Debrecen weather in April

In April, Debrecen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Debrecen's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debrecen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:52 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Debrecen is city in Hungary.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1235

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 15°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Debrecen reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°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 7°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5165
6166
7166
8166
9166
10166
11176
12176
13177
14177
15177
16187
17187
18187
19188
20198
21198
22198
23199
24209
25209
26209
27209
282110
292110
302110

How April really feels in Debrecen

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.

Debrecen weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°348.23.78.70.0
Feb / -2°398.33.69.90.3
Mar11° / 398.51.511.62.9
Apr18° / 519.50.213.35.6
May23° / 12°6611014.96.6
Jun26° / 15°7311.7015.76.4
Jul28° / 17°7711015.45.9
Aug28° / 17°598.2014.16.3
Sep23° / 12°568.2012.47.0
Oct17° / 527.9010.65.5
Nov10° / 478.41.19.12.1
Dec / -1°468.72.68.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74357
84258
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
144159
154258
164258
174456
184456
194654
204753
214852
224951
235050
245149
255248
265248
275248
285149
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Debrecen gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% 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 (%)
1282
2282
3282
4291
5301
6311
7311
8321
9331
10341
11351
12351
13351
14351
15351
16351
17351
18351
19351
20341
21331
22330
23320
24310
25310
26310
27300
28300
29300
30300

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25973
26973
27964
28964
29955
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:235:54
212.65:215:55
312.65:195:56
412.75:175:58
512.75:145:59
612.85:126:01
712.95:106:02
812.95:086:04
913.05:066:05
1013.05:046:06
1113.15:026:08
1213.25:006:09
1313.24:586:11
1413.34:566:12
1513.34:546:14
1613.44:526:15
1713.44:506:16
1813.54:496:18
1913.54:476:19
2013.64:456:21
2113.74:436:22
2213.74:416:24
2313.84:396:25
2413.84:376:26
2513.94:356:28
2613.94:346:29
2714.04:326:31
2814.04:306:32
2914.14:286:34
3014.14:276:35

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Debrecen?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Debrecen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Debrecen in April

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

In April, Debrecen 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 Debrecen in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Debrecen peaks around July 12 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Debrecen?

Debrecen sits at 47.5°N, 21.6°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Hajdúböszörmény, 17 km away.

HortobágyHajdúnánásPüspökladányNyíregyházaKarcag

Topography around Debrecen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debrecen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Debrecen is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Hajdúböszörmény 17 km · Hajdúszoboszló 19 km · Balmazújváros 23 km · Hortobágy 36 km · Hajdúnánás 38 km · Püspökladány 45 km · Nyíregyháza 48 km · Karcag 57 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Debrecen (47.5317°, 21.6244°, elevation 124 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).