Jönköping weather in April

In April, Jönköping sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 9.5 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 23% 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 Jönköping's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jönköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:03 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Jönköping is urban area in Jönköping Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1284

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 Jönköping reaches about 10°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 5°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
28-1
38-1
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
880
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
14100
15100
16100
17101
18111
19111
20111
21111
22111
23122
24122
25122
26122
27122
28132
29133
30133

How April really feels in Jönköping

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.

Jönköping 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°4710.57.870.0
Feb / -5°399.37.48.90.0
Mar / -3°3795.811.40.2
Apr10° / 429.52.2142.3
May15° / 6312.10.216.34.4
Jun18° / 8513.4017.75.3
Jul20° / 11°8413.3017.15.8
Aug20° / 11°8214015.15.5
Sep15° / 6210.6012.54.3
Oct / 5711.10.7101.9
Nov / 5211.24.17.60.1
Dec / -3°5311.26.76.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43862
53862
63862
73862
83763
93763
103763
113664
123664
133763
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273565
283565
293565
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Jönköping gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13012
23011
33111
43111
53110
63110
73110
83110
9319
10319
11319
12309
13309
14309
15299
16298
17298
18297
19307
20307
21316
22316
23325
24335
25334
26344
27353
28353
29363
30362

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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

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 5:46 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:466:30
212.85:436:33
312.95:406:35
413.05:376:37
513.15:346:39
613.25:316:42
713.35:286:44
813.35:266:46
913.45:236:48
1013.55:206:51
1113.65:176:53
1213.75:146:55
1313.85:126:57
1413.85:096:59
1513.95:067:02
1614.05:037:04
1714.15:007:06
1814.24:587:08
1914.34:557:11
2014.34:527:13
2114.44:507:15
2214.54:477:17
2314.64:447:20
2414.74:427:22
2514.84:397:24
2614.84:367:26
2714.94:347:29
2815.04:317:31
2915.14:297:33
3015.24:267:35

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.99 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
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Jönköping?

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

2.3
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 Jönköping.

What to pack for Jönköping in April

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

In April, Jönköping sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Jönköping 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 Jönköping peaks around June 18 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jönköping?

Jönköping sits at 57.8°N, 14.2°E, 100 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Huskvarna, 9.0 km away.

Alingsås

Topography around Jönköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jönköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Jönköping is covered by trees (31%), water (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
306 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Huskvarna 9.0 km · Nässjö 35 km · Falköping 56 km · Värnamo 67 km · Skövde 70 km · Borås 72 km · Kinna 92 km · Alingsås 97 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 Jönköping (57.7814°, 14.1562°, elevation 100 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).