Urk weather in April

In April, Urk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Urk's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Urk is town and municipality in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

Density
202/km²
people per km²

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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Urk reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
196
2106
3106
4106
5106
6106
7106
8106
9106
10106
11106
12117
13117
14117
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16117
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20127
21128
22128
23128
24128
25128
26138
27138
28139
29139
30139

How April really feels in Urk

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Urk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.21.180.2
Feb / 6311.51.69.50.2
Mar / 6011.80.811.51.2
Apr11° / 499.60.113.62.8
May15° / 11°6611.6015.54.2
Jun17° / 14°7612.4016.55.2
Jul20° / 16°9313.5016.15.8
Aug20° / 16°10114.3014.55.7
Sep17° / 14°9113.2012.45.0
Oct14° / 10°9614.6010.33.4
Nov / 8415.60.28.51.7
Dec / 9215.21.27.50.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44456
54555
64555
74456
84555
94555
104555
114654
124753
134753
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
204852
214753
224753
234654
244654
254555
264456
274456
284357
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Urk gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
433
533
633
733
832
932
1032
1131
1231
1331
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2432
2533
2633
2733
2834
2934
3034

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 19 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
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2919light breeze
3019light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:247:01
212.76:217:03
312.86:197:04
412.86:177:06
512.96:147:08
613.06:127:10
713.06:097:11
813.16:077:13
913.26:057:15
1013.26:027:17
1113.36:007:19
1213.45:577:20
1313.55:557:22
1413.55:537:24
1513.65:507:26
1613.75:487:28
1713.75:467:29
1813.85:447:31
1913.95:417:33
2013.95:397:35
2114.05:377:36
2214.15:357:38
2314.15:327:40
2414.25:307:42
2514.35:287:44
2614.35:267:45
2714.45:247:47
2814.55:227:49
2914.55:207:51
3014.65:187:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Urk?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Urk.

What to pack for Urk in April

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

In April, Urk sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Urk in April

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 54 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Urk 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 Urk peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Urk?

Urk sits at 52.7°N, 5.6°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Emmeloord, 11 km away.

LelystadEnkhuizenKampenElburgGiethoornNunspeet

Topography around Urk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Urk is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Emmeloord 11 km · Dronten 17 km · Lelystad 19 km · Enkhuizen 21 km · Kampen 24 km · Elburg 29 km · Giethoorn 33 km · Nunspeet 34 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

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 Urk (52.6625°, 5.6014°, elevation 3 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).