Strășeni weather in April

In April, Strășeni sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 13.3 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Strășeni's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strășeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Strășeni is municipality in Moldova.

Founded
1554

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 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Strășeni 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 21°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
7144
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13155
14155
15156
16156
17156
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19166
20166
21167
22177
23177
24177
25187
26187
27188
28188
29198
30198

How April really feels in Strășeni

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.

Strășeni 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°316.85.18.70.0
Feb / -4°2763.7100.0
Mar / 368.42.611.61.5
Apr15° / 478.80.513.34.8
May21° / 11°5810.9014.86.5
Jun25° / 15°7511015.66.7
Jul27° / 17°649.9015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°527.10147.1
Sep21° / 11°507.5012.47.0
Oct15° / 406.5010.64.7
Nov / 365.71.79.11.2
Dec / -3°346.648.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53763
63664
73664
83664
93565
103565
113466
123466
133466
143565
153565
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274951
285050
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Strășeni gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1285
2295
3294
4294
5304
6303
7313
8313
9323
10323
11322
12322
13332
14332
15322
16322
17321
18311
19301
20301
21291
22281
23281
24271
25271
26270
27270
28270
29270
30270

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:556:25
212.65:536:27
312.65:516:28
412.75:496:30
512.75:476:31
612.85:456:32
712.95:436:34
812.95:416:35
913.05:396:37
1013.05:376:38
1113.15:356:40
1213.15:336:41
1313.25:316:42
1413.25:296:44
1513.35:276:45
1613.45:256:47
1713.45:236:48
1813.55:216:49
1913.55:196:51
2013.65:176:52
2113.65:166:54
2213.75:146:55
2313.75:126:56
2413.85:106:58
2513.85:086:59
2613.95:077:01
2714.05:057:02
2814.05:037:03
2914.15:017:05
3014.15:007:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Strășeni?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Strășeni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Strășeni in April

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

In April, Strășeni sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Strășeni 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 Strășeni 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Strășeni?

Strășeni sits at 47.1°N, 28.6°E, 107 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Durleşti, 18 km away.

ChisinauCodruOrheiHînceştiDubăsariUngheniHuşi

Topography around Strășeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strășeni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m.

The land around Strășeni is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
430 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Durleşti 18 km · Chisinau 24 km · Codru 24 km · Orhei 32 km · Hînceşti 35 km · Dubăsari 44 km · Ungheni 62 km · Huşi 67 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 Strășeni (47.1422°, 28.6077°, elevation 107 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).