Karlovy Vary weather in April

In April, Karlovy Vary sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Karlovy Vary's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karlovy Vary's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Karlovy Vary is city in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
770/km²
people per km²
Founded
1350

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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Karlovy Vary reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°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)
180
291
391
491
591
691
791
8101
9101
10101
11101
12102
13102
14112
15112
16112
17112
18123
19123
20123
21123
22133
23134
24134
25134
26144
27144
28145
29145
30145

How April really feels in Karlovy Vary

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Karlovy Vary weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°5812.49.58.30.0
Feb / -4°459.37.49.70.0
Mar / -1°5812.36.611.50.4
Apr11° / 5011.4213.52.6
May16° / 7113.90.115.24.4
Jun19° / 10°8214016.15.4
Jul21° / 12°9014.2015.75.8
Aug21° / 11°7812.9014.36.0
Sep16° / 6110.3012.44.9
Oct11° / 5610.70.810.52.4
Nov / 5410.44.58.80.2
Dec / -3°5912.18.97.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93070
102971
112971
123169
133268
143268
153466
163565
173664
183763
193763
203862
213763
223763
233862
243763
253763
263763
273565
283565
293466
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Karlovy Vary gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13612
23611
33611
43610
53610
63610
7369
8379
9379
10379
11389
12389
13389
14389
15389
16388
17388
18388
19397
20396
21396
22405
23405
24404
25403
26413
27412
28422
29422
30432

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 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:566:30
212.65:546:32
312.75:526:33
412.85:496:35
512.85:476:37
612.95:456:38
712.95:436:40
813.05:416:41
913.15:386:43
1013.15:366:45
1113.25:346:46
1213.35:326:48
1313.35:306:49
1413.45:286:51
1513.55:256:53
1613.55:236:54
1713.65:216:56
1813.65:196:57
1913.75:176:59
2013.85:157:01
2113.85:137:02
2213.95:117:04
2313.95:097:05
2414.05:077:07
2514.15:057:09
2614.15:037:10
2714.25:017:12
2814.24:597:13
2914.34:577:15
3014.44:557:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Karlovy Vary?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Karlovy Vary.

What to pack for Karlovy Vary in April

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

In April, Karlovy Vary sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Karlovy Vary in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karlovy Vary peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Karlovy Vary 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 Karlovy Vary is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1518 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Karlovy Vary?

Karlovy Vary sits at 50.2°N, 12.9°E, 374 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Ostrov, 9.0 km away.

Mariánské LázněKadaňSchwarzenbergChebAnnaberg-BuchholzAue

Topography around Karlovy Vary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karlovy Vary has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 441 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Karlovy Vary is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
766 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Ostrov 9.0 km · Sokolov 17 km · Mariánské Lázně 32 km · Kadaň 33 km · Schwarzenberg 34 km · Cheb 39 km · Annaberg-Buchholz 40 km · Aue 41 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

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 Karlovy Vary (50.2327°, 12.8712°, elevation 374 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).