Szczytno weather in April

In April, Szczytno sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Szczytno's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szczytno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:45 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Szczytno is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
2,368/km²
people per km²
Founded
1359

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 9°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Szczytno reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°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)
191
291
391
4101
5101
6102
7102
8102
9112
10112
11112
12112
13123
14123
15123
16123
17133
18133
19134
20144
21144
22144
23154
24155
25155
26155
27165
28165
29165
30166

How April really feels in Szczytno

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Szczytno weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -4°4110.36.67.80.0
Feb / -4°368.95.69.40.0
Mar / -1°4110.13.611.50.5
Apr12° / 439.51.213.73.4
May18° / 6512.60.115.65.5
Jun21° / 11°7211.9016.76.0
Jul23° / 13°8613.4016.36.3
Aug23° / 13°6511.3014.66.5
Sep18° / 579.7012.55.5
Oct11° / 489.50.510.32.9
Nov / 399.62.58.30.3
Dec / -3°439.85.57.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143862
153961
164060
174159
184357
194456
204456
214654
224753
234753
244852
254852
264852
274852
284852
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Szczytno gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1328
2328
3328
4338
5338
6347
7347
8347
9356
10356
11356
12355
13355
14344
15344
16334
17323
18323
19312
20312
21302
22302
23301
24291
25291
26291
27291
28301
29301
30310

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 13 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
1713light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 4:13 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:226:00
212.75:196:02
312.85:176:04
412.95:146:05
512.95:126:07
613.05:096:09
713.15:076:11
813.15:046:13
913.25:026:15
1013.34:596:17
1113.44:576:18
1213.44:546:20
1313.54:526:22
1413.64:506:24
1513.64:476:26
1613.74:456:28
1713.84:436:29
1813.94:406:31
1913.94:386:33
2014.04:366:35
2114.14:336:37
2214.14:316:39
2314.24:296:41
2414.34:266:42
2514.34:246:44
2614.44:226:46
2714.54:206:48
2814.54:186:50
2914.64:156:52
3014.74:136:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Szczytno?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Szczytno.

What to pack for Szczytno in April

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

In April, Szczytno sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Szczytno 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 Szczytno peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szczytno?

Szczytno sits at 53.6°N, 21.0°E, 144 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Mrągowo, 40 km away.

MrągowoOlsztynPiszPrzasnyszKętrzynMławaDziałdowoOstrołęka

Topography around Szczytno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szczytno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Szczytno is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Mrągowo 40 km · Olsztyn 41 km · Pisz 55 km · Przasnysz 61 km · Kętrzyn 63 km · Mława 64 km · Działdowo 65 km · Ostrołęka 66 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 Szczytno (53.5626°, 20.9875°, elevation 144 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).