Svishtov weather in April

In April, Svishtov sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Svishtov's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svishtov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:43 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Svishtov is city in Svishtov municipality, Veliko Tarnovo oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
273/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 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Svishtov reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6176
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12187
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18198
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20199
21199
22199
23209
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262010
272110
282110
292110
302110

How April really feels in Svishtov

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.

Svishtov weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°417.24.29.10.0
Feb / -1°396.93.410.20.9
Mar12° / 508.92.411.63.5
Apr18° / 538.80.313.26.0
May24° / 13°7111.2014.56.8
Jun28° / 17°7811.4015.26.1
Jul30° / 19°729.2014.95.4
Aug30° / 18°466.4013.85.8
Sep25° / 14°496.2012.37.6
Oct19° / 486.80.210.86.4
Nov11° / 446.91.69.53.0
Dec / -2°457.43.68.80.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94753
104753
114654
124654
134753
144753
154753
164753
174951
185050
195050
205149
215248
225347
235347
245446
255446
265545
275446
285545
295446
305347

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Svishtov gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2263
3262
4272
5272
6282
7292
8292
9302
10312
11322
12322
13332
14331
15341
16341
17331
18331
19321
20311
21310
22300
23290
24280
25280
26280
27280
28280
29280
30280

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 96% 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
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159820
169730
179730
189730
199640
209640
219640
229550
239550
249460
259460
269271
279181
289181
299091
3089101

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:106:37
212.56:086:38
312.56:066:39
412.66:046:40
512.76:026:42
612.76:016:43
712.85:596:44
812.85:576:45
912.95:556:46
1012.95:536:48
1113.05:526:49
1213.05:506:50
1313.15:486:51
1413.15:466:52
1513.25:456:54
1613.25:436:55
1713.25:416:56
1813.35:396:57
1913.35:386:58
2013.45:367:00
2113.45:347:01
2213.55:337:02
2313.55:317:03
2413.65:297:04
2513.65:287:06
2613.75:267:07
2713.75:257:08
2813.85:237:09
2913.85:227:10
3013.95:207:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Svishtov?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Svishtov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Svishtov in April

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

In April, Svishtov sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Svishtov 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 Svishtov peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svishtov?

Svishtov sits at 43.6°N, 25.4°E, 74 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Zimnicea, 4.0 km away.

AlexandriaTurnu MăgureleRuseGiurgiuGorna OryahovitsaRoșiorii de VedePleven

Topography around Svishtov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svishtov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m.

The land around Svishtov is covered by trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
788 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Zimnicea 4.0 km · Alexandria 41 km · Turnu Măgurele 41 km · Ruse 55 km · Giurgiu 58 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 62 km · Roșiorii de Vede 63 km · Pleven 63 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 Svishtov (43.6187°, 25.3503°, elevation 74 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).