Bulqizë weather in April

In April, Bulqizë sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 144 mm of precipitation across 16.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bulqizë's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulqizë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
144 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:06 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Bulqizë is town of Albania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bulqizë reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2122
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8122
9133
10133
11133
12133
13133
14133
15133
16133
17144
18144
19144
20144
21144
22154
23155
24155
25155
26155
27165
28165
29166
30166

How April really feels in Bulqizë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bulqizë weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°13111.57.89.30.0
Feb / -4°12911.47.210.30.2
Mar / -1°13913.26.111.71.8
Apr14° / 14416.1213.13.3
May18° / 13416.30.114.35.2
Jun23° / 11°9112.2014.96.7
Jul25° / 14°689.6014.77.4
Aug26° / 14°599.4013.77.4
Sep21° / 10°11010.6012.36.6
Oct16° / 13010.80.310.95.2
Nov11° / 15611.92.29.72.4
Dec / -3°16613.36.39.10.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34456
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214258
224258
234258
244357
254357
264357
274456
284456
294456
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bulqizë gets around 144 mm of rain and snow over 16.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 54% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14911
24910
35010
45010
5519
6529
7539
8549
9549
10559
11569
12569
13579
14579
15578
16578
17578
18567
19567
20556
21556
22555
23544
24544
25543
26543
27542
28542
29541
30541

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:315:56
212.55:305:57
312.55:285:58
412.65:266:00
512.65:246:01
612.75:236:02
712.75:216:03
812.75:196:04
912.85:186:05
1012.85:166:06
1112.95:146:07
1212.95:136:08
1313.05:116:09
1413.05:096:11
1513.15:086:12
1613.15:066:13
1713.25:046:14
1813.25:036:15
1913.25:016:16
2013.35:006:17
2113.34:586:18
2213.44:566:19
2313.44:556:20
2413.54:536:22
2513.54:526:23
2613.64:506:24
2713.64:496:25
2813.64:486:26
2913.74:466:27
3013.74:456:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bulqizë?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bulqizë.

What to pack for Bulqizë in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Bulqizë sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Bulqizë in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bulqizë peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bulqizë?

Bulqizë sits at 41.5°N, 20.2°E, 775 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Debar, 25 km away.

DebarCentar ŽupaLibrazhdKrujëTiranaVevčaniFushë-KrujëElbasan

Topography around Bulqizë

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bulqizë.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulqizë has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m around an average of 1,117 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Bulqizë is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,293 m
16 km
1,898 m
80 km
2,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Debar 25 km · Centar Župa 28 km · Librazhd 36 km · Krujë 36 km · Tirana 38 km · Vevčani 42 km · Fushë-Krujë 42 km · Elbasan 44 km

Albania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,998
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 532
Religion
Muslim 57%Roman Catholic 10%Orthodox 7%other 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bulqizë (41.4917°, 20.2219°, elevation 775 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).