Tukums weather in April

In April, Tukums sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 29% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tukums's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tukums's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:29 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Tukums is city and capital of Tukums Municipality, Latvia.

Density
1,186/km²
people per km²
Founded
1795

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 Tukums reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
160
260
360
470
571
671
771
871
971
1081
1181
1282
1382
1482
1592
1692
1792
1892
19103
20103
21103
22103
23113
24113
25114
26114
27114
28124
29124
30124

How April really feels in Tukums

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tukums 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-0° / -4°4210.37.67.10.0
Feb-0° / -4°369.46.990.0
Mar / -2°369.44.611.40.0
Apr / 419.51.813.91.8
May15° / 5110.3016.24.3
Jun18° / 12°7211.7017.45.6
Jul21° / 14°7212.5016.96.2
Aug21° / 14°7212.90156.0
Sep16° / 10°5911012.54.8
Oct10° / 7012.90.5102.1
Nov / 5211.83.37.80.2
Dec / -2°4511.46.56.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53862
63862
73862
83961
93961
104060
114159
124258
134357
144456
154555
164555
174753
184852
194951
205050
215050
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285248
295347
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Tukums gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13312
23312
33411
43411
53411
63410
73410
8349
9339
10338
11338
12327
13317
14316
15306
16305
17295
18294
19294
20294
21293
22293
23293
24282
25282
26282
27282
28281
29281
30281

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 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:106:54
212.86:086:56
312.96:056:58
413.06:027:00
513.15:597:02
613.15:567:05
713.25:547:07
813.35:517:09
913.45:487:11
1013.55:457:13
1113.55:437:15
1213.65:407:17
1313.75:377:20
1413.85:357:22
1513.95:327:24
1613.95:297:26
1714.05:267:28
1814.15:247:30
1914.25:217:33
2014.35:197:35
2114.35:167:37
2214.45:137:39
2314.55:117:41
2414.65:087:43
2514.75:067:45
2614.75:037:48
2714.85:017:50
2814.94:587:52
2915.04:567:54
3015.04:537:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tukums?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tukums.

What to pack for Tukums in April

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

In April, Tukums sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tukums 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 at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°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
Apr3Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tukums?

Tukums sits at 57.0°N, 23.2°E, 62 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Jūrmala, 37 km away.

JūrmalaJelgavaMārupeRigaDārzciemsKuldīgaSalaspilsMazeikiai

Topography around Tukums

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tukums has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m.

The land around Tukums is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (23%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Jūrmala 37 km · Jelgava 49 km · Mārupe 55 km · Riga 58 km · Dārzciems 62 km · Kuldīga 73 km · Salaspils 74 km · Mazeikiai 88 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Tukums (56.9676°, 23.1555°, elevation 62 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).