Montana weather in April

In April, Montana sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°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 Montana's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 36 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
685/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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Montana reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3165
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9176
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16187
17188
18188
19188
20188
21198
22198
23199
24199
25209
26209
27209
282010
292010
302110

How April really feels in Montana

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.

Montana weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°468.25.29.10.0
Feb / -2°437.74.210.20.8
Mar12° / 629.72.811.63.3
Apr18° / 739.60.413.25.7
May23° / 12°7711.6014.56.6
Jun27° / 16°7510015.26.6
Jul29° / 18°627.5014.96.0
Aug29° / 17°445.9013.86.2
Sep24° / 13°556.4012.37.6
Oct18° / 527.10.310.86.1
Nov11° / 447.21.89.52.8
Dec / -1°508.74.48.80.2

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74654
84654
94555
104555
114654
124654
134555
144753
154753
164951
174951
184951
195149
205149
215248
225248
235248
245248
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Montana gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1304
2304
3313
4313
5313
6313
7312
8322
9322
10332
11332
12342
13342
14352
15352
16352
17352
18352
19351
20341
21341
22331
23331
24320
25320
26320
27310
28310
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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189820
199820
209820
219730
229730
239640
249640
259550
269460
279370
289280
299091
3089101

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:18 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:186:45
212.56:176:46
312.56:156:47
412.66:136:49
512.66:116:50
612.76:096:51
712.76:076:52
812.86:066:53
912.86:046:55
1012.96:026:56
1112.96:006:57
1213.05:596:58
1313.05:576:59
1413.15:557:01
1513.15:537:02
1613.25:527:03
1713.25:507:04
1813.35:487:05
1913.35:477:07
2013.45:457:08
2113.45:437:09
2213.55:427:10
2313.55:407:11
2413.65:387:13
2513.65:377:14
2613.75:357:15
2713.75:347:16
2813.85:327:17
2913.85:317:19
3013.85:297:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Montana?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Montana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montana in April

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

In April, Montana sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Montana 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 Montana peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montana?

Montana sits at 43.4°N, 23.2°E, 151 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 21 km away.

VratsaLomPirotBăileştiCalafatVidinBotevgrad

Topography around Montana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m.

The land around Montana is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (36%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
726 m
80 km
2,120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Berkovitsa 21 km · Vratsa 36 km · Lom 47 km · Pirot 59 km · Băileşti 68 km · Calafat 68 km · Vidin 70 km · Botevgrad 73 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 Montana (43.4128°, 23.2217°, elevation 151 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).