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Sweden · Month guide
Sweden in April
Around 6 °C with 44 mm of rain and 6.8 hours of sun a day.
April is one of the strongest months to visit Sweden. Around 6 °C with 44 mm of rain and 6.8 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Sweden · April
What the weather usually does
Sweden · typical month
- Day / night-2 – 6 °CYear range -9 – 20 °C
- Rainfall44 mmYear range 44 – 102 mm
- Sunshine6.8 hr / dayYear range 0.4 – 7.4 hr / day
What’s open · April
Things to do in Sweden in April
Nothing in Sweden shuts for the season, but 1 thing below is weather-dependent in April.
- LimitedNorthern lights
the tail of the season, as the nights shorten
Sources: visitfinland.com, visitnordic.com, best-served.co.uk
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
21 regions · current month
Sweden, taken apart
- Blekinge10°C now · 3–20 °C yr
- Dalarna8°C now · -3–20 °C yr
- Gotland8°C now · 3–21 °C yr
- Gävleborg8°C now · -2–21 °C yr
- Halland11°C now · 2–21 °C yr
- Jämtland5°C now · -4–18 °C yr
- Jönköping10°C now · 1–21 °C yr
- Kalmar10°C now · 2–22 °C yr
- Kronoberg11°C now · 2–21 °C yr
- Norrbotten3°C now · -8–18 °C yr
- Skåne11°C now · 3–21 °C yr
- Stockholm9°C now · 1–21 °C yr
- Södermanland10°C now · 1–22 °C yr
- Uppsala10°C now · 0–22 °C yr
- Värmland9°C now · -1–21 °C yr
- Västerbotten5°C now · -6–19 °C yr
- Västernorrland7°C now · -4–20 °C yr
- Västmanland10°C now · -0–22 °C yr
- Västra Götaland10°C now · 2–21 °C yr
- Örebro10°C now · -0–21 °C yr
- Östergötland10°C now · 1–22 °C yr
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What the governments say about Sweden
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.8 | -8.9 | -19.4 | 3.7 |
| February | -2.2 | -8.0 | -16.2 | 4.3 |
| March | 1.5 | -5.9 | -13.8 | 7.6 |
| April | 6.2 | -2.4 | -7.9 | 13.1 |
| May | 12.4 | 2.9 | -2.8 | 20.7 |
| June | 17.6 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 23.6 |
| July | 19.5 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 26.2 |
| August | 17.5 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 22.1 |
| September | 13.3 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 18.5 |
| October | 6.5 | 1.4 | -4.3 | 11.3 |
| November | 0.6 | -3.7 | -12.0 | 7.3 |
| December | -1.9 | -6.7 | -15.0 | 3.6 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 64 |
| February | 46 |
| March | 47 |
| April | 44 |
| May | 53 |
| June | 74 |
| July | 99 |
| August | 102 |
| September | 77 |
| October | 79 |
| November | 59 |
| December | 64 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 0.7 |
| February | 2.2 |
| March | 4.6 |
| April | 6.8 |
| May | 7.4 |
| June | 6.9 |
| July | 5.5 |
| August | 4.0 |
| September | 2.7 |
| October | 1.8 |
| November | 0.7 |
| December | 0.4 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.9 | 7.8 | 20.5 |
| February | 12.4 | 7.7 | 18.4 |
| March | 12.2 | 7.3 | 18.2 |
| April | 11.1 | 7.2 | 17.2 |
| May | 10.8 | 7.0 | 16.4 |
| June | 11.1 | 7.0 | 16.4 |
| July | 10.3 | 6.6 | 15.8 |
| August | 11.0 | 6.8 | 16.7 |
| September | 11.7 | 7.2 | 17.0 |
| October | 12.2 | 8.0 | 18.5 |
| November | 11.9 | 6.8 | 18.0 |
| December | 12.3 | 7.6 | 19.0 |
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