Zlatibor weather in April

In April, Zlatibor sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 14 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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Zlatibor's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zlatibor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
89 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:05 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Zlatibor is Serbian settlement.

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 Zlatibor 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 7°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2132
3132
4132
5132
6132
7133
8133
9143
10143
11143
12143
13144
14144
15144
16154
17154
18154
19154
20155
21165
22165
23165
24165
25175
26176
27176
28176
29176
30186

How April really feels in Zlatibor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zlatibor 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 / -5°6111.79.19.10.0
Feb / -4°6111.18.710.20.2
Mar / -1°79137.111.61.9
Apr15° / 89142.513.24.0
May19° / 11215.20.114.55.4
Jun23° / 12°9714.8015.26.1
Jul25° / 13°8912.7014.96.7
Aug25° / 13°7011.9013.86.8
Sep21° / 10°7310.8012.36.3
Oct16° / 649.1110.85.0
Nov10° / 619.93.79.52.2
Dec / -4°6811.68.38.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74357
84258
94159
104060
114060
123961
133961
143961
154159
164159
174159
184159
194258
204258
214258
224357
234357
244357
254357
264357
274357
284357
294357
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Zlatibor gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14113
24113
34212
44312
54412
64512
74612
84712
94812
104912
114912
125012
135011
145011
155011
165010
17499
18499
19498
20487
21487
22476
23475
24474
25474
26473
27473
28472
29472
30471

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
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
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 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 5:32 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:325:59
212.55:316:01
312.65:296:02
412.65:276:03
512.75:256:04
612.75:236:05
712.85:216:07
812.85:206:08
912.95:186:09
1012.95:166:10
1113.05:146:11
1213.05:126:13
1313.15:116:14
1413.15:096:15
1513.25:076:16
1613.25:056:18
1713.35:046:19
1813.35:026:20
1913.45:006:21
2013.44:586:22
2113.44:576:24
2213.54:556:25
2313.54:546:26
2413.64:526:27
2513.64:506:28
2613.74:496:30
2713.74:476:31
2813.84:466:32
2913.84:446:33
3013.94:436:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Zlatibor?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Zlatibor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zlatibor in April

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

In April, Zlatibor sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Zlatibor 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 Zlatibor peaks around July 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zlatibor?

Zlatibor sits at 43.7°N, 19.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Užice, 19 km away.

PljevljaSrebrenicaČačakGoraždeValjevoGornji MilanovacBijelo Polje

Topography around Zlatibor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zlatibor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m around an average of 975 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,110 m.

The land around Zlatibor is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
384 m
16 km
1,041 m
80 km
2,110 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Užice 19 km · Pljevlja 50 km · Srebrenica 53 km · Čačak 55 km · Goražde 59 km · Valjevo 63 km · Gornji Milanovac 69 km · Bijelo Polje 77 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 Zlatibor (43.729°, 19.7003°, 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).