Bacău weather in April

In April, Bacău sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°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 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bacău's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bacău's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:33 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Bacău is locality in Bacău County, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.9 µg/m³ · 2010

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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bacău reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
1133
2133
3133
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9145
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16166
17166
18166
19166
20176
21176
22177
23177
24187
25187
26187
27197
28198
29198
30198

How April really feels in Bacău

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bacău weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°305.85.48.80.0
Feb / -4°286.34.6100.1
Mar / 398.12.711.62.0
Apr16° / 4890.413.35.0
May22° / 11°6410.1014.86.6
Jun25° / 15°8110.3015.66.8
Jul27° / 16°708.7015.26.8
Aug27° / 16°446.30147.2
Sep22° / 11°466.4012.47.3
Oct15° / 4460.110.75.2
Nov / 355.729.21.6
Dec / -4°366.74.48.40.0

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 (%)
14060
23961
33961
43862
53862
63862
73763
83664
93763
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
153763
163961
173961
184159
194159
204357
214456
224654
234654
244753
254852
264951
274951
284951
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bacău gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1294
2293
3293
4292
5302
6302
7302
8302
9312
10312
11322
12322
13322
14322
15332
16332
17322
18322
19322
20311
21311
22301
23301
24291
25281
26281
27271
28271
29270
30270

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
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:026:32
212.66:006:33
312.65:586:35
412.75:566:36
512.75:546:37
612.85:526:39
712.85:506:40
812.95:486:42
912.95:466:43
1013.05:446:44
1113.15:426:46
1213.15:406:47
1313.25:386:48
1413.25:366:50
1513.35:356:51
1613.35:336:52
1713.45:316:54
1813.45:296:55
1913.55:276:57
2013.55:256:58
2113.65:236:59
2213.75:227:01
2313.75:207:02
2413.85:187:03
2513.85:167:05
2613.95:157:06
2713.95:137:08
2814.05:117:09
2914.05:097:10
3014.15:087:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bacău?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Bacău for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bacău in April

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

In April, Bacău sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bacău in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bacău peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bacău 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 Bacău is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bacău's WHO annual average of 12.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bacău?

Bacău sits at 46.6°N, 26.9°E, 165 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Buhuşi, 23 km away.

AdjudPiatra NeamţVasluiBârlad

Topography around Bacău

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bacău has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,614 m.

The land around Bacău is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
1,614 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Buhuşi 23 km · Moineşti 34 km · Roman 39 km · Comăneşti 40 km · Adjud 56 km · Piatra Neamţ 59 km · Vaslui 63 km · Bârlad 69 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

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 Bacău (46.5672°, 26.9138°, elevation 165 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).