Sighetu Marmaţiei weather in April

In April, Sighetu Marmaţiei sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 16°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sighetu Marmaţiei's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sighetu Marmaţiei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Sighetu Marmaţiei is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Founded
1326

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 10°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sighetu Marmaţiei reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Sighetu Marmaţiei

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sighetu Marmaţiei 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-1° / -7°8013.212.28.60.0
Feb / -6°7912.610.89.90.0
Mar / -3°9312.8711.60.6
Apr13° / 8813.32.413.43.3
May18° / 122160.114.95.0
Jun21° / 11°12416.4015.75.5
Jul23° / 12°12916.3015.45.9
Aug23° / 11°9812.3014.16.6
Sep18° / 10211.9012.45.4
Oct12° / 10512.11.310.63.2
Nov / -1°8411.86.190.7
Dec / -5°9513.1118.30.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53664
63664
73565
83565
93565
103367
113367
123367
133565
143565
153565
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304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sighetu Marmaţiei gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14215
24314
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54412
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22446
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28422
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30431

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.

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Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

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

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:136:45
212.66:116:46
312.66:096:48
412.76:076:49
512.86:056:51
612.86:036:52
712.96:016:53
812.95:596:55
913.05:576:56
1013.15:556:58
1113.15:536:59
1213.25:517:01
1313.25:497:02
1413.35:477:04
1513.35:457:05
1613.45:437:07
1713.55:417:08
1813.55:397:09
1913.65:377:11
2013.65:357:12
2113.75:337:14
2213.75:317:15
2313.85:297:17
2413.85:277:18
2513.95:267:20
2614.05:247:21
2714.05:227:23
2814.15:207:24
2914.15:187:25
3014.25:177:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sighetu Marmaţiei?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sighetu Marmaţiei.

What to pack for Sighetu Marmaţiei in April

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

In April, Sighetu Marmaţiei sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sighetu Marmaţiei in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sighetu Marmaţiei 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 December 22 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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sighetu Marmaţiei?

Sighetu Marmaţiei sits at 47.9°N, 23.9°E, 270 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Rakhiv, 27 km away.

Vişeu de SusKhustBorşaVynohradivSatu Mare

Topography around Sighetu Marmaţiei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sighetu Marmaţiei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 996 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,159 m.

The land around Sighetu Marmaţiei is covered by trees (39%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
996 m
80 km
2,159 m
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April weather nearby: Rakhiv 27 km · Baia Sprie 33 km · Baia Mare 39 km · Vişeu de Sus 48 km · Khust 51 km · Borşa 66 km · Vynohradiv 67 km · Satu Mare 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
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 Sighetu Marmaţiei (47.932°, 23.886°, elevation 270 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).