Blagoevgrad weather in April

In April, Blagoevgrad sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 32% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Blagoevgrad's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blagoevgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Blagoevgrad is city in Blagoevgrad municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 30 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,346/km²
people per km²

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 Blagoevgrad reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°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)
1133
2143
3143
4143
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10154
11154
12154
13155
14155
15155
16165
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20166
21166
22176
23176
24176
25176
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27187
28187
29187
30187

How April really feels in Blagoevgrad

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.

Blagoevgrad 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°4985.19.30.0
Feb / -2°487.94.410.30.9
Mar11° / 649.93.611.72.8
Apr16° / 6610.30.913.14.8
May20° / 6410.10.114.36.4
Jun24° / 13°427.80157.5
Jul27° / 15°315.8014.77.7
Aug27° / 15°264.1013.77.9
Sep23° / 11°365.7012.37.8
Oct17° / 526.40.410.96.1
Nov11° / 507.21.69.63.0
Dec / -2°639.34.590.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
84852
94753
104852
114753
124753
134753
144852
154852
164951
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205248
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245545
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285743
295743
305743

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Blagoevgrad gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1335
2335
3345
4344
5344
6344
7354
8354
9364
10365
11374
12374
13374
14374
15374
16374
17364
18363
19363
20353
21352
22342
23331
24331
25331
26321
27320
28320
29310
30310

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:206:45
212.56:186:46
312.56:166:47
412.66:146:48
512.66:136:49
612.76:116:51
712.76:096:52
812.86:076:53
912.86:066:54
1012.96:046:55
1112.96:026:56
1212.96:006:57
1313.05:596:58
1413.05:577:00
1513.15:557:01
1613.15:547:02
1713.25:527:03
1813.25:517:04
1913.35:497:05
2013.35:477:06
2113.45:467:07
2213.45:447:09
2313.55:437:10
2413.55:417:11
2513.55:407:12
2613.65:387:13
2713.65:377:14
2813.75:357:15
2913.75:347:16
3013.85:327:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Blagoevgrad?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Blagoevgrad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blagoevgrad in April

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

In April, Blagoevgrad sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Blagoevgrad in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blagoevgrad peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blagoevgrad?

Blagoevgrad sits at 42.0°N, 23.1°E, 408 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Delcevo, 28 km away.

BanskoKyustendilVinicaSandanskiSamokovKochani

Topography around Blagoevgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blagoevgrad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 450 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,973 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,836 m.

The land around Blagoevgrad is covered by trees (30%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
1,973 m
80 km
2,836 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Delcevo 28 km · Dupnitsa 28 km · Bansko 38 km · Kyustendil 45 km · Vinica 51 km · Sandanski 52 km · Samokov 52 km · Kochani 58 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

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 Blagoevgrad (42.0146°, 23.098°, elevation 408 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).