Cluj-Napoca weather in April

In April, Cluj-Napoca sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°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 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 Cluj-Napoca's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cluj-Napoca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 68 mm; 12.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:46 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Cluj-Napoca is city and seat of Cluj County in northwestern Romania.

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 17.8 µg/m³ · 2017
Density: 1,597/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1213

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Cluj-Napoca 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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	13	2
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	16	5
25	16	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6

How April really feels in Cluj-Napoca

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Cluj-Napoca weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -6°	34	8	6.5	8.8	0.0
Feb	3° / -5°	35	9.2	5.8	10	0.0
Mar	8° / -1°	49	10	3.8	11.6	1.5
Apr	14° / 4°	68	12.6	1.3	13.3	3.9
May	19° / 8°	89	15.9	0	14.8	5.3
Jun	22° / 12°	107	16	0	15.6	5.8
Jul	24° / 13°	102	15.6	0	15.3	6.2
Aug	25° / 13°	84	12.4	0	14	6.8
Sep	20° / 9°	71	10.3	0	12.4	6.2
Oct	14° / 4°	56	9	0.6	10.6	4.3
Nov	8° / 0°	42	8.6	3	9.2	1.2
Dec	2° / -4°	43	8.8	5.6	8.4	0.0

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 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	43	42	42	42	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	40	41	41	44	44	45	46	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	47
Cloudier (%)	57	58	58	58	59	58	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	60	59	59	56	56	55	54	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Cluj-Napoca gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Snow chance (%)	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	7
2	36	7
3	36	6
4	37	6
5	38	6
6	39	6
7	40	5
8	41	6
9	42	6
10	43	6
11	44	6
12	45	6
13	45	6
14	46	6
15	46	6
16	46	6
17	46	6
18	45	5
19	45	5
20	45	5
21	44	4
22	44	4
23	44	4
24	43	3
25	43	3
26	43	2
27	43	2
28	43	2
29	43	1
30	43	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 8 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

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 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:21
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:15	6:45
2	12.6	6:13	6:47
3	12.6	6:11	6:48
4	12.7	6:09	6:49
5	12.7	6:07	6:51
6	12.8	6:05	6:52
7	12.8	6:03	6:54
8	12.9	6:01	6:55
9	13.0	5:59	6:56
10	13.0	5:57	6:58
11	13.1	5:55	6:59
12	13.1	5:53	7:00
13	13.2	5:51	7:02
14	13.2	5:49	7:03
15	13.3	5:48	7:05
16	13.3	5:46	7:06
17	13.4	5:44	7:07
18	13.4	5:42	7:09
19	13.5	5:40	7:10
20	13.6	5:38	7:12
21	13.6	5:36	7:13
22	13.7	5:34	7:14
23	13.7	5:33	7:16
24	13.8	5:31	7:17
25	13.8	5:29	7:18
26	13.9	5:27	7:20
27	13.9	5:26	7:21
28	14.0	5:24	7:23
29	14.0	5:22	7:24
30	14.1	5:21	7:25

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cluj-Napoca?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cluj-Napoca.

What to pack for Cluj-Napoca in April

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

In April, Cluj-Napoca sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Cluj-Napoca 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 Cluj-Napoca peaks around July 15 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 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	7	6	8	8	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Cluj-Napoca 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 Cluj-Napoca is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Cluj-Napoca's WHO annual average of 17.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	17	22	24	22	22	21	19	15	12	13	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cluj-Napoca?

Cluj-Napoca sits at 46.8°N, 23.6°E, 352 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Turda, 26 km away.

Topography around Cluj-Napoca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cluj-Napoca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,669 m.

The land around Cluj-Napoca is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (35%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

202 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

546 m

grassland 45%

80 km

1,669 m

trees 43%

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← March Cluj-Napoca year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Turda 26 km · Câmpia Turzii 32 km · Gherla 38 km · Ocna Mureş 47 km · Dej 47 km · Luduş 50 km · Aiud 52 km · Zalău 64 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

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 Cluj-Napoca (46.7667°, 23.6°, elevation 352 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	13	2
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	16	5
25	16	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	7
2	36	7
3	36	6
4	37	6
5	38	6
6	39	6
7	40	5
8	41	6
9	42	6
10	43	6
11	44	6
12	45	6
13	45	6
14	46	6
15	46	6
16	46	6
17	46	6
18	45	5
19	45	5
20	45	5
21	44	4
22	44	4
23	44	4
24	43	3
25	43	3
26	43	2
27	43	2
28	43	2
29	43	1
30	43	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	13	2
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	16	5
25	16	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	7
2	36	7
3	36	6
4	37	6
5	38	6
6	39	6
7	40	5
8	41	6
9	42	6
10	43	6
11	44	6
12	45	6
13	45	6
14	46	6
15	46	6
16	46	6
17	46	6
18	45	5
19	45	5
20	45	5
21	44	4
22	44	4
23	44	4
24	43	3
25	43	3
26	43	2
27	43	2
28	43	2
29	43	1
30	43	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	13	2
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	16	5
23	16	5
24	16	5
25	16	6
26	17	6
27	17	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	7
2	36	7
3	36	6
4	37	6
5	38	6
6	39	6
7	40	5
8	41	6
9	42	6
10	43	6
11	44	6
12	45	6
13	45	6
14	46	6
15	46	6
16	46	6
17	46	6
18	45	5
19	45	5
20	45	5
21	44	4
22	44	4
23	44	4
24	43	3
25	43	3
26	43	2
27	43	2
28	43	2
29	43	1
30	43	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100