Björlanda weather in April

In April, Björlanda sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Björlanda's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Björlanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:13 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Björlanda is urban area in Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden.

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 11°C by the end.

A typical April day in Björlanda reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
272
372
472
572
673
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
19104
20104
21105
22105
23105
24105
25115
26115
27116
28116
29116
30116

How April really feels in Björlanda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Björlanda weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-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°7312.54.970.0
Feb / -1°5410.24.68.90.0
Mar / 499.83.411.40.1
Apr / 499.70.7141.8
May14° / 6110.60.116.33.9
Jun17° / 12°8511.7017.65.1
Jul19° / 14°8111.6017.16.0
Aug19° / 14°10614.6015.15.5
Sep16° / 11°9413.2012.54.4
Oct11° / 102150.4102.4
Nov / 8213.81.17.60.7
Dec / 7813.63.56.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54654
64555
74555
84555
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144951
155149
165050
175149
185149
195248
205149
215149
225149
235149
244951
255050
264951
274951
285050
295050
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Björlanda gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 (%)
1295
2305
3304
4304
5304
6314
7313
8313
9313
10313
11313
12303
13303
14303
15293
16293
17302
18302
19302
20312
21312
22311
23321
24321
25321
26321
27321
28331
29331
30331

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 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 150 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:556:40
212.85:526:42
312.95:496:44
413.05:466:46
513.15:436:49
613.25:416:51
713.35:386:53
813.35:356:55
913.45:326:58
1013.55:297:00
1113.65:267:02
1213.75:247:04
1313.85:217:07
1413.85:187:09
1513.95:157:11
1614.05:137:13
1714.15:107:15
1814.25:077:18
1914.35:047:20
2014.35:027:22
2114.44:597:24
2214.54:567:27
2314.64:547:29
2414.74:517:31
2514.84:487:33
2614.84:467:36
2714.94:437:38
2815.04:417:40
2915.14:387:42
3015.24:357:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Björlanda?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Björlanda.

What to pack for Björlanda in April

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

In April, Björlanda sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Björlanda 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 16 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 Björlanda 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 Björlanda 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 Björlanda?

Björlanda sits at 57.8°N, 11.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Majorna, 10 km away.

Topography around Björlanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Björlanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m.

The land around Björlanda is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
344 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Majorna 10 km · Gothenburg 10 km · Kungälv 15 km · Västra Frölunda 15 km · Mölndal 16 km · Partille 16 km · Mölnlycke 21 km · Lerum 26 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 Björlanda (57.7667°, 11.8333°, elevation 8 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).