Hortobágy weather in April

In April, Hortobágy sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Hortobágy's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hortobágy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:54 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Hortobágy is Hungarian village.

Density
6/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 Hortobágy 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 12°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
3165
4165
5166
6166
7166
8166
9176
10176
11177
12177
13177
14177
15187
16187
17188
18188
19198
20198
21198
22199
23209
24209
25209
26209
272110
282110
292110
302110

How April really feels in Hortobágy

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.

Hortobágy weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°368.33.78.70.0
Feb / -1°408.63.59.90.4
Mar11° / 398.11.511.63.0
Apr18° / 519.60.313.35.8
May23° / 12°6611.4014.96.6
Jun27° / 16°7311.8015.76.3
Jul29° / 17°7910.9015.45.7
Aug28° / 17°598.3014.16.2
Sep23° / 13°578.2012.47.0
Oct17° / 477.3010.65.7
Nov10° / 458.41.19.12.3
Dec / -1°468.52.48.30.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54852
64654
74555
84555
94456
104357
114258
124258
134258
144258
154357
164456
174456
184654
194654
204753
214852
225050
235050
245050
255050
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hortobágy gets around 51 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 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 (%)
1262
2262
3272
4281
5291
6301
7311
8321
9331
10341
11351
12351
13351
14351
15351
16351
17351
18351
19351
20341
21331
22331
23321
24321
25310
26310
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 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
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26964
27955
28946
29946
30937

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
1811calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

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 5:25 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:255:55
212.65:235:57
312.65:205:58
412.75:186:00
512.75:166:01
612.85:146:03
712.95:126:04
812.95:106:06
913.05:086:07
1013.05:066:08
1113.15:046:10
1213.25:026:11
1313.25:006:13
1413.34:586:14
1513.34:566:16
1613.44:546:17
1713.44:526:18
1813.54:506:20
1913.54:486:21
2013.64:476:23
2113.74:456:24
2213.74:436:26
2313.84:416:27
2413.84:396:28
2513.94:376:30
2613.94:356:31
2714.04:346:33
2814.04:326:34
2914.14:306:36
3014.14:296:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
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
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Hortobágy?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Hortobágy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hortobágy in April

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

In April, Hortobágy 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 Hortobágy 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 Hortobágy 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
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hortobágy?

Hortobágy sits at 47.6°N, 21.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Balmazújváros, 15 km away.

HajdúböszörményPüspökladányKarcagDebrecenHajdúnánásTiszaújváros

Topography around Hortobágy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hortobágy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Hortobágy is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Balmazújváros 15 km · Hajdúszoboszló 24 km · Hajdúböszörmény 29 km · Püspökladány 30 km · Karcag 34 km · Debrecen 36 km · Hajdúnánás 36 km · Tiszaújváros 39 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 Hortobágy (47.5828°, 21.1511°, elevation 0 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).