Daugavpils weather in April

In April, Daugavpils sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 15°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 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Daugavpils's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daugavpils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:18 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Daugavpils is state city in south-eastern Latvia.

Density
1,233/km²
people per km²
Founded
1275

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 8°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Daugavpils reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
280
380
480
580
691
791
891
991
10101
11101
12102
13102
14112
15112
16112
17122
18123
19123
20123
21133
22133
23134
24144
25144
26144
27144
28154
29155
30155

How April really feels in Daugavpils

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Daugavpils weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°41119.17.40.0
Feb-1° / -6°399.68.39.20.0
Mar / -3°4110.2611.40.1
Apr11° / 459.71.813.82.8
May17° / 6811.20.1165.3
Jun21° / 11°7812.8017.25.8
Jul23° / 13°7812.6016.76.3
Aug22° / 12°7711.7014.86.3
Sep16° / 5910.4012.54.9
Oct / 6011.91.210.11.8
Nov / -0°47114.180.0
Dec-0° / -4°43118.46.80.0

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133367
143367
153664
163664
173862
183862
193961
204159
214258
224258
234258
244258
254357
264456
274456
284456
294456
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Daugavpils gets around 45 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13313
23413
33412
43412
53511
63511
73510
83510
9359
10358
11358
12347
13347
14337
15336
16326
17315
18315
19314
20304
21304
22303
23293
24293
25292
26292
27282
28282
29292
30291

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.

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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 12 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:586:39
212.85:556:41
312.95:526:43
412.95:506:46
513.05:476:48
613.15:446:50
713.25:426:52
813.25:396:54
913.35:366:56
1013.45:346:58
1113.55:317:00
1213.65:287:02
1313.65:267:04
1413.75:237:06
1513.85:217:08
1613.95:187:10
1713.95:157:12
1814.05:137:14
1914.15:107:16
2014.25:087:18
2114.35:057:20
2214.35:037:22
2314.45:007:25
2414.54:587:27
2514.64:557:29
2614.64:537:31
2714.74:517:33
2814.84:487:35
2914.84:467:37
3014.94:447:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Daugavpils?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Daugavpils.

What to pack for Daugavpils in April

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

In April, Daugavpils sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Daugavpils in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Daugavpils peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Daugavpils?

Daugavpils sits at 55.9°N, 26.5°E, 103 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Visaginas, 32 km away.

VisaginasUtenaJēkabpilsRēzekneMadona

Topography around Daugavpils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daugavpils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around Daugavpils is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
213 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Visaginas 32 km · Utena 72 km · Jēkabpils 80 km · Rēzekne 86 km · Pastavy 87 km · Madona 110 km · Hlybokaye 110 km · Ukmerge 132 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Daugavpils (55.8833°, 26.5333°, elevation 103 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).