Kętrzyn weather in April

In April, Kętrzyn sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kętrzyn's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kętrzyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:42 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Kętrzyn is city and urban gmina in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland.

Density
2,655/km²
people per km²
Founded
1329

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 9°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kętrzyn reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
181
291
391
492
592
6102
7102
8102
9102
10102
11113
12113
13113
14113
15123
16123
17124
18124
19134
20134
21134
22145
23145
24145
25155
26155
27156
28156
29156
30166

How April really feels in Kętrzyn

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.

Kętrzyn 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-0° / -4°4411.27.17.70.0
Feb / -4°399.86.19.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.54.211.50.3
Apr12° / 429.51.313.73.2
May18° / 5911.60.115.75.4
Jun20° / 12°7212.1016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8412.9016.36.3
Aug22° / 14°7311.8014.66.4
Sep17° / 10°579.7012.55.4
Oct11° / 5410.60.310.22.6
Nov / 4510.22.68.30.3
Dec / -2°4510.65.77.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113664
123664
133664
143961
153961
164159
174258
184456
194555
204555
214654
224753
234753
244951
254951
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kętrzyn gets around 42 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1329
2339
3339
4348
5348
6348
7348
8357
9357
10357
11356
12346
13345
14335
15334
16324
17324
18313
19303
20302
21292
22292
23291
24281
25281
26281
27280
28280
29280
30290

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 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:205:59
212.75:176:01
312.85:156:02
412.95:126:04
512.95:106:06
613.05:076:08
713.15:056:10
813.25:026:12
913.25:006:14
1013.34:576:16
1113.44:556:18
1213.54:526:19
1313.54:506:21
1413.64:476:23
1513.74:456:25
1613.74:426:27
1713.84:406:29
1813.94:386:31
1914.04:356:33
2014.04:336:35
2114.14:306:37
2214.24:286:38
2314.24:266:40
2414.34:246:42
2514.44:216:44
2614.44:196:46
2714.54:176:48
2814.64:156:50
2914.74:126:52
3014.74:106:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kętrzyn?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kętrzyn.

What to pack for Kętrzyn in April

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

In April, Kętrzyn sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kętrzyn 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 Kętrzyn peaks around June 21 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 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kętrzyn?

Kętrzyn sits at 54.1°N, 21.4°E, 103 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Gierłoż, 8.0 km away.

BartoszyceLidzbark WarmińskiPiszSzczytnoOlsztyn

Topography around Kętrzyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kętrzyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Kętrzyn is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (32%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
317 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Gierłoż 8.0 km · Mrągowo 24 km · Giżycko 26 km · Bartoszyce 42 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 52 km · Pisz 58 km · Szczytno 63 km · Olsztyn 66 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 Kętrzyn (54.0768°, 21.3753°, elevation 103 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).