Kiruna weather in April
Temperature, rain and sunshine in April: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in April
Poor
Best time to visit: July
What is the weather like in Kiruna in April?
In April, Kiruna is freezing cold: daytime highs average 0 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−7 °C). The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 8 days, totalling 31 mm. Snow falls on about 6 days. All in all, April is not an ideal month for a holiday in Kiruna.
April compared
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More details for April
- Daylight
- 15 h 34 min04:53 – 20:26
- UV index
- 2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 14 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 67 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 6 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+2Europe/Stockholm
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %62 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %72 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.
What to pack in April
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
Kiruna in April: quick answers
Is Kiruna hot in April?
No. In April, Kiruna is freezing cold: daytime highs average 0 °C and nights drop to about −7 °C.
Does it rain much in Kiruna in April?
Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 31 mm.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences