Drochia weather in April

In April, Drochia sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Drochia's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drochia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:27 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Drochia is city in Moldova.

Founded
1889

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 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Drochia reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
1123
2123
3133
4134
5134
6134
7134
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13155
14156
15156
16156
17166
18166
19166
20166
21177
22177
23177
24187
25187
26188
27188
28198
29198
30198

How April really feels in Drochia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Drochia weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°286.75.48.60.0
Feb / -4°296.54.59.90.0
Mar / 378.92.911.61.4
Apr15° / 469.70.513.44.7
May22° / 11°6211.4014.96.4
Jun25° / 15°7611.8015.86.5
Jul27° / 16°8211.2015.46.5
Aug27° / 16°587.9014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°598.6012.46.7
Oct14° / 437.20.210.64.5
Nov / 366.22.191.1
Dec / -3°317.14.28.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43763
53664
63565
73565
83565
93466
103466
113466
123367
133367
143466
153466
163664
173664
183862
193961
204060
214357
224456
234555
244753
254753
264951
274951
285050
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Drochia gets around 46 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1294
2304
3303
4313
5313
6323
7332
8342
9342
10352
11352
12362
13362
14362
15362
16352
17352
18342
19342
20332
21322
22321
23311
24311
25301
26301
27291
28291
29291
30290

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 11 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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2611calm
2711calm
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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 5:58 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:586:29
212.65:566:31
312.65:546:32
412.75:516:33
512.85:496:35
612.85:476:36
712.95:456:38
812.95:436:39
913.05:416:41
1013.15:396:42
1113.15:376:44
1213.25:356:45
1313.25:336:47
1413.35:316:48
1513.35:296:50
1613.45:276:51
1713.55:256:52
1813.55:236:54
1913.65:216:55
2013.65:196:57
2113.75:176:58
2213.75:157:00
2313.85:137:01
2413.95:127:03
2513.95:107:04
2614.05:087:06
2714.05:067:07
2814.15:047:08
2914.15:037:10
3014.25:017:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Drochia?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Drochia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Drochia in April

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

In April, Drochia sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Drochia 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 Drochia peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Drochia?

Drochia sits at 48.0°N, 27.8°E, 226 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Bălţi, 32 km away.

BălţiSorocaFloreştiEdineţMohyliv-PodilskyyBilicenii VechiBotoşaniUngheni

Topography around Drochia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drochia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Drochia is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bălţi 32 km · Soroca 38 km · Floreşti 39 km · Edineţ 41 km · Mohyliv-Podilskyy 45 km · Bilicenii Vechi 46 km · Botoşani 91 km · Ungheni 92 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%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 Drochia (48.0369°, 27.8124°, elevation 226 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).