Lofoten weather in April

In April, Lofoten sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 5°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 13 h 12 min at the start of April to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lofoten's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lofoten's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 76 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 12 min; 4:25 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 4th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Lofoten is town in Vågan Municipality, Norway.

Density: 1,992/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1918

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical April day in Lofoten reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	0
2	2	0
3	3	0
4	3	0
5	3	1
6	3	1
7	3	1
8	3	1
9	3	1
10	3	1
11	3	1
12	3	1
13	3	1
14	4	1
15	4	2
16	4	2
17	4	2
18	4	2
19	4	2
20	4	2
21	4	2
22	4	2
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3

How April really feels in Lofoten

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Lofoten weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -1°	121	17.8	13.5	1.8	0.0
Feb	1° / -2°	104	16.3	12.6	6.9	0.0
Mar	2° / -1°	101	17	13	11	0.0
Apr	4° / 2°	76	14	6.7	15.2	0.0
May	7° / 5°	62	12.4	1.1	19.9	0.8
Jun	10° / 8°	61	10.9	0	24	2.2
Jul	13° / 11°	68	10.8	0	22.4	3.5
Aug	13° / 11°	90	13.2	0	17.1	3.4
Sep	11° / 9°	137	16.5	0	12.8	2.2
Oct	7° / 5°	164	18.4	2.2	8.7	0.9
Nov	5° / 3°	156	19.1	7.3	3.9	0.0
Dec	3° / 1°	144	18.8	10.5	0	0.0

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 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	30	31	32	32	32	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	38	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	70	69	68	68	68	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	62	62	61	61	62	61	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Lofoten gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 48% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	40
Snow chance (%)	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	32	31	29	28	26	25	23	22	20	19	18	17	16	14	14	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	40
2	57	39
3	57	38
4	56	37
5	55	36
6	54	35
7	53	34
8	53	32
9	52	31
10	51	29
11	50	28
12	50	26
13	49	25
14	48	23
15	48	22
16	47	20
17	46	19
18	46	18
19	45	17
20	44	16
21	43	14
22	42	14
23	42	13
24	41	12
25	40	11
26	40	10
27	40	9
28	40	9
29	40	8
30	40	8

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 21 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	24	breezy
2	24	breezy
3	23	breezy
4	23	breezy
5	23	breezy
6	23	breezy
7	23	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	22	breezy
10	22	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	20	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	breezy
30	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of April to 17 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 240 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 3:22 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 8:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.3	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.9	14.0	14.1	14.3	14.4	14.5	14.7	14.8	15.0	15.1	15.2	15.4	15.5	15.7	15.8	15.9	16.1	16.2	16.4	16.5	16.7	16.8	16.9	17.1	17.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:27	5:22	5:18	5:13	5:09	5:05	5:00	4:56	4:51	4:47	4:43	4:38	4:34	4:29	4:25	4:20	4:16	4:12	4:07	4:03	3:58	3:54	3:49	3:45	3:40	3:36	3:31	3:27	3:22
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:46	6:49	6:53	6:57	7:01	7:04	7:08	7:12	7:16	7:20	7:23	7:27	7:31	7:35	7:39	7:43	7:47	7:51	7:55	7:59	8:03	8:07	8:11	8:15	8:19	8:23	8:28	8:32	8:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:31	6:42
2	13.3	5:27	6:46
3	13.5	5:22	6:49
4	13.6	5:18	6:53
5	13.7	5:13	6:57
6	13.9	5:09	7:01
7	14.0	5:05	7:04
8	14.1	5:00	7:08
9	14.3	4:56	7:12
10	14.4	4:51	7:16
11	14.5	4:47	7:20
12	14.7	4:43	7:23
13	14.8	4:38	7:27
14	15.0	4:34	7:31
15	15.1	4:29	7:35
16	15.2	4:25	7:39
17	15.4	4:20	7:43
18	15.5	4:16	7:47
19	15.7	4:12	7:51
20	15.8	4:07	7:55
21	15.9	4:03	7:59
22	16.1	3:58	8:03
23	16.2	3:54	8:07
24	16.4	3:49	8:11
25	16.5	3:45	8:15
26	16.7	3:40	8:19
27	16.8	3:36	8:23
28	16.9	3:31	8:28
29	17.1	3:27	8:32
30	17.2	3:22	8:36

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lofoten?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lofoten.

What to pack for Lofoten in April

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

In April, Lofoten sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lofoten in April

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in March near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	5	4	4	4	6	10	12	13	11	10	8	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	5	Bracing
Feb	4	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	6	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Lofoten in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lofoten peaks around July 14 at about 4 (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 2 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	3	3	4	3	1	0	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Low
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	1	Low
Oct	0	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Lofoten?

Lofoten sits at 68.2°N, 14.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Harstad, 102 km away.

Topography around Lofoten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lofoten has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m.

The land around Lofoten is covered by water (52%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (56%), grassland (21%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

599 m

water 52%

16 km

1,033 m

water 56%

80 km

1,332 m

water 67%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

← March Lofoten year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Harstad 102 km · Bodø 106 km · Mo i Rana 214 km · Tromso 235 km · Tromsdalen 237 km · Kiruna 239 km · Alta 395 km · Boden 408 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

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 Lofoten (68.2342°, 14.5683°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	0
2	2	0
3	3	0
4	3	0
5	3	1
6	3	1
7	3	1
8	3	1
9	3	1
10	3	1
11	3	1
12	3	1
13	3	1
14	4	1
15	4	2
16	4	2
17	4	2
18	4	2
19	4	2
20	4	2
21	4	2
22	4	2
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	40
2	57	39
3	57	38
4	56	37
5	55	36
6	54	35
7	53	34
8	53	32
9	52	31
10	51	29
11	50	28
12	50	26
13	49	25
14	48	23
15	48	22
16	47	20
17	46	19
18	46	18
19	45	17
20	44	16
21	43	14
22	42	14
23	42	13
24	41	12
25	40	11
26	40	10
27	40	9
28	40	9
29	40	8
30	40	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	0
2	2	0
3	3	0
4	3	0
5	3	1
6	3	1
7	3	1
8	3	1
9	3	1
10	3	1
11	3	1
12	3	1
13	3	1
14	4	1
15	4	2
16	4	2
17	4	2
18	4	2
19	4	2
20	4	2
21	4	2
22	4	2
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	40
2	57	39
3	57	38
4	56	37
5	55	36
6	54	35
7	53	34
8	53	32
9	52	31
10	51	29
11	50	28
12	50	26
13	49	25
14	48	23
15	48	22
16	47	20
17	46	19
18	46	18
19	45	17
20	44	16
21	43	14
22	42	14
23	42	13
24	41	12
25	40	11
26	40	10
27	40	9
28	40	9
29	40	8
30	40	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	0
2	2	0
3	3	0
4	3	0
5	3	1
6	3	1
7	3	1
8	3	1
9	3	1
10	3	1
11	3	1
12	3	1
13	3	1
14	4	1
15	4	2
16	4	2
17	4	2
18	4	2
19	4	2
20	4	2
21	4	2
22	4	2
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	58	40
2	57	39
3	57	38
4	56	37
5	55	36
6	54	35
7	53	34
8	53	32
9	52	31
10	51	29
11	50	28
12	50	26
13	49	25
14	48	23
15	48	22
16	47	20
17	46	19
18	46	18
19	45	17
20	44	16
21	43	14
22	42	14
23	42	13
24	41	12
25	40	11
26	40	10
27	40	9
28	40	9
29	40	8
30	40	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100