb-2° / -8°3998.98.60.0
Mar / -5°368.57.411.30.0
Apr / 368.82.314.21.7
May15° / 459.40.116.84.8
Jun19° / 10°7111.9018.55.8
Jul22° / 13°6811.2017.86.4
Aug21° / 12°6511.7015.46.1
Sep15° / 519.9012.64.5
Oct / 5510.40.89.71.4
Nov / -1°5410.94.77.10.0
Dec-0° / -4°5311.79.35.50.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43664
53664
63565
73565
83466
93466
103367
113268
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193466
203466
213565
223664
233763
243763
253961
263961
274060
284060
294159
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Porvoo gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in April, the driest month. 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13016
23015
33015
43014
53013
63012
73011
82910
92910
10299
11299
12298
13298
14298
15297
16297
17297
18297
19297
20296
21296
22306
23305
24305
25305
26304
27304
28304
29303
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 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
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
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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 5:57 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:576:47
212.95:546:49
313.05:516:52
413.15:486:54
513.25:456:57
613.35:416:59
713.45:387:02
813.55:357:04
913.65:327:07
1013.75:297:10
1113.85:267:12
1213.95:237:15
1314.05:207:17
1414.15:177:20
1514.15:137:22
1614.25:107:25
1714.35:077:27
1814.45:047:30
1914.55:017:32
2014.64:587:35
2114.74:557:37
2214.84:527:40
2314.94:497:42
2415.04:467:45
2515.14:437:48
2615.24:417:50
2715.34:387:53
2815.34:357:55
2915.44:327:58
3015.54:298:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.85 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
173.9Moderate
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Porvoo?

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 Porvoo.

What to pack for Porvoo in April

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

In April, Porvoo 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 Porvoo 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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March 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
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Porvoo 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 Porvoo peaks around June 18 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 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Porvoo?

Porvoo sits at 60.4°N, 25.7°E, 29 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Sibbo, 22 km away.

Topography around Porvoo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porvoo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Porvoo is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Sibbo 22 km · Kerava 31 km · Järvenpää 33 km · Mäntsälä 33 km · Tuusula 35 km · Vuosaari 35 km · Mellunkylä 36 km · Vantaa 36 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 Porvoo (60.3923°, 25.6651°, elevation 29 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).