Istok weather in April

In April, Istok sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Istok's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Istok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:03 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Istok is town in Kosovo.

Density
88/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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Istok reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3133
4133
5133
6133
7133
8133
9143
10143
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16154
17154
18154
19155
20155
21165
22165
23165
24165
25176
26176
27176
28176
29176
30187

How April really feels in Istok

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.

Istok 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 / -4°579.76.49.20.0
Feb / -3°599.66.610.30.4
Mar10° / 7611.95.111.62.2
Apr15° / 8113.51.613.14.0
May19° / 8714.50.114.45.6
Jun24° / 12°7513.5015.16.4
Jul26° / 14°7210.8014.86.8
Aug27° / 14°499.3013.77.1
Sep22° / 10°679.4012.36.8
Oct16° / 668.90.710.85.2
Nov10° / 739.72.79.62.2
Dec / -3°7810.76.38.90.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34456
44456
54357
64456
74357
84258
94357
104258
114258
124258
134258
144357
154357
164357
174357
184456
194456
204555
214555
224555
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284456
294456
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Istok gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14111
24210
34210
4439
5439
6449
7459
8468
9468
10478
11488
12488
13488
14498
15497
16497
17486
18486
19485
20475
21464
22464
23453
24453
25442
26442
27441
28441
29441
30441

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:305:56
212.55:285:57
312.55:265:58
412.65:245:59
512.65:226:00
612.75:216:02
712.75:196:03
812.85:176:04
912.85:156:05
1012.95:146:06
1112.95:126:07
1213.05:106:09
1313.05:086:10
1413.15:076:11
1513.15:056:12
1613.25:036:13
1713.25:026:14
1813.35:006:16
1913.34:586:17
2013.44:576:18
2113.44:556:19
2213.44:536:20
2313.54:526:21
2413.54:506:23
2513.64:496:24
2613.64:476:25
2713.74:466:26
2813.74:446:27
2913.84:436:28
3013.84:416:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Istok?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Istok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Istok in April

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

In April, Istok sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Istok in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Istok peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Istok?

Istok sits at 42.8°N, 20.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Pejë, 21 km away.

PejëDeçanZvečanMitrovicëLlazicëGlogovacVushtrriNovi Pazar

Topography around Istok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Istok has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,764 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,450 m.

The land around Istok is covered by trees (40%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
997 m
16 km
1,764 m
80 km
2,450 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Pejë 21 km · Deçan 31 km · Zvečan 32 km · Mitrovicë 33 km · Llazicë 34 km · Glogovac 37 km · Vushtrri 39 km · Novi Pazar 40 km

Kosovo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,899
2025
Homicide rate
1.9
per 100k, 2021
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%other 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 Istok (42.7808°, 20.4875°, elevation 465 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).