Šiauliai weather in April

In April, Šiauliai sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.8 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 14°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 Šiauliai's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Šiauliai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:31 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Šiauliai is city in Lithuania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,226/km²
people per km²
Founded
1236

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 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Šiauliai 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)
180
280
380
480
580
691
791
891
991
10101
11101
12101
13102
14112
15112
16112
17112
18122
19123
20123
21133
22133
23133
24144
25144
26144
27144
28144
29154
30155

How April really feels in Šiauliai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Šiauliai 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-1° / -5°399.56.67.40.0
Feb-0° / -5°359.26.79.20.0
Mar / -2°369.64.311.40.2
Apr11° / 419.81.313.82.8
May17° / 5711.10.1165.3
Jun20° / 11°6812.1017.25.8
Jul22° / 13°8313.1016.76.2
Aug22° / 12°6912.1014.86.2
Sep17° / 519.8012.55.1
Oct10° / 5310.50.810.12.2
Nov / 4410.63.180.1
Dec / -3°4110.26.46.80.0

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 14% 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 (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103268
113367
123367
133466
143466
153664
163763
173961
183961
194258
204258
214258
224357
234357
244357
254456
264555
274555
284654
294654
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Šiauliai gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13210
2329
3339
4349
5348
6348
7357
8357
9356
10356
11345
12345
13344
14334
15334
16323
17313
18313
19313
20302
21302
22302
23302
24302
25301
26301
27301
28301
29301
30301

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 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312calm
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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

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 6:11 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:116:52
212.86:086:54
312.96:056:56
412.96:026:58
513.06:007:00
613.15:577:03
713.25:547:05
813.25:527:07
913.35:497:09
1013.45:467:11
1113.55:447:13
1213.65:417:15
1313.65:397:17
1413.75:367:19
1513.85:337:21
1613.95:317:23
1713.95:287:25
1814.05:267:27
1914.15:237:29
2014.25:217:31
2114.35:187:33
2214.35:167:35
2314.45:137:38
2414.55:117:40
2514.65:087:42
2614.65:067:44
2714.75:037:46
2814.85:017:48
2914.94:597:50
3014.94:567:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Šiauliai?

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 Šiauliai.

What to pack for Šiauliai in April

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

In April, Šiauliai 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 Šiauliai 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 Šiauliai peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Šiauliai?

Šiauliai sits at 55.9°N, 23.3°E, 129 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Radviliskis, 19 km away.

TelsiaiPanevėžysMazeikiaiKėdainiaiPlungeTaurage

Topography around Šiauliai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Šiauliai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m.

The land around Šiauliai is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
244 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Radviliskis 19 km · Telsiai 67 km · Panevėžys 69 km · Mazeikiai 74 km · Kėdainiai 83 km · Jelgava 83 km · Plunge 92 km · Taurage 99 km

Lithuania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,959
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 543
Religion
Roman Catholic 74%none 6%Russian Orthodox 4%other 1%

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 Šiauliai (55.9333°, 23.3167°, elevation 129 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).