Zgorzelec weather in April

In April, Zgorzelec sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 26% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zgorzelec's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zgorzelec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:13 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Zgorzelec is town and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,094/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 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zgorzelec reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3113
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15144
16144
17145
18145
19155
20155
21155
22156
23166
24166
25166
26166
27177
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Zgorzelec

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zgorzelec weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5512.56.28.20.0
Feb / -2°4410.25.19.60.0
Mar / 5612.23.811.51.3
Apr14° / 409.10.813.54.0
May19° / 6212015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°6712.3016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°8312.7015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°7310.7014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°6010.3012.45.8
Oct13° / 5110.40.110.43.6
Nov / 4910.62.18.71.0
Dec / -1°5311.94.97.70.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113763
123862
133862
143862
154060
164060
174258
184258
194357
204456
214456
224555
234555
244555
254456
264555
274456
284258
294258
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Zgorzelec gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in April, the driest month. 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1326
2326
3326
4325
5325
6325
7325
8325
9334
10334
11334
12334
13334
14333
15323
16323
17313
18312
19312
20312
21302
22301
23301
24301
25301
26311
27310
28320
29330
30340

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 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:476:22
212.65:456:24
312.75:426:25
412.85:406:27
512.85:386:29
612.95:366:30
713.05:336:32
813.05:316:34
913.15:296:36
1013.25:276:37
1113.25:246:39
1213.35:226:41
1313.45:206:42
1413.45:186:44
1513.55:156:46
1613.65:136:47
1713.65:116:49
1813.75:096:51
1913.85:076:52
2013.85:056:54
2113.95:026:56
2213.95:006:57
2314.04:586:59
2414.14:567:01
2514.14:547:02
2614.24:527:04
2714.34:507:06
2814.34:487:07
2914.44:467:09
3014.44:447:10

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Zgorzelec?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Zgorzelec for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zgorzelec in April

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

In April, Zgorzelec sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zgorzelec 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 Zgorzelec peaks around June 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zgorzelec in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zgorzelec is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zgorzelec's WHO annual average of 17.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1620 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zgorzelec?

Zgorzelec sits at 51.1°N, 15.0°E, 216 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Görlitz, 2.0 km away.

BautzenBolesławiecLiberec

Topography around Zgorzelec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zgorzelec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m.

The land around Zgorzelec is covered by trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
1,573 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Görlitz 2.0 km · Lubań 20 km · Löbau 24 km · Bogatynia 27 km · Zittau 31 km · Bautzen 40 km · Bolesławiec 41 km · Liberec 43 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 Zgorzelec (51.1494°, 15.0084°, elevation 216 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).