Soroca weather in April

In April, Soroca sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 12°C in the first days to 18°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 Soroca's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soroca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Soroca is Moldovan city situated on the Dniester river.

Density
2,308/km²
people per km²
Founded
1499

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 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Soroca reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4133
5134
6134
7134
8134
9144
10145
11145
12145
13145
14155
15155
16155
17156
18166
19166
20166
21166
22176
23177
24177
25187
26187
27187
28188
29198
30198

How April really feels in Soroca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Soroca 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-0° / -5°286.85.28.60.0
Feb / -4°306.84.49.90.0
Mar / -0°378.92.811.61.3
Apr15° / 439.30.513.44.6
May21° / 11°5610.3014.96.5
Jun25° / 14°7011.2015.86.6
Jul27° / 16°7210.6015.46.6
Aug27° / 15°527.3014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°578.3012.46.7
Oct14° / 4070.210.64.3
Nov / 366.1290.9
Dec / -3°3174.38.20.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43565
53565
63466
73466
83367
93268
103367
113367
123268
133268
143268
153466
163466
173763
183763
193961
204159
214357
224456
234654
244753
254951
265050
275149
285149
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Soroca gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1274
2274
3284
4283
5293
6303
7313
8312
9322
10332
11332
12342
13342
14342
15342
16342
17332
18332
19322
20322
21312
22311
23301
24301
25301
26291
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 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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 5:56 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:566:27
212.65:546:29
312.65:526:30
412.75:496:32
512.85:476:33
612.85:456:35
712.95:436:36
812.95:416:38
913.05:396:39
1013.15:376:41
1113.15:356:42
1213.25:336:43
1313.25:316:45
1413.35:296:46
1513.45:276:48
1613.45:256:49
1713.55:236:51
1813.55:216:52
1913.65:196:54
2013.65:176:55
2113.75:156:57
2213.75:136:58
2313.85:117:00
2413.95:097:01
2513.95:087:03
2614.05:067:04
2714.05:047:05
2814.15:027:07
2914.15:007:08
3014.24:597:10

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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 Soroca?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Soroca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Soroca in April

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

In April, Soroca sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Soroca 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 Soroca peaks around July 13 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 13UV 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 Soroca?

Soroca sits at 48.2°N, 28.3°E, 191 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Floreşti, 29 km away.

FloreştiDrochiaMohyliv-PodilskyyBălţiBilicenii VechiRîbniţaEdineţ

Topography around Soroca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soroca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m.

The land around Soroca is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
363 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Floreşti 29 km · Drochia 38 km · Mohyliv-Podilskyy 48 km · Bălţi 51 km · Bilicenii Vechi 58 km · Rîbniţa 69 km · Tulchyn 72 km · Edineţ 73 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 Soroca (48.1566°, 28.2849°, elevation 191 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).