Sokobanja weather in April

In April, Sokobanja sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 29% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sokobanja's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokobanja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
4:57 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

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 Sokobanja reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3144
4144
5144
6154
7154
8154
9155
10155
11155
12155
13165
14165
15165
16166
17166
18166
19176
20176
21176
22177
23187
24187
25187
26187
27198
28198
29198
30198

How April really feels in Sokobanja

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.

Sokobanja weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°489.56.59.10.0
Feb / -3°439.26.210.20.3
Mar11° / 5810.93.911.62.5
Apr16° / 6711.70.913.24.8
May21° / 10°7112.8014.56.1
Jun25° / 14°6211.3015.26.7
Jul27° / 15°569.7014.96.8
Aug27° / 15°467.5013.87.1
Sep22° / 11°498.1012.37.1
Oct16° / 507.80.510.85.3
Nov / 508.22.49.52.1
Dec / -3°519.45.28.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74753
84753
94654
104654
114555
124555
134456
144555
154555
164555
174654
184654
194753
204753
214852
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
294951
304852

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sokobanja gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1337
2346
3346
4355
5355
6365
7375
8385
9395
10405
11415
12415
13424
14424
15434
16434
17434
18433
19433
20423
21422
22412
23402
24402
25391
26391
27391
28381
29390
30390

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 99% 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
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28964
29964
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:245:51
212.55:225:52
312.55:205:53
412.65:185:54
512.75:165:55
612.75:155:57
712.85:135:58
812.85:115:59
912.95:096:00
1012.95:076:01
1113.05:066:03
1213.05:046:04
1313.15:026:05
1413.15:006:06
1513.24:586:08
1613.24:576:09
1713.24:556:10
1813.34:536:11
1913.34:526:12
2013.44:506:14
2113.44:486:15
2213.54:476:16
2313.54:456:17
2413.64:436:18
2513.64:426:20
2613.74:406:21
2713.74:396:22
2813.84:376:23
2913.84:366:24
3013.94:346:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
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 Sokobanja?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sokobanja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sokobanja in April

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

In April, Sokobanja sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sokobanja 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 Sokobanja 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sokobanja?

Sokobanja sits at 43.6°N, 21.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Knjazevac, 32 km away.

KnjazevacNišZaječarKruševacProkupljeĆuprijaBorJagodina

Topography around Sokobanja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokobanja has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m around an average of 437 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,378 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,101 m.

The land around Sokobanja is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
685 m
16 km
1,378 m
80 km
2,101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Knjazevac 32 km · Niš 36 km · Zaječar 43 km · Kruševac 44 km · Prokuplje 51 km · Ćuprija 51 km · Bor 51 km · Jagodina 61 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 Sokobanja (43.6433°, 21.8711°, elevation 0 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).