Fordon weather in April

In April, Fordon sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 16°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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Fordon's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fordon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:57 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Fordon is district in Bydgoszcz.

Density
2,285/km²
people per km²
Founded
1382

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 10°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Fordon reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2102
3102
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15133
16133
17134
18134
19144
20144
21144
22155
23155
24155
25155
26165
27166
28166
29166
30166

How April really feels in Fordon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Fordon 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°389.84.87.90.0
Feb / -3°318.149.50.0
Mar / -0°409.82.511.50.8
Apr13° / 369.30.513.63.7
May18° / 6111.7015.55.6
Jun21° / 11°6411.5016.66.1
Jul23° / 14°8512.3016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°6310.5014.56.7
Sep18° / 10°519.1012.45.8
Oct12° / 439.20.110.33.3
Nov / 369.21.68.40.6
Dec / -2°409.63.87.40.0

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53565
63565
73565
83664
93763
103763
113763
123862
133961
144060
154159
164258
174456
184555
194555
204654
214753
224852
234852
244951
254951
264951
274951
284852
294852
304852

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Fordon gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1335
2335
3335
4334
5334
6334
7334
8333
9333
10333
11333
12333
13332
14322
15322
16312
17311
18311
19301
20301
21291
22291
23290
24290
25280
26280
27290
28290
29290
30300

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:336:11
212.75:316:13
312.85:286:14
412.85:266:16
512.95:236:18
613.05:216:20
713.15:186:22
813.15:166:24
913.25:146:25
1013.35:116:27
1113.35:096:29
1213.45:066:31
1313.55:046:33
1413.55:026:34
1513.64:596:36
1613.74:576:38
1713.84:556:40
1813.84:526:42
1913.94:506:44
2014.04:486:45
2114.04:456:47
2214.14:436:49
2314.24:416:51
2414.24:396:53
2514.34:376:54
2614.44:346:56
2714.44:326:58
2814.54:307:00
2914.64:287:02
3014.64:267:03

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Fordon?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fordon.

What to pack for Fordon in April

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

In April, Fordon sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Fordon in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fordon peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 18UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fordon?

Fordon sits at 53.1°N, 18.2°E, 39 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Solec Kujawski, 8.0 km away.

Nakło nad NoteciąInowrocław

Topography around Fordon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fordon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m.

The land around Fordon is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
222 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Solec Kujawski 8.0 km · Bydgoszcz 11 km · Chełmno 28 km · Chełmża 29 km · Torun 32 km · Świecie 34 km · Nakło nad Notecią 38 km · Inowrocław 39 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Fordon (53.1482°, 18.1704°, elevation 39 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. 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).