Salgótarján weather in April

In April, Salgótarján sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Salgótarján's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salgótarján's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:59 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Salgótarján is city in Hungary.

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Salgótarján reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°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)
1133
2133
3143
4143
5144
6144
7144
8144
9154
10154
11154
12155
13155
14165
15165
16165
17165
18166
19176
20176
21176
22186
23187
24187
25187
26197
27197
28198
29198
30198

How April really feels in Salgótarján

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.

Salgótarján 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 / -4°347.54.58.60.0
Feb / -3°368.34.19.90.1
Mar10° / 417.9211.62.2
Apr16° / 529.70.313.45.0
May21° / 10°7913.1014.96.0
Jun24° / 13°8712.7015.86.5
Jul26° / 15°8912.1015.46.4
Aug26° / 14°6910.2014.16.8
Sep21° / 10°608.4012.46.6
Oct15° / 568.60.110.64.6
Nov / 508.61.891.3
Dec / -3°418.13.18.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54456
64555
74456
84456
94456
104258
114258
124258
134357
144357
154555
164555
174654
184753
194753
204852
214951
224951
235050
245050
255149
265149
275149
285050
294951
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Salgótarján gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2273
3272
4282
5292
6292
7302
8311
9321
10321
11331
12331
13331
14341
15341
16341
17341
18341
19341
20341
21341
22341
23341
24341
25341
26351
27351
28360
29360
30370

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
25991
26982
27982
28973
29973
30964

Wind in April

Winds average 9 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
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 5:30 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:306:01
212.65:286:03
312.65:266:04
412.75:236:06
512.85:216:07
612.85:196:08
712.95:176:10
812.95:156:11
913.05:136:13
1013.15:116:14
1113.15:096:16
1213.25:076:17
1313.25:056:19
1413.35:036:20
1513.35:016:22
1613.44:596:23
1713.54:576:25
1813.54:556:26
1913.64:536:28
2013.64:516:29
2113.74:496:30
2213.74:476:32
2313.84:456:33
2413.94:436:35
2513.94:426:36
2614.04:406:38
2714.04:386:39
2814.14:366:41
2914.14:346:42
3014.24:336:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Salgótarján?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Salgótarján for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salgótarján in April

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

In April, Salgótarján sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Salgótarján 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 Salgótarján peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Salgótarján 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 Salgótarján is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Oct 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salgótarján?

Salgótarján sits at 48.1°N, 19.8°E, 242 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Lučenec, 28 km away.

Rimavská SobotaGyöngyösÓzdEgerHatvanVácVeresegyház

Topography around Salgótarján

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salgótarján has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,440 m.

The land around Salgótarján is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
1,440 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Lučenec 28 km · Rimavská Sobota 36 km · Gyöngyös 36 km · Ózd 39 km · Eger 48 km · Hatvan 49 km · Vác 61 km · Veresegyház 63 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 Salgótarján (48.0987°, 19.803°, elevation 242 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).