Norrköping weather in April

In April, Norrköping sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Norrköping's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norrköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:53 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Norrköping is urban area in Norrköping Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Norrköping reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
380
480
580
680
790
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
14101
15101
16102
17102
18102
19112
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21112
22112
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29134
30134

How April really feels in Norrköping

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.

Norrköping weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°358.35.46.80.0
Feb / -4°317.56.18.80.0
Mar / -2°297.74.211.40.3
Apr10° / 357.71.3142.4
May15° / 499.60.316.54.7
Jun19° / 10°6711.7017.95.8
Jul21° / 13°7612.2017.36.2
Aug21° / 12°6912.1015.26.0
Sep16° / 529012.54.9
Oct10° / 5110.20.29.92.3
Nov / 4810.237.50.2
Dec / -2°4510.25.36.10.0

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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54159
64159
74060
83961
93961
103961
114060
124060
134159
144159
154357
164357
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264357
274258
284258
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Norrköping gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1238
2248
3248
4248
5257
6257
7257
8256
9256
10256
11256
12256
13255
14255
15245
16245
17244
18244
19244
20253
21253
22263
23263
24273
25272
26282
27282
28292
29291
30291

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 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 18 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 5:37 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:376:23
212.95:346:25
312.95:316:28
413.05:286:30
513.15:256:32
613.25:226:35
713.35:196:37
813.45:166:39
913.55:136:42
1013.65:106:44
1113.65:076:46
1213.75:056:49
1313.85:026:51
1413.94:596:53
1514.04:566:56
1614.14:536:58
1714.24:507:00
1814.34:477:03
1914.34:457:05
2014.44:427:07
2114.54:397:09
2214.64:367:12
2314.74:347:14
2414.84:317:16
2514.84:287:19
2614.94:257:21
2715.04:237:23
2815.14:207:26
2915.24:177:28
3015.34:157:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Norrköping?

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

2.4
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 Norrköping.

What to pack for Norrköping in April

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

In April, Norrköping sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Norrköping in April

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Norrköping 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 Norrköping peaks around June 16 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norrköping?

Norrköping sits at 58.6°N, 16.2°E, 12 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Linköping, 38 km away.

EskilstunaÖrebroVästervik

Topography around Norrköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norrköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Norrköping is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
272 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Linköping 38 km · Katrineholm 45 km · Nyköping 51 km · Motala 67 km · Kumla 84 km · Eskilstuna 88 km · Örebro 94 km · Västervik 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 Norrköping (58.5942°, 16.1826°, elevation 12 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).