Asker weather in April

In April, Asker sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Asker's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asker's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:13 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Asker is Municipal centre of Asker Municipality, Norway.

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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Asker reaches about 10°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 5°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
48-1
580
680
780
880
980
1090
1190
1291
1391
14101
15101
16101
17101
18102
19112
20112
21112
22112
23112
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29133
30134

How April really feels in Asker

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Asker 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-1° / -6°7311.19.76.40.0
Feb / -6°518.57.78.70.0
Mar / -3°538.1611.30.2
Apr10° / 518.42.314.12.3
May15° / 7110.40.616.74.6
Jun19° / 10°8511.5018.35.8
Jul21° / 13°9211.8017.66.2
Aug20° / 13°9612.9015.35.9
Sep16° / 8610.3012.64.7
Oct10° / 9111.61.19.81.9
Nov / 9011.94.97.20.1
Dec / -4°7011.17.15.70.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
194159
204159
214060
224060
233961
243862
253862
263862
273862
283862
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Asker gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12612
22712
32712
42811
52811
62911
72911
82911
92910
102810
11289
12279
13279
14268
15258
16257
17257
18257
19256
20256
21266
22265
23275
24275
25285
26294
27294
28304
29314
30314

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 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:596:47
212.95:566:50
313.05:526:52
413.15:496:55
513.25:466:57
613.35:436:59
713.45:407:02
813.55:377:04
913.55:347:07
1013.65:317:09
1113.75:287:12
1213.85:257:14
1313.95:227:17
1414.05:197:19
1514.15:167:22
1614.25:137:24
1714.35:107:27
1814.45:077:29
1914.55:047:31
2014.55:017:34
2114.64:587:36
2214.74:557:39
2314.84:527:41
2414.94:497:44
2515.04:477:46
2615.14:447:49
2715.24:417:51
2815.34:387:54
2915.34:357:56
3015.44:337:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Asker?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Asker.

What to pack for Asker in April

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

In April, Asker sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Asker in April

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Asker 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 Asker peaks around July 17 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Asker?

Asker sits at 59.8°N, 10.4°E, 119 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Drammen, 16 km away.

Topography around Asker

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asker has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,482 m.

The land around Asker is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
345 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
1,482 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Drammen 16 km · Oslo 19 km · Lillestrøm 37 km · Moss 46 km · Horten 46 km · Kongsberg 48 km · Tønsberg 63 km · Sarpsborg 72 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Asker (59.8333°, 10.4372°, elevation 119 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).