Kristinehamn weather in April

In April, Kristinehamn sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kristinehamn's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristinehamn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:00 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Kristinehamn is urban area in Kristinehamn Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2016

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 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kristinehamn reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
150
250
350
450
550
661
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1371
1472
1572
1672
1772
1882
1982
2083
2183
2283
2383
2493
2593
2694
2794
2894
29104
30104

How April really feels in Kristinehamn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kristinehamn 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 / -3°5811.36.76.60.0
Feb-0° / -4°459.46.48.70.0
Mar / -2°408.84.511.30.0
Apr / 4381.514.11.0
May13° / 5710.30.116.63.5
Jun17° / 12°9012.5018.15.3
Jul20° / 15°10613.7017.55.8
Aug19° / 15°11415.3015.35.4
Sep15° / 11°8311.9012.64.2
Oct / 9014.20.59.81.7
Nov / 7613.22.87.30.1
Dec / -1°7012.75.35.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74456
84357
94357
104456
114456
124456
134555
144654
154654
164654
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284555
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kristinehamn gets around 43 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1279
2278
3278
4288
5288
6287
7287
8287
9287
10277
11277
12266
13256
14256
15246
16245
17245
18235
19245
20244
21244
22254
23253
24263
25273
26273
27272
28282
29282
30292

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 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:446:32
212.95:416:34
313.05:386:37
413.15:356:39
513.25:326:42
613.25:296:44
713.35:266:46
813.45:236:49
913.55:206:51
1013.65:176:54
1113.75:146:56
1213.85:116:58
1313.95:087:01
1414.05:057:03
1514.15:037:06
1614.15:007:08
1714.24:577:10
1814.34:547:13
1914.44:517:15
2014.54:487:18
2114.64:457:20
2214.74:427:22
2314.84:397:25
2414.84:377:27
2514.94:347:30
2615.04:317:32
2715.14:287:34
2815.24:267:37
2915.34:237:39
3015.44:207:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kristinehamn?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristinehamn.

What to pack for Kristinehamn in April

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

In April, Kristinehamn sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristinehamn?

Kristinehamn sits at 59.3°N, 14.1°E, 55 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Karlskoga, 24 km away.

MotalaSkövdeLidköping

Topography around Kristinehamn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristinehamn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m.

The land around Kristinehamn is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Karlskoga 24 km · Karlstad 35 km · Kumla 62 km · Örebro 63 km · Mariestad 69 km · Motala 101 km · Skövde 103 km · Lidköping 105 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 Kristinehamn (59.3098°, 14.1081°, elevation 55 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).