Mátészalka weather in April

In April, Mátészalka sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 30% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mátészalka's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mátészalka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:49 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Mátészalka is town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Density
448/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 15°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mátészalka 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.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3154
4155
5155
6165
7165
8165
9165
10166
11166
12176
13176
14176
15176
16177
17187
18187
19187
20197
21198
22198
23198
24208
25208
26209
27209
28219
29219
30219

How April really feels in Mátészalka

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.

Mátészalka weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°409.34.68.60.0
Feb / -2°448.84.29.90.2
Mar11° / 449.21.411.62.7
Apr18° / 529.60.313.45.6
May23° / 11°7712.4014.96.4
Jun26° / 15°8613015.76.2
Jul28° / 17°8913015.45.7
Aug28° / 16°639.4014.16.2
Sep23° / 12°628.9012.46.9
Oct17° / 618.90.110.65.3
Nov10° / 539.61.392.0
Dec / -2°539.93.78.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44456
54456
64357
74357
84258
94258
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
154357
164357
174456
184555
194555
204753
214852
224951
234951
245050
255050
265149
275149
285248
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Mátészalka gets around 52 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1302
2312
3312
4322
5322
6332
7332
8342
9352
10352
11362
12362
13362
14362
15361
16361
17351
18351
19341
20331
21331
22321
23310
24310
25310
26310
27300
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
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25982
26982
27973
28973
29964
30964

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:205:51
212.65:185:52
312.65:165:54
412.75:135:55
512.85:115:57
612.85:095:58
712.95:076:00
812.95:056:01
913.05:036:03
1013.15:016:04
1113.14:596:06
1213.24:576:07
1313.24:556:08
1413.34:536:10
1513.34:516:11
1613.44:496:13
1713.54:476:14
1813.54:456:16
1913.64:436:17
2013.64:416:19
2113.74:396:20
2213.74:376:22
2313.84:366:23
2413.84:346:24
2513.94:326:26
2614.04:306:27
2714.04:286:29
2814.14:266:30
2914.14:256:32
3014.24:236:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mátészalka?

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 Mátészalka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mátészalka in April

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

In April, Mátészalka 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 Mátészalka 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 Mátészalka peaks around July 11 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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mátészalka?

Mátészalka sits at 48.0°N, 22.3°E, 124 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Carei, 32 km away.

CareiKisvárdaBerehoveSatu MareNyíregyházaVynohradivMukachevoHajdúnánás

Topography around Mátészalka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mátészalka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.

The land around Mátészalka is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
992 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Carei 32 km · Kisvárda 34 km · Berehove 37 km · Satu Mare 44 km · Nyíregyháza 45 km · Vynohradiv 57 km · Mukachevo 62 km · Hajdúnánás 67 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 Mátészalka (47.9553°, 22.3235°, 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).