Pirot weather in April

In April, Pirot sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°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 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pirot's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
4:54 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Pirot is city in Serbia.

Density
33/km²
people per km²

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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Pirot reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2132
3132
4133
5133
6133
7133
8133
9143
10143
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16154
17154
18155
19155
20155
21165
22165
23165
24166
25176
26176
27176
28176
29177
30187

How April really feels in Pirot

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pirot weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°499.57.59.20.0
Feb / -4°469.67.410.20.2
Mar / -0°6511.86.111.62.0
Apr15° / 7712.71.513.14.1
May19° / 8714.30.114.45.6
Jun23° / 12°8613.4015.16.4
Jul25° / 14°7110.7014.97.0
Aug26° / 14°518.5013.87.4
Sep21° / 10°528012.37.0
Oct16° / 527.80.710.85.1
Nov / 488.23.19.52.0
Dec / -3°5610.37.48.90.0

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 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54456
64357
74357
84357
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164258
174258
184357
194357
204456
214555
224555
234753
244753
254852
264852
274852
284951
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Pirot gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 47% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13811
23810
3399
4409
5408
6418
7428
8438
9447
10457
11467
12477
13477
14476
15476
16476
17476
18465
19465
20454
21444
22444
23433
24423
25422
26412
27412
28411
29411
30411

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 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 5:21 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:215:48
212.55:195:49
312.55:175:50
412.65:165:51
512.65:145:52
612.75:125:53
712.75:105:55
812.85:085:56
912.85:075:57
1012.95:055:58
1112.95:035:59
1213.05:016:01
1313.05:006:02
1413.14:586:03
1513.14:566:04
1613.24:546:05
1713.24:536:06
1813.34:516:08
1913.34:496:09
2013.44:486:10
2113.44:466:11
2213.54:456:12
2313.54:436:14
2413.64:416:15
2513.64:406:16
2613.64:386:17
2713.74:376:18
2813.74:356:19
2913.84:346:21
3013.84:326:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Pirot?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Pirot for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pirot in April

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

In April, Pirot sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pirot 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 Pirot peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pirot?

Pirot sits at 43.2°N, 22.6°E, 371 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 45 km away.

BerkovitsaKnjazevacLeskovacNišMontanaPernikSokobanja

Topography around Pirot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,056 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Pirot is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
1,056 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Berkovitsa 45 km · Knjazevac 53 km · Leskovac 55 km · Niš 59 km · Montana 59 km · Pernik 72 km · Sofia 79 km · Sokobanja 79 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Pirot (43.1531°, 22.5861°, elevation 371 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).