Borlänge weather in April

In April, Borlänge sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Borlänge's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borlänge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:51 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Borlänge is urban area in Borlänge Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2015
Founded
1944

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 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Borlänge reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
27-2
37-2
47-2
57-2
67-2
78-2
88-2
98-1
108-1
118-1
129-1
139-1
149-1
159-1
1610-1
17100
18100
19100
20100
21110
22110
23111
24111
25121
26121
27121
28121
29122
30122

How April really feels in Borlänge

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Borlänge 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-2° / -7°388.77.66.30.0
Feb-1° / -7°287.27.28.60.0
Mar / -5°307.45.911.30.1
Apr / -1°3682.614.22.0
May15° / 5611.30.716.94.4
Jun19° / 7612.1018.55.5
Jul21° / 11°7712.6017.86.0
Aug20° / 10°8113.4015.45.6
Sep15° / 478.9012.64.4
Oct / 5510.11.29.71.4
Nov / -2°499.84.97.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°449.88.25.50.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53466
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143367
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223565
233565
243466
253565
263466
273466
283367
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Borlänge gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12513
22512
32612
42612
52612
62611
72711
82711
92711
102711
112711
122711
132610
142610
152610
16269
17269
18269
19268
20268
21277
22277
23287
24286
25296
26295
27305
28305
29315
30315

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 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:386:28
212.95:356:30
313.05:326:33
413.15:286:35
513.25:256:38
613.35:226:40
713.45:196:43
813.55:166:46
913.65:136:48
1013.75:106:51
1113.85:076:53
1213.95:036:56
1314.05:006:58
1414.14:577:01
1514.24:547:03
1614.24:517:06
1714.34:487:08
1814.44:457:11
1914.54:427:14
2014.64:397:16
2114.74:367:19
2214.84:337:21
2314.94:307:24
2415.04:277:26
2515.14:247:29
2615.24:217:31
2715.34:187:34
2815.44:157:37
2915.44:127:39
3015.54:107:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Borlänge?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borlänge.

What to pack for Borlänge in April

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

In April, Borlänge sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Borlänge 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 Borlänge peaks around June 16 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Borlänge?

Borlänge sits at 60.5°N, 15.4°E, 124 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falun, 17 km away.

GävleKöpingVästeråsEnköpingÖrebro

Topography around Borlänge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borlänge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m.

The land around Borlänge is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
539 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Falun 17 km · Ludvika 40 km · Sandviken 74 km · Gävle 95 km · Köping 112 km · Västerås 115 km · Enköping 131 km · Örebro 135 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 Borlänge (60.4858°, 15.4371°, elevation 124 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).