Göyçay weather in April

In April, Göyçay sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Göyçay's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Göyçay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:17 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Göyçay is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
1916

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Göyçay reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2145
3145
4145
5155
6155
7156
8156
9166
10166
11166
12167
13167
14167
15177
16177
17177
18178
19178
20178
21178
22178
23178
24188
25188
26189
27189
28189
29189
30199

How April really feels in Göyçay

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.

Göyçay 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 / -3°346.35.19.40.1
Feb / -2°468.56.510.40.6
Mar11° / 7311.44.511.72.6
Apr16° / 7612.1113.14.9
May22° / 12°7412014.26.4
Jun27° / 16°567.4014.97.3
Jul29° / 19°324.8014.66.4
Aug29° / 19°395013.66.5
Sep24° / 15°727.7012.37.5
Oct18° / 10°719.10.110.96.1
Nov11° / 628.72.19.73.0
Dec / -1°366.63.99.10.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34753
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94753
104654
114753
124753
134654
144654
154555
164456
174456
184357
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244357
254357
264456
274357
284357
294456
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Göyçay gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1378
2377
3377
4376
5376
6375
7385
8385
9384
10384
11394
12394
13404
14404
15414
16424
17423
18433
19433
20443
21443
22443
23443
24442
25442
26452
27452
28451
29461
30461

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29982
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

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 6:42 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:427:06
212.46:407:07
312.56:387:08
412.56:377:09
512.66:357:10
612.66:337:11
712.76:317:12
812.76:307:13
912.86:287:14
1012.86:277:15
1112.96:257:16
1212.96:237:17
1312.96:227:18
1413.06:207:20
1513.06:187:21
1613.16:177:22
1713.16:157:23
1813.26:147:24
1913.26:127:25
2013.36:117:26
2113.36:097:27
2213.36:087:28
2313.46:067:29
2413.46:057:30
2513.56:037:31
2613.56:027:32
2713.56:007:33
2813.65:597:34
2913.65:587:35
3013.75:567:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Göyçay?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Göyçay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Göyçay in April

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

In April, Göyçay sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Göyçay in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Göyçay peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Göyçay 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 Göyçay is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1122 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Göyçay?

Göyçay sits at 40.7°N, 47.7°E, 122 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Ujar, 16 km away.

IsmayilliQabalaKyurdarmirYevlakhAghsuMingachevir

Topography around Göyçay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Göyçay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,450 m.

The land around Göyçay is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
4,450 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Ujar 16 km · Ağdaş 23 km · Ismayilli 38 km · Qabala 38 km · Kyurdarmir 49 km · Yevlakh 50 km · Aghsu 56 km · Mingachevir 59 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,411
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
58%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 454
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Göyçay (40.6506°, 47.7422°, elevation 122 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).