Baia Mare weather in April

In April, Baia Mare sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°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 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 Baia Mare's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baia Mare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:44 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Baia Mare is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.9 µg/m³ · 2017
Founded
1327

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 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Baia Mare reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2133
3133
4133
5133
6133
7134
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13145
14155
15155
16155
17155
18165
19165
20166
21166
22176
23176
24176
25177
26187
27187
28187
29187
30188

How April really feels in Baia Mare

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Baia Mare weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°7111.68.58.70.0
Feb / -4°6911.17.29.90.0
Mar / -0°8012.13.911.61.6
Apr15° / 7912.8113.34.3
May20° / 11115.9014.95.5
Jun23° / 13°12015.2015.76.0
Jul25° / 14°11915.4015.46.2
Aug25° / 14°8712014.16.7
Sep20° / 10°9111012.46.2
Oct14° / 90110.410.64.2
Nov / 7510.93.59.11.3
Dec / -3°8411.97.38.30.0

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
83961
93862
103862
113763
123763
133862
143862
153961
164060
174159
184357
194357
204654
214654
224951
234951
245050
255149
265149
275248
285248
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Baia Mare gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1408
2407
3417
4416
5426
6425
7435
8445
9455
10455
11465
12465
13464
14464
15464
16454
17454
18453
19443
20443
21433
22432
23422
24422
25421
26421
27421
28421
29430
30430

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
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:15 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:156:46
212.66:136:47
312.66:116:49
412.76:096:50
512.76:076:52
612.86:056:53
712.96:036:54
812.96:006:56
913.05:586:57
1013.05:566:59
1113.15:547:00
1213.25:527:02
1313.25:507:03
1413.35:487:05
1513.35:467:06
1613.45:447:07
1713.45:437:09
1813.55:417:10
1913.65:397:12
2013.65:377:13
2113.75:357:15
2213.75:337:16
2313.85:317:17
2413.85:297:19
2513.95:277:20
2613.95:267:22
2714.05:247:23
2814.05:227:25
2914.15:207:26
3014.15:197:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Baia Mare?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Baia Mare for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baia Mare in April

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

In April, Baia Mare sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Baia Mare 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 Baia Mare peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Baia Mare 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 Baia Mare is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Baia Mare's WHO annual average of 16.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1321 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baia Mare?

Baia Mare sits at 47.7°N, 23.6°E, 220 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Baia Sprie, 9.0 km away.

Satu MareKhustDejZalăuVişeu de SusRakhiv

Topography around Baia Mare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baia Mare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,151 m.

The land around Baia Mare is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
1,167 m
80 km
2,151 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Baia Sprie 9.0 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 39 km · Satu Mare 55 km · Khust 61 km · Dej 61 km · Zalău 64 km · Vişeu de Sus 65 km · Rakhiv 65 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 Baia Mare (47.6573°, 23.5681°, elevation 220 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).