Alingsås weather in April

In April, Alingsås sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Alingsås's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alingsås's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:09 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Alingsås is urban area in Alingsås Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1619

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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Alingsås reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 17°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)
180
280
380
490
590
691
791
891
991
1091
11101
12101
13101
14101
15102
16112
17112
18112
19112
20122
21123
22123
23123
24123
25133
26133
27134
28134
29134
30134

How April really feels in Alingsås

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.

Alingsås weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6411.46.36.90.0
Feb / -3°519.96.38.90.0
Mar / -1°479.54.411.40.3
Apr11° / 529.81.3142.6
May16° / 6811.80.116.34.6
Jun18° / 10°9513.6017.75.4
Jul21° / 12°9012.4017.16.0
Aug20° / 12°10113.8015.15.7
Sep16° / 7911.8012.54.6
Oct10° / 77130.59.92.2
Nov / 6011.82.17.60.3
Dec / -2°6711.94.96.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
144357
154357
164357
174357
184456
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284159
294159
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Alingsås gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1318
2318
3317
4327
5326
6326
7326
8326
9326
10326
11325
12315
13315
14305
15305
16304
17304
18304
19314
20314
21313
22323
23323
24323
25322
26332
27332
28342
29341
30341

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.

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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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2611calm
2711calm
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3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 144 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:526:37
212.85:496:39
312.95:466:42
413.05:436:44
513.15:406:46
613.25:386:48
713.35:356:51
813.35:326:53
913.45:296:55
1013.55:266:57
1113.65:237:00
1213.75:217:02
1313.85:187:04
1413.95:157:06
1513.95:127:09
1614.05:097:11
1714.15:077:13
1814.25:047:15
1914.35:017:18
2014.44:587:20
2114.44:567:22
2214.54:537:24
2314.64:507:27
2414.74:487:29
2514.84:457:31
2614.94:427:33
2714.94:407:36
2815.04:377:38
2915.14:357:40
3015.24:327:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.97 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
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Alingsås?

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

2.6
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 Alingsås.

What to pack for Alingsås in April

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

In April, Alingsås sees daytime highs around 11°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 Alingsås 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 2°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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Alingsås 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 Alingsås peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alingsås?

Alingsås sits at 57.9°N, 12.5°E, 66 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Lerum, 24 km away.

Topography around Alingsås

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alingsås has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Alingsås is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Lerum 24 km · Partille 33 km · Kungälv 33 km · Borås 33 km · Mölnlycke 39 km · Gothenburg 42 km · Trollhättan 42 km · Mölndal 43 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Alingsås (57.9303°, 12.5335°, elevation 66 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).