Kratovo weather in April

In April, Kratovo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kratovo's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kratovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
4:57 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kratovo is town and seat of Kratovo Municipality, Macedonia.

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kratovo reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2133
3143
4143
5143
6143
7143
8144
9154
10154
11154
12154
13154
14154
15154
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21175
22176
23176
24176
25186
26186
27186
28187
29187
30197

How April really feels in Kratovo

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kratovo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°508.65.39.30.0
Feb / -2°4684.610.30.7
Mar11° / 62103.611.72.6
Apr16° / 7812.61.113.14.6
May21° / 8212.9014.46.1
Jun25° / 13°6710.40156.9
Jul28° / 15°517.9014.86.8
Aug28° / 15°487.5013.76.7
Sep23° / 11°476.9012.37.5
Oct17° / 5670.410.85.9
Nov11° / 528.11.69.62.7
Dec / -2°628.94.290.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54852
64753
74753
84852
94753
104753
114753
124753
134852
144753
154852
164753
174852
184852
194852
204852
214951
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244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kratovo gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1367
2366
3376
4376
5386
6396
7406
8416
9415
10425
11435
12435
13445
14445
15445
16445
17444
18444
19444
20443
21443
22433
23432
24432
25431
26421
27421
28421
29420
30430

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 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:235:49
212.55:215:50
312.55:205:51
412.65:185:52
512.65:165:53
612.75:145:54
712.75:135:55
812.85:115:57
912.85:095:58
1012.95:085:59
1112.95:066:00
1212.95:046:01
1313.05:026:02
1413.05:016:03
1513.14:596:04
1613.14:576:06
1713.24:566:07
1813.24:546:08
1913.34:536:09
2013.34:516:10
2113.44:496:11
2213.44:486:12
2313.54:466:13
2413.54:456:15
2513.54:436:16
2613.64:426:17
2713.64:406:18
2813.74:396:19
2913.74:376:20
3013.84:366:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kratovo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kratovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kratovo in April

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

In April, Kratovo sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kratovo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kratovo peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kratovo?

Kratovo sits at 42.1°N, 22.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Kriva Palanka, 19 km away.

Kriva PalankaKochaniStaro NagoričaneVinicaŠtipKumanovoKyustendilLipkovo

Topography around Kratovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kratovo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,357 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,440 m.

The land around Kratovo is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
766 m
16 km
1,357 m
80 km
2,440 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Kriva Palanka 19 km · Kochani 26 km · Staro Nagoričane 32 km · Vinica 35 km · Štip 37 km · Kumanovo 39 km · Kyustendil 48 km · Lipkovo 50 km

North Macedonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,490
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 595
Religion
Orthodox 46%Islam 32%Christian 13%Other 7%

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 Kratovo (42.0791°, 22.1817°, elevation 0 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).