Polkowice weather in April

In April, Polkowice sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 17°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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Polkowice's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polkowice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:08 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Polkowice is city of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
908/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Polkowice 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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1112
2113
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10133
11134
12134
13134
14134
15144
16144
17145
18155
19155
20155
21155
22166
23166
24166
25176
26176
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Polkowice

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Polkowice weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°46115.28.10.0
Feb / -2°369.14.49.60.0
Mar / 5011.93.411.51.3
Apr14° / 378.80.613.54.2
May19° / 6111.5015.35.8
Jun22° / 12°6712.3016.36.2
Jul24° / 14°9012.7015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6610.7014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°559.9012.46.0
Oct13° / 479.30.210.43.7
Nov / 419.51.78.61.0
Dec / -1°4210.647.70.0

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
143961
154060
164159
174258
184357
194456
204555
214555
224654
234654
244753
254654
264654
274654
284555
294357
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Polkowice gets around 37 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1325
2325
3315
4315
5314
6314
7314
8314
9314
10313
11313
12313
13313
14312
15312
16312
17302
18302
19301
20291
21291
22291
23291
24291
25290
26290
27300
28300
29310
30320

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
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:436:18
212.75:406:20
312.75:386:21
412.85:366:23
512.95:336:25
612.95:316:27
713.05:296:28
813.15:266:30
913.15:246:32
1013.25:226:33
1113.35:206:35
1213.35:176:37
1313.45:156:38
1413.55:136:40
1513.55:116:42
1613.65:086:44
1713.75:066:45
1813.75:046:47
1913.85:026:49
2013.85:006:50
2113.94:576:52
2214.04:556:54
2314.04:536:55
2414.14:516:57
2514.24:496:59
2614.24:477:00
2714.34:457:02
2814.34:437:04
2914.44:417:05
3014.54:397:07

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Polkowice?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Polkowice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polkowice in April

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

In April, Polkowice sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Polkowice in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Polkowice peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Polkowice?

Polkowice sits at 51.5°N, 16.1°E, 179 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Lubin, 15 km away.

Nowa SólZłotoryjaBolesławiecLesznoJawor

Topography around Polkowice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polkowice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around Polkowice is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Lubin 15 km · Głogów 18 km · Legnica 33 km · Nowa Sól 41 km · Złotoryja 43 km · Bolesławiec 44 km · Leszno 51 km · Jawor 51 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 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 Polkowice (51.5039°, 16.0726°, elevation 179 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).