Falköping weather in April

In April, Falköping sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.2 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 25% 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 Falköping's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:05 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Falköping is urban area in Falköping Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.2 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded
1200

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 Falköping reaches about 11°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 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
38-1
49-1
590
690
790
890
990
1090
11100
12100
13100
14101
15101
16111
17111
18111
19111
20121
21122
22122
23122
24122
25132
26132
27133
28133
29133
30133

How April really feels in Falköping

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.

Falköping 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 / -4°4710.16.16.90.0
Feb / -4°398.96.68.90.0
Mar / -2°3894.511.40.3
Apr11° / 459.21.7142.6
May16° / 6511.90.116.44.6
Jun19° / 8913017.85.5
Jul21° / 11°8712.6017.26.0
Aug20° / 11°8013.2015.15.7
Sep16° / 6310.7012.54.6
Oct10° / 6311.60.79.92.1
Nov / 51113.47.60.2
Dec / -2°5310.95.86.20.0

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74159
84159
94159
104159
114060
124159
134258
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194357
204258
214258
224258
234258
244159
254060
264060
274060
284060
294060
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Falköping gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1309
2309
3309
4318
5318
6318
7318
8318
9317
10317
11307
12307
13307
14297
15297
16286
17286
18286
19285
20295
21295
22304
23304
24313
25313
26323
27332
28332
29342
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.

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 12 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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

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 5:48 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:486:33
212.85:456:35
312.95:426:38
413.05:396:40
513.15:366:42
613.25:336:45
713.35:306:47
813.45:276:49
913.45:256:51
1013.55:226:54
1113.65:196:56
1213.75:166:58
1313.85:137:00
1413.95:107:03
1514.05:087:05
1614.05:057:07
1714.15:027:10
1814.24:597:12
1914.34:567:14
2014.44:547:16
2114.54:517:19
2214.54:487:21
2314.64:457:23
2414.74:437:26
2514.84:407:28
2614.94:377:30
2715.04:357:32
2815.04:327:35
2915.14:307:37
3015.24:277:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Falköping?

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 Falköping.

What to pack for Falköping in April

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

In April, Falköping sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Falköping 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 Falköping peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Falköping?

Falköping sits at 58.2°N, 13.6°E, 217 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Skövde, 30 km away.

Topography around Falköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Falköping is covered by trees (34%), grassland (30%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (35%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Skövde 30 km · Lidköping 43 km · Jönköping 56 km · Mariestad 62 km · Huskvarna 62 km · Borås 62 km · Alingsås 66 km · Trollhättan 75 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 Falköping (58.1735°, 13.5507°, elevation 217 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).