Kyustendil weather in April

In April, Kyustendil sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Kyustendil's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyustendil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:55 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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

Density
2,503/km²
people per km²
Founded
~1 CE

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 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kyustendil reaches about 15°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
2133
3143
4143
5143
6143
7144
8144
9144
10144
11154
12154
13154
14154
15154
16155
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22175
23176
24176
25176
26176
27186
28187
29187
30187

How April really feels in Kyustendil

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.

Kyustendil 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 / -4°468.25.49.30.0
Feb / -3°4684.910.30.7
Mar11° / 6210.6411.62.6
Apr15° / 6811.91.313.14.5
May20° / 7213.40.114.45.9
Jun24° / 12°7212.20156.7
Jul27° / 14°568.9014.87.2
Aug27° / 14°457.6013.77.4
Sep23° / 11°457.5012.37.4
Oct17° / 567.40.510.85.8
Nov11° / 517.92.19.62.7
Dec / -2°599.14.790.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44555
54555
64555
74456
84456
94555
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184654
194654
204753
214753
224852
234852
244951
255050
265050
275050
285149
295149
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kyustendil gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1377
2377
3377
4386
5386
6396
7396
8406
9406
10416
11426
12426
13436
14436
15436
16435
17435
18435
19435
20424
21424
22413
23413
24402
25392
26392
27391
28381
29381
30391

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 6 km/h in April.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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 6:21 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:216:47
212.56:196:48
312.56:186:49
412.66:166:50
512.66:146:51
612.76:126:52
712.76:106:54
812.86:096:55
912.86:076:56
1012.96:056:57
1112.96:046:58
1213.06:026:59
1313.06:007:00
1413.15:587:02
1513.15:577:03
1613.15:557:04
1713.25:537:05
1813.25:527:06
1913.35:507:07
2013.35:497:08
2113.45:477:09
2213.45:457:11
2313.55:447:12
2413.55:427:13
2513.65:417:14
2613.65:397:15
2713.65:387:16
2813.75:367:17
2913.75:357:19
3013.85:337:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kyustendil?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kyustendil for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kyustendil in April

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

In April, Kyustendil sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kyustendil 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 Kyustendil peaks around July 11 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kyustendil?

Kyustendil sits at 42.3°N, 22.7°E, 514 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Kriva Palanka, 31 km away.

Kriva PalankaDupnitsaDelcevoPernikBlagoevgradKochaniVinicaKratovo

Topography around Kyustendil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyustendil has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 566 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,762 m.

The land around Kyustendil is covered by cropland (28%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
1,657 m
80 km
2,762 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Kriva Palanka 31 km · Dupnitsa 35 km · Delcevo 36 km · Pernik 45 km · Blagoevgrad 45 km · Kochani 47 km · Vinica 47 km · Kratovo 48 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 Kyustendil (42.2831°, 22.6922°, elevation 514 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).