Ploieşti weather in April

In April, Ploieşti sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Ploieşti's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ploieşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ploieşti is constituent locality of the city of Ploiești, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19.4 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1503

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ploieşti 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 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13156
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19176
20177
21177
22177
23187
24187
25187
26188
27198
28198
29198
30198

How April really feels in Ploieşti

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.

Ploieşti weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°407.1590.0
Feb / -3°366.94.110.10.3
Mar10° / 498.6311.62.5
Apr16° / 5910.30.413.24.9
May21° / 11°7713014.66.1
Jun25° / 15°8512.9015.36.4
Jul27° / 16°729.9015.16.6
Aug28° / 16°468.2013.96.8
Sep22° / 12°577.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 577.70.410.75.4
Nov / 497.31.79.42.0
Dec / -2°497.54.18.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64060
74159
84060
94060
103961
114060
124060
134060
144159
154258
164258
174456
184456
194654
204654
214951
224951
235050
245149
255248
265248
275248
285248
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Ploieşti gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1324
2334
3333
4333
5343
6342
7342
8352
9352
10362
11362
12362
13372
14372
15372
16372
17372
18372
19361
20361
21361
22351
23351
24351
25351
26350
27350
28350
29360
30360

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
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:07 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:076:35
212.56:056:36
312.66:036:37
412.66:016:39
512.75:596:40
612.75:576:41
712.85:556:42
812.85:536:44
912.95:516:45
1012.95:496:46
1113.05:486:47
1213.15:466:49
1313.15:446:50
1413.25:426:51
1513.25:406:53
1613.35:386:54
1713.35:376:55
1813.45:356:56
1913.45:336:58
2013.55:316:59
2113.55:307:00
2213.65:287:02
2313.65:267:03
2413.75:257:04
2513.75:237:05
2613.85:217:07
2713.85:207:08
2813.95:187:09
2913.95:167:10
3013.95:157:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Ploieşti?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ploieşti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ploieşti in April

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

In April, Ploieşti sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ploieşti 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 Ploieşti peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ploieşti 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 Ploieşti is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ploieşti's WHO annual average of 19.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2023 µg/m³Dec 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ploieşti?

Ploieşti sits at 45.0°N, 26.0°E, 161 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Băicoi, 16 km away.

BufteaTârgovişteSector 1

Topography around Ploieşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ploieşti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,460 m.

The land around Ploieşti is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
314 m
80 km
2,460 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Băicoi 16 km · Moreni 30 km · Câmpina 30 km · Mizil 35 km · Breaza 38 km · Buftea 44 km · Târgovişte 44 km · Sector 1 51 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 Ploieşti (44.95°, 26.0167°, elevation 161 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).