Piteå weather in April

In April, Piteå sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of April to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Piteå's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piteå's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: -3°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 32 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 48 min; 4:11 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Piteå is locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden.

Air quality: Good; PM10 21.6 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical April day in Piteå reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-5
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-4
6	2	-4
7	2	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	3	-4
11	3	-3
12	3	-3
13	3	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-2
17	4	-2
18	4	-2
19	5	-2
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-1
23	5	-1
24	5	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	6	-1
28	6	0
29	6	0
30	7	0

How April really feels in Piteå

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

3 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Piteå weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-5° / -10°	42	9.2	10.4	4.3	0.0
Feb	-5° / -10°	29	7.2	8	7.7	0.0
Mar	-1° / -7°	32	7.3	8	11.1	0.0
Apr	4° / -3°	32	7	5	14.7	0.1
May	9° / 3°	40	8.1	0.8	18.3	2.1
Jun	14° / 9°	58	9.6	0	21	4.2
Jul	18° / 13°	71	11.4	0	19.8	5.7
Aug	17° / 12°	66	10.7	0	16.3	5.3
Sep	12° / 7°	56	9.1	0	12.7	3.3
Oct	6° / 2°	57	9.6	2.7	9.1	0.6
Nov	1° / -3°	52	10.5	7.8	5.6	0.0
Dec	-2° / -7°	50	10.5	10	2.9	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	41	41	40	40	39	40	40	40	39	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45
Cloudier (%)	59	59	60	60	61	60	60	60	61	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Piteå gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23
Snow chance (%)	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	22
2	24	22
3	24	22
4	24	21
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	21
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	19
11	24	19
12	23	18
13	23	18
14	23	18
15	23	17
16	22	17
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	15
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	12
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	23	9
29	23	9
30	23	8

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 13 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of April to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 204 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 3:18 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 7:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.1	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.8	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.3	14.4	14.6	14.7	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.3	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.7	15.9	16.0	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:08	5:04	5:00	4:56	4:53	4:49	4:45	4:41	4:37	4:34	4:30	4:26	4:22	4:18	4:14	4:11	4:07	4:03	3:59	3:55	3:52	3:48	3:44	3:40	3:37	3:33	3:29	3:25	3:22	3:18
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:13	6:16	6:19	6:22	6:26	6:29	6:32	6:35	6:38	6:42	6:45	6:48	6:51	6:55	6:58	7:01	7:05	7:08	7:11	7:15	7:18	7:21	7:25	7:28	7:31	7:35	7:38	7:41	7:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:08	6:09
2	13.1	5:04	6:13
3	13.3	5:00	6:16
4	13.4	4:56	6:19
5	13.5	4:53	6:22
6	13.6	4:49	6:26
7	13.7	4:45	6:29
8	13.8	4:41	6:32
9	14.0	4:37	6:35
10	14.1	4:34	6:38
11	14.2	4:30	6:42
12	14.3	4:26	6:45
13	14.4	4:22	6:48
14	14.6	4:18	6:51
15	14.7	4:14	6:55
16	14.8	4:11	6:58
17	14.9	4:07	7:01
18	15.0	4:03	7:05
19	15.1	3:59	7:08
20	15.3	3:55	7:11
21	15.4	3:52	7:15
22	15.5	3:48	7:18
23	15.6	3:44	7:21
24	15.7	3:40	7:25
25	15.9	3:37	7:28
26	16.0	3:33	7:31
27	16.1	3:29	7:35
28	16.2	3:25	7:38
29	16.3	3:22	7:41
30	16.4	3:18	7:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Piteå?

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

0.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piteå.

What to pack for Piteå in April

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

In April, Piteå sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Piteå in April

The nearest coast averages about 1°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	1	0	0	1	3	9	14	15	12	8	4	2
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	1	Bracing
Feb	0	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	1	Bracing
May	3	Bracing
Jun	9	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	15	Cool
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	8	Bracing
Nov	4	Bracing
Dec	2	Bracing

UV index in Piteå 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 Piteå peaks around July 15 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	3	4	4	5	3	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Piteå?

Piteå sits at 65.3°N, 21.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Luleå, 43 km away.

Topography around Piteå

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piteå has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Piteå is covered by trees (42%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

trees 42%

16 km

213 m

trees 52%

80 km

589 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← March Piteå year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Luleå 43 km · Boden 57 km · Skellefteå 68 km · Tornio 136 km · Kemi 150 km · Raahe 158 km · Umeå 175 km · Haukipudas 181 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

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 Piteå (65.3172°, 21.4794°, elevation 6 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-5
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-4
6	2	-4
7	2	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	3	-4
11	3	-3
12	3	-3
13	3	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-2
17	4	-2
18	4	-2
19	5	-2
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-1
23	5	-1
24	5	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	6	-1
28	6	0
29	6	0
30	7	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	22
2	24	22
3	24	22
4	24	21
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	21
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	19
11	24	19
12	23	18
13	23	18
14	23	18
15	23	17
16	22	17
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	15
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	12
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	23	9
29	23	9
30	23	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-5
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-4
6	2	-4
7	2	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	3	-4
11	3	-3
12	3	-3
13	3	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-2
17	4	-2
18	4	-2
19	5	-2
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-1
23	5	-1
24	5	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	6	-1
28	6	0
29	6	0
30	7	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	22
2	24	22
3	24	22
4	24	21
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	21
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	19
11	24	19
12	23	18
13	23	18
14	23	18
15	23	17
16	22	17
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	15
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	12
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	23	9
29	23	9
30	23	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-5
2	2	-5
3	2	-5
4	2	-5
5	2	-4
6	2	-4
7	2	-4
8	3	-4
9	3	-4
10	3	-4
11	3	-3
12	3	-3
13	3	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-2
17	4	-2
18	4	-2
19	5	-2
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-1
23	5	-1
24	5	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	6	-1
28	6	0
29	6	0
30	7	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	22
2	24	22
3	24	22
4	24	21
5	25	21
6	25	21
7	25	21
8	24	20
9	24	20
10	24	19
11	24	19
12	23	18
13	23	18
14	23	18
15	23	17
16	22	17
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	15
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	12
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	23	9
29	23	9
30	23	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100