Early April 1 April
35°F
Typical afternoon high
50% historical wet-day frequency
Norway · Mountains
Northern Norway
in April.
Is April a good time?
Cold days.
Fewer overnight stays than March.
April averages 40°F afternoons and 40°F seas, with about 12 rain days. Later April is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 40°F
- Sea
- 40°F
- Visitor demand
- 31%of July peak
Historical Nord-Norge regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Tromsø, Lofoten, North Cape and Senja; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
5.8/10 · scores & prioritiesThis weather score measures sightseeing comfort. Snow and ski conditions need a separate check.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#3 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather3.9/10Fair
CrowdsLow seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, busier than most of Europe this month
CostPriceyfor Europe
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your April
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 40°F (5°C): a warm coat; nights around 30°F (−1°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 12 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 16 hours of daylight.
Can I swim in April?
The sea averages 40°F. Our swimming guide: very cold: wetsuit weather. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 16 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 04:47 and sets about 20:32 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 30°F (−1°C); afternoons reach about 40°F (5°C). Expect rain on about 12 days in a typical April.
Typical afternoon
40°F (5°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Aprils
Night low
30°F (−1°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
40°F (5°C)
very cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
15h 45m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late April?
Late April is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 35°F on the 1st, versus 43°F on the 30th. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 50% to 36% between those dates.
Mid April 15 April
41°F
Typical afternoon high
42% historical wet-day frequency
Late April 30 April
43°F
Typical afternoon high
36% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesApril 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
April 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135° | 236° | 336° | 436° | |||
| 537° | 637° | 737° | 838° | 938° | 1039° | 1139° |
| 1240° | 1340° | 1441° | 1541° | 1641° | 1742° | 1842° |
| 1942° | 2042° | 2142° | 2243° | 2343° | 2443° | 2543° |
| 2643° | 2743° | 2843° | 2943° | 3043° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
School-holiday dates for April 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open.
Afternoons warm from about 36°F (2°C) in the first week to 43°F (6°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 35–50%.
Elsewhere in April 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: France 47%, Netherlands 23%, Belgium 29%, Greece 23%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Low season. April averages 31% of July's overnight stays per day. Fewer overnight stays than March.
Overnight stays across Nord-Norge do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, busier than most of Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
Well below usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €100 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Historical hotel average
€100
2024–2025 monthly average; hotel revenue per occupied room-night; not a current booking quote. −18% vs this region's usual month.
Norway as a whole
Well above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 140 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
The historical regional amount comes from Statistics Norway (SSB), table 14168: hotel accommodation revenue per occupied room; the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.
Year-to-year variation
How much does April vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 38°F (3°C) and 44°F (7°C); in 13 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 40°F (5°C). Rain days ranged from 7 to 19; half the years had 9–15.
Rain days in each April
Rain days
12
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 16 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
3 of 30
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no April in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
2 of 30
rated very good or better
See every recorded AprilHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43°F | 17 |
| 2012 | 38°F | 9 |
| 2013 | 39°F | 12 |
| 2014 | 40°F | 16 |
| 2015 | 42°F | 15 |
| 2016 | 43°F | 7 |
| 2017 | 38°F | 11 |
| 2018 | 41°F | 10 |
| 2019 | 44°F | 8 |
| 2020 | 38°F | 15 |
| 2021 | 40°F | 15 |
| 2022 | 39°F | 12 |
| 2023 | 42°F | 10 |
| 2024 | 39°F | 8 |
| 2025 | 39°F | 19 |
Checked against 85 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
March, April
or May?
| Typical conditions | Mar | Apr | May |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 33°F | 40°F | 50°F |
| Sea | 40°F | 40°F | 43°F |
| Rain days | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Overnight demand | 42% | 31% | 38% |
March: Cooler afternoons and more rain days than April. More overnight demand. March guide →
May: Warmer afternoons and warmer sea than April. More overnight demand. May guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with April Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. April stays as your reference.
May to September have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than April, but more overnight stays.
Your comparison
April or March?
Overnight stays are 42% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €134 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Read the March guide →| Typical conditions | April | March |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 40°F | 33°F |
| Nights | 30°F | 23°F |
| Sea | 40°F | 40°F |
| Rain days | 12 | 15 |
| Visitor season | Low season | Moderate season |
| Overall / 10 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| Month rank | #3 | #9 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5 | #10 | 24°F | 18°F | 42°F | 15 | 2.5 | Low season |
| February | 4.4 | #11 | 27°F | 20°F | 41°F | 13 | 2.5 | Moderate season |
| March | 4.6 | #9 | 33°F | 23°F | 40°F | 15 | 2.8 | Moderate season |
| April | 5.8 | #3 | 40°F | 30°F | 40°F | 12 | 3.9 | Low season |
| May | 6.1 | #1 | 50°F | 38°F | 43°F | 11 | 5.0 | Moderate season |
| June | 5.3 | #6 | 59°F | 46°F | 48°F | 12 | 5.8 | Busy season |
| July | 5.4 | #5 | 65°F | 51°F | 52°F | 11 | 7.0 | Peak season |
| August | 5.7 | #4 | 62°F | 50°F | 54°F | 13 | 6.4 | Busy season |
| September | 5.8 | #2 | 55°F | 45°F | 52°F | 14 | 5.1 | Moderate season |
| October | 5.3 | #7 | 42°F | 35°F | 49°F | 16 | 3.5 | Moderate season |
| November | 4.8 | #8 | 33°F | 27°F | 47°F | 15 | 2.8 | Moderate season |
| December | 4.3 | #12 | 27°F | 22°F | 44°F | 15 | 2.4 | Moderate season |
Near here
Nearby places in April
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Elsewhere in Europe
Better April weather than Northern Norway
Northern Norway's weather ranks 28 of 28 mountain regions this month. These mountain regions outside Norway have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Northern Norway.
Central Slovakiaabout 1380 miles
Very good weather (7.1): 19°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, cheaper
Freiburg & the southern Black ForestGermany · about 1490 miles
Very good weather (7.1): 21°F warmer afternoons, 2 fewer rain days, busier for its season (busy season), cheaper
StyriaGraz · Austria · about 1500 miles
Very good weather (7.4): 21°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, cheaper
SalzburgAustria · about 1500 miles
Good weather (6.4): 20°F warmer afternoons, cheaper
TyrolInnsbruck · Austria · about 1520 miles
Good weather (6.3): 19°F warmer afternoons, cheaper
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's low season, 31% of the busiest month and 38% below its average month. That means about 9,200 overnight visitors on a typical April night across the region, 68% of them from Norway itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 2,100 more: 23 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 55 |
| How our weather was checked | 85 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 3°F (1.6°C), night lows within 1°F (0.6°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 19 |
| Busiest month here | July · 61 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.8% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 75th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 68% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 23 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 2.3% |
| Population used | 489,000 |
| Statistical region | NO07 · Nord-Norge |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (Statistics Norway (SSB), table 14168: hotel accommodation revenue per occupied room). Full method · this region's data.