Weather in Kiruna in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kiruna in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +3°C with a maximum of +8°C and a minimum of -17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -3°C to +3°C.
Is Kiruna warm or cold in April?
Kiruna is typically cool in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -4°C to +1°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -12°C to -7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Kiruna:
Climate in Kiruna in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | +1°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -31°C | -21°C | -14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +16°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 2 mm | 30 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 72% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 8 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -4°C to +1°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 1 mm to 2 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 72%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 5 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kiruna is gradually decreasing during April, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in Kiruna?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kiruna in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (0°C) and the highest in 2020 (+4°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 161 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2004 with 567 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kiruna, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.