Craiova weather in April

In April, Craiova sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Craiova's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Craiova's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 50 mm; 8.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:48 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Craiova is locality in Dolj County, Romania.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 31.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded: 1475

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Craiova reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°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)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11

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

How April really feels in Craiova

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Craiova 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -3°	38	6.8	3.9	9.1	0.0
Feb	6° / -1°	33	6.3	3.3	10.2	0.7
Mar	12° / 3°	45	7.9	1.8	11.6	3.6
Apr	19° / 8°	50	8.3	0.1	13.2	6.1
May	24° / 13°	59	10.4	0	14.5	6.9
Jun	29° / 17°	68	10.6	0	15.3	5.8
Jul	31° / 19°	64	8.2	0	15	5.0
Aug	31° / 19°	42	6.5	0	13.8	5.2
Sep	25° / 14°	49	6.1	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	18° / 9°	45	6.8	0	10.8	6.2
Nov	10° / 4°	42	7	1.2	9.4	2.6
Dec	4° / -2°	42	7.1	2.9	8.7	0.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 50%.

	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 (%)	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	51	52	53	54	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	54
Cloudier (%)	51	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	47	46	45	45	45	45	45	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Craiova gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	2
2	27	2
3	27	2
4	27	1
5	27	1
6	27	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	30	1
12	31	1
13	31	1
14	32	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	32	1
18	32	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	30	0
22	29	0
23	28	0
24	28	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

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 98% 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	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

Wind in April

Winds average 11 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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:19 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	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:25
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:16	6:43
2	12.5	6:14	6:44
3	12.6	6:12	6:46
4	12.6	6:10	6:47
5	12.7	6:08	6:48
6	12.7	6:06	6:49
7	12.8	6:04	6:51
8	12.8	6:03	6:52
9	12.9	6:01	6:53
10	12.9	5:59	6:54
11	13.0	5:57	6:56
12	13.0	5:55	6:57
13	13.1	5:53	6:58
14	13.1	5:52	6:59
15	13.2	5:50	7:01
16	13.2	5:48	7:02
17	13.3	5:46	7:03
18	13.3	5:45	7:04
19	13.4	5:43	7:06
20	13.4	5:41	7:07
21	13.5	5:40	7:08
22	13.5	5:38	7:09
23	13.6	5:36	7:11
24	13.6	5:35	7:12
25	13.7	5:33	7:13
26	13.7	5:31	7:14
27	13.8	5:30	7:16
28	13.8	5:28	7:17
29	13.9	5:27	7:18
30	13.9	5:25	7:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.04 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)	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Craiova?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Craiova for sightseeing.

What to pack for Craiova in April

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

In April, Craiova sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Craiova in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Craiova 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 December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Craiova 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 Craiova is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	16	15	14	15	15	13	12	11	11	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Craiova?

Craiova sits at 44.3°N, 23.8°E, 105 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Balş, 24 km away.

Topography around Craiova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Craiova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m.

The land around Craiova is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

67 m

artificial surfaces 69%

16 km

174 m

cropland 54%

80 km

561 m

cropland 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

April weather nearby: Balş 24 km · Filiaşi 34 km · Slatina 47 km · Băileşti 49 km · Caracal 49 km · Drăgăşani 52 km · Lom 70 km · Calafat 78 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 Craiova (44.3167°, 23.8°, elevation 105 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	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	17	6
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	18	7
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	19	8
17	19	8
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	2
2	27	2
3	27	2
4	27	1
5	27	1
6	27	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	30	1
12	31	1
13	31	1
14	32	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	32	1
18	32	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	30	0
22	29	0
23	28	0
24	28	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	2
2	27	2
3	27	2
4	27	1
5	27	1
6	27	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	30	1
12	31	1
13	31	1
14	32	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	32	1
18	32	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	30	0
22	29	0
23	28	0
24	28	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	2
2	27	2
3	27	2
4	27	1
5	27	1
6	27	1
7	28	1
8	28	1
9	29	1
10	29	1
11	30	1
12	31	1
13	31	1
14	32	1
15	32	1
16	32	1
17	32	1
18	32	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	30	0
22	29	0
23	28	0
24	28	0
25	27	0
26	27	0
27	27	0
28	27	0
29	27	0
30	27	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6