Falkenberg weather in April

In April, Falkenberg sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Falkenberg's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falkenberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:12 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Falkenberg is urban area in Falkenberg Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1558

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 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Falkenberg reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°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)
181
281
391
491
591
691
792
892
9102
10102
11102
12102
13102
14112
15112
16113
17113
18123
19123
20123
21123
22124
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28145
29145
30145

How April really feels in Falkenberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Falkenberg weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7112.44.97.20.0
Feb / -2°5610.64.990.0
Mar / -1°4910.13.211.40.4
Apr11° / 49100.613.92.7
May16° / 6211.9016.14.7
Jun19° / 10°8212.9017.45.6
Jul21° / 13°9113.1016.96.0
Aug20° / 13°10815.4014.95.6
Sep16° / 10°8412.7012.54.7
Oct11° / 9214.60.2102.5
Nov / 7412.51.27.80.6
Dec / -0°7813.446.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54258
64258
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124555
134555
144654
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214555
224654
234555
244555
254456
264555
274555
284555
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Falkenberg gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days in April, the driest month. 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 (%)
1314
2324
3324
4333
5333
6333
7343
8343
9343
10333
11333
12323
13323
14313
15313
16312
17302
18312
19312
20312
21312
22322
23321
24321
25321
26331
27331
28341
29341
30350

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 14 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
1414light 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 42 min at the start of April to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:536:36
212.85:506:38
312.95:476:41
413.05:456:43
513.15:426:45
613.15:396:47
713.25:366:49
813.35:346:51
913.45:316:54
1013.55:286:56
1113.55:256:58
1213.65:237:00
1313.75:207:02
1413.85:177:04
1513.95:157:06
1613.95:127:09
1714.05:097:11
1814.15:077:13
1914.25:047:15
2014.35:017:17
2114.34:597:19
2214.44:567:21
2314.54:547:24
2414.64:517:26
2514.74:487:28
2614.74:467:30
2714.84:437:32
2814.94:417:34
2915.04:397:37
3015.04:367:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.26 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
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Falkenberg?

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

2.7
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 Falkenberg.

What to pack for Falkenberg in April

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

In April, Falkenberg sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Falkenberg 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 offshore 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 Falkenberg in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Falkenberg peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Falkenberg?

Falkenberg sits at 56.9°N, 12.5°E, 15 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Varberg, 27 km away.

MölnlyckeMölndal

Topography around Falkenberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falkenberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Falkenberg is covered by grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Varberg 27 km · Halmstad 34 km · Kinna 68 km · Kungsbacka 69 km · Ängelholm 77 km · Mölnlycke 87 km · Mölndal 88 km · Ljungby 88 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 Falkenberg (56.9055°, 12.4912°, elevation 15 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).