Gālīkesh weather in April

In April, Gālīkesh sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gālīkesh's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gālīkesh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:20 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Gālīkesh is city in Golestan Province, Iran.

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gālīkesh reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2177
3177
4187
5187
6187
7188
8188
9198
10198
11198
12198
13199
14199
15209
16209
17209
18209
192010
202010
212010
222010
232110
242110
252110
262110
272111
282111
292111
302211

How April really feels in Gālīkesh

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.

Gālīkesh weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°557.44.79.72.2
Feb10° / 719.15.310.62.6
Mar14° / 8810.63.911.74.3
Apr19° / 729.60.712.96.3
May25° / 14°427.10147.5
Jun30° / 18°324.4014.56.4
Jul32° / 21°336.3014.35.0
Aug32° / 20°325.8013.45.0
Sep28° / 17°334.7012.37.2
Oct23° / 11°354.60118.2
Nov16° / 496.90.9105.7
Dec11° / 386.32.89.53.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145446
155446
165446
175347
185347
195347
205347
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285248
295149
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gālīkesh gets around 72 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1335
2325
3325
4324
5324
6324
7324
8324
9313
10313
11313
12313
13313
14313
15313
16313
17312
18322
19322
20322
21322
22322
23322
24321
25321
26321
27321
28321
29321
30320

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149640
159640
169550
179550
189460
199460
209370
219370
229280
239280
249190
2590100
2689110
2787121
2885141
2984151
3081172

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:426:04
212.45:416:05
312.45:396:05
412.55:386:06
512.55:366:07
612.65:356:08
712.65:336:09
812.65:326:10
912.75:306:11
1012.75:296:12
1112.85:276:13
1212.85:266:14
1312.85:246:14
1412.95:236:15
1512.95:216:16
1613.05:206:17
1713.05:186:18
1813.05:176:19
1913.15:166:20
2013.15:146:21
2113.15:136:22
2213.25:116:23
2313.25:106:24
2413.35:096:24
2513.35:086:25
2613.35:066:26
2713.45:056:27
2813.45:046:28
2913.45:026:29
3013.55:016:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gālīkesh?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Gālīkesh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gālīkesh in April

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

In April, Gālīkesh sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gālīkesh in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gālīkesh peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Gālīkesh 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 Gālīkesh is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1933 µg/m³Jan 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gālīkesh?

Gālīkesh sits at 37.3°N, 55.4°E, 195 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Mīnūdasht, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Gālīkesh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gālīkesh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,563 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,962 m.

The land around Gālīkesh is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
602 m
16 km
1,563 m
80 km
2,962 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Mīnūdasht 7.0 km · Kalāleh 13 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 24 km · Āzādshahr 31 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 64 km · Fāẕelābād 74 km · Jājarm 91 km · Āq Qalā 91 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Gālīkesh (37.2726°, 55.4339°, elevation 195 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).