Rietavas Weather in April
Rietavas in April
The short of it: Rietavas in April averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 2° · rain 35 mm · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Rietavas an average April high of 12°, a low of 2° and some 35 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from March to about 12°, with nights near 2°. It is the driest month of the year, only 35 mm of rain. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 5 min in mid-April, 146 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Rietavas runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Plunge, 21 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
April in Rietavas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 8° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlungeTelsiai | 21 km NNW | 11° | 2° | 34 mm |
| VarniaiTelsiai | 28 km E | 12° | 2° | 34 mm |
| ŠilalėTauragė County | 31 km SSE | 12° | 2° | 35 mm |
| GargždaiKlaipėda County | 33 km W | 12° | 3° | 31 mm |
| TelsiaiTelsiai | 35 km NE | 11° | 2° | 34 mm |
| PlateliaiTelsiai | 36 km N | 10° | 1° | 35 mm |
| EigirdžiaiTelsiai | 42 km NE | 11° | 1° | 34 mm |
| PriekulėKlaipėda County | 43 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 30 mm |