Kriva Palanka weather in April

In April, Kriva Palanka sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 12.9 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 12°C in the first days to 16°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 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 Kriva Palanka's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kriva Palanka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
4:57 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kriva Palanka is town in North Macedonia.

Density
43/km²
people per km²

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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kriva Palanka reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5123
6123
7133
8133
9133
10133
11133
12133
13133
14144
15144
16144
17144
18144
19144
20154
21155
22155
23155
24165
25165
26165
27166
28166
29176
30176

How April really feels in Kriva Palanka

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.

Kriva Palanka 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°4285.89.30.0
Feb / -3°427.85.510.30.2
Mar / 5810.14.711.61.9
Apr14° / 7912.91.813.13.8
May19° / 79140.214.45.6
Jun23° / 12°6710.50156.9
Jul26° / 13°538.6014.87.3
Aug26° / 13°477.2013.77.5
Sep21° / 10°427012.37.2
Oct16° / 466.30.510.85.3
Nov / 488.12.39.62.1
Dec / -3°538.54.990.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74555
84456
94456
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154555
164555
174654
184654
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244852
254852
264852
274852
284852
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kriva Palanka gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1389
2399
3408
4408
5418
6428
7428
8438
9438
10448
11448
12458
13458
14458
15458
16457
17457
18457
19446
20446
21446
22445
23444
24444
25443
26443
27442
28442
29441
30441

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 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
208calm
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 4:35 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:235:48
212.55:215:49
312.55:195:50
412.65:175:52
512.65:155:53
612.75:145:54
712.75:125:55
812.85:105:56
912.85:095:57
1012.95:075:58
1112.95:055:59
1213.05:036:01
1313.05:026:02
1413.05:006:03
1513.14:586:04
1613.14:576:05
1713.24:556:06
1813.24:536:07
1913.34:526:09
2013.34:506:10
2113.44:496:11
2213.44:476:12
2313.54:456:13
2413.54:446:14
2513.54:426:15
2613.64:416:16
2713.64:396:18
2813.74:386:19
2913.74:366:20
3013.84:356:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kriva Palanka?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kriva Palanka.

What to pack for Kriva Palanka in April

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

In April, Kriva Palanka sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kriva Palanka 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 Kriva Palanka peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kriva Palanka?

Kriva Palanka sits at 42.2°N, 22.3°E, 742 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Kratovo, 19 km away.

KratovoKyustendilKochaniVinicaStaro NagoričaneDelcevoKumanovoŠtip

Topography around Kriva Palanka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kriva Palanka has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,545 m.

The land around Kriva Palanka is covered by trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
692 m
16 km
1,782 m
80 km
2,545 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Kratovo 19 km · Kyustendil 31 km · Kochani 32 km · Vinica 39 km · Staro Nagoričane 42 km · Delcevo 44 km · Kumanovo 52 km · Štip 52 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 Kriva Palanka (42.202°, 22.3339°, elevation 742 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).