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Coldest sea in Europe in April

5,440 coastal locations in Europe ranked by typical April sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in April: 12.7°C.

Coldest in April

Ammassalik

-1.7°C April mean in Greenland

Regional April average

12.7°C

across all 5,440 coastal locations in Europe

Vs annual mean

-3.3°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Europe sea feels like in April

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a real risk.

Europe monthly average 11.3°C to 21.6°C
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  • Warmest month August 21.6°C
  • Coldest month February 11.3°C
  • Annual mean 16.0°C
  • Months above 20°C 3 of 12

Where April fits in the year

April sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Europe month rankings:

Europe sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Europe location. The list below is based on the typical April mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Europe locations in April

Sorted by typical April mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location April mean
1 Ammassalik Sermersooq Kommune -1.7°C
2 Hopen Svalbard -1.7°C
3 Kvalvagen Svalbard -1.7°C
4 Upernavik -1.6°C
5 Itseqqortoormiit -1.6°C
6 Cape Tobin Sermersooq Kommune -1.6°C
7 Nyhavn Sermersooq Kommune -1.5°C
8 Clavering Island -1.5°C
9 Uummannaq -1.5°C
10 Danmarks Havn Northeast Greenland National Park -1.5°C
11 Finsch Island Sermersooq Kommune -1.5°C
12 Jakobshavn Qaasuitsup Kommune -1.5°C
13 Ilulissat -1.4°C
14 North Star Bay Qaasuitsup Kommune -1.4°C
15 Qasigiannguit -1.4°C
16 Tasiilaq -1.3°C
17 Danmark Island Sermersooq Kommune -1.2°C
18 Rifkol Island Qeqqata -1.2°C
19 Gronfjorden Svalbard -1.2°C
20 Holsteinsborg Qeqqata -1.0°C
21 Sorgfjorden Svalbard -1.0°C
22 Godhavn Qaasuitsup Kommune -1.0°C
23 Aasiaat Qeqqata Kommune -1.0°C
24 Egedesminde Qeqertalik -1.0°C
25 Sisimiut -1.0°C
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26 Kronprinsens Ejland Qaasuitsup Municipality -0.9°C
27 Longyearbyen -0.9°C
28 Julianehaab Kujalleq Kommune -0.7°C
29 Qaqortoq -0.6°C
30 Nanortalik -0.5°C
31 Narsaq -0.5°C
32 Nuuk -0.1°C
33 Kuivaniemi -0.1°C
34 Danskegat Svalbard -0.1°C
35 Haukipudas -0.1°C
36 Oulu -0.1°C
37 Keminmaa -0.0°C
38 Godthaab (Nuuk) Sermersooq Kommune -0.0°C
39 Kemi -0.0°C
40 Jan Mayen 0.0°C
41 Maniitsoq 0.0°C
42 Frederikshaab Sermersooq Kommune Kommune 0.1°C
43 Pyhajoki 0.1°C
44 Raahe 0.1°C
45 Manitsoq Qeqqata 0.1°C
46 Haparanda 0.1°C
47 Kalajoki 0.2°C
48 Austervag Svalbard 0.2°C
49 Kalix 0.2°C
50 Rolfs 0.2°C

Warmest 10 in Europe in April

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location April mean
1 lies Wallis (Mata-Utu) Hahake 29.9°C
2 Clipperton-D Overseas France 29.0°C
3 El Hierro Canary Islands 20.4°C
4 Gomera Canarias 20.4°C
5 La Restinga Canary Islands 20.3°C
6 Las Puntas Canary Islands 20.3°C
7 Puerto de la Estaca Canary Islands 20.3°C
8 Timijiraque Canary Islands 20.3°C
9 El Fuerte Canary Islands 20.2°C
10 El Remo Canary Islands 20.2°C

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