Echmiadzin weather in April

In April, Echmiadzin sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Echmiadzin's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Echmiadzin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:31 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Echmiadzin is city in Armenia.

Density
3,691/km²
people per km²
Founded
~684 BCE

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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Echmiadzin reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2132
3133
4133
5133
6143
7144
8144
9144
10144
11154
12154
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18165
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25176
26176
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Echmiadzin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Echmiadzin weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°275.659.50.0
Feb / -6°327.26.510.40.0
Mar / -1°5010.44.611.71.7
Apr15° / 6212.80.8134.3
May21° / 10°4410.6014.26.5
Jun27° / 15°184.4014.87.7
Jul31° / 18°102.4014.66.0
Aug31° / 18°71.7013.66.1
Sep26° / 13°112.4012.38.5
Oct18° / 205010.96.8
Nov10° / 275.81.79.82.4
Dec / -5°306.24.79.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
65149
75248
85248
95347
105347
115347
125347
135446
145347
155347
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215149
225149
235149
245149
255248
265248
275248
285347
295248
305347

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Echmiadzin gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1387
2387
3396
4395
5394
6404
7403
8413
9413
10413
11412
12422
13422
14432
15432
16442
17442
18442
19442
20442
21452
22452
23452
24452
25452
26442
27442
28441
29441
30441

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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:567:19
212.46:547:20
312.56:527:21
412.56:517:22
512.66:497:24
612.66:477:25
712.76:467:26
812.76:447:27
912.86:427:28
1012.86:417:29
1112.86:397:30
1212.96:387:31
1312.96:367:32
1413.06:347:33
1513.06:337:34
1613.16:317:35
1713.16:307:36
1813.16:287:37
1913.26:277:38
2013.26:257:39
2113.36:247:40
2213.36:227:41
2313.46:217:42
2413.46:197:43
2513.46:187:44
2613.56:167:45
2713.56:157:46
2813.66:147:47
2913.66:127:48
3013.66:117:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Echmiadzin?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Echmiadzin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Echmiadzin in April

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

In April, Echmiadzin sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Echmiadzin in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Echmiadzin peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Echmiadzin in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Echmiadzin is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2223 µg/m³Sep 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Echmiadzin?

Echmiadzin sits at 40.2°N, 44.3°E, 853 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Malatia-Sebastia, 13 km away.

AjapnyakShengavitAshtarakMasisDavtashenArabkirYerevan

Topography around Echmiadzin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Echmiadzin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 873 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,305 m.

The land around Echmiadzin is covered by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
4,305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Malatia-Sebastia 13 km · Ajapnyak 15 km · Shengavit 16 km · Ashtarak 16 km · Masis 16 km · Davtashen 17 km · Arabkir 18 km · Yerevan 19 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

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 Echmiadzin (40.1656°, 44.2946°, elevation 853 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).