Poprad weather in April

In April, Poprad sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Poprad's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poprad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:55 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Poprad is city in Slovakia.

Density
778/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Poprad reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
39-1
490
590
690
790
890
9100
10100
11101
12101
13101
14111
15111
16111
17112
18122
19122
20122
21122
22133
23133
24133
25133
26144
27144
28144
29144
30154

How April really feels in Poprad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Poprad weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -8°338.288.50.0
Feb / -7°3898.69.80.0
Mar / -3°449.7711.60.3
Apr11° / 6412.53.113.42.6
May16° / 9415.30.3154.3
Jun19° / 10415.2015.95.3
Jul21° / 11°11715.6015.65.6
Aug21° / 11°9513014.26.1
Sep16° / 6810.7012.44.9
Oct11° / 589.51.410.52.6
Nov / -1°4594.68.90.3
Dec-1° / -6°379.188.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33664
43565
53664
63565
73466
83466
93367
103367
113268
123367
133367
143466
153466
163565
173664
183664
193862
203862
213961
223961
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
283961
293961
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Poprad gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13517
23617
33717
43816
53916
64016
74115
84215
94314
104414
114414
124513
134513
144413
154412
164411
174311
184310
19439
20428
21428
22427
23416
24415
25415
26414
27423
28423
29432
30432

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 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:276:00
212.65:256:01
312.75:236:03
412.75:216:04
512.85:196:06
612.85:166:07
712.95:146:09
813.05:126:10
913.05:106:12
1013.15:086:13
1113.25:066:15
1213.25:046:17
1313.35:026:18
1413.35:006:20
1513.44:576:21
1613.54:556:23
1713.54:536:24
1813.64:516:26
1913.64:496:27
2013.74:476:29
2113.74:456:30
2213.84:436:32
2313.94:416:33
2413.94:406:35
2514.04:386:36
2614.04:366:38
2714.14:346:39
2814.14:326:41
2914.24:306:42
3014.34:286:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Poprad

In seasonPeak

In April, Poprad sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Poprad's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Poprad?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poprad.

What to pack for Poprad in April

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

In April, Poprad sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Poprad 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 Poprad peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Poprad?

Poprad sits at 49.1°N, 20.3°E, 668 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Kežmarok, 13 km away.

ZakopaneStará ĽubovňaRožňavaLiptovský MikulášNowy Targ

Topography around Poprad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poprad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 686 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,014 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,421 m.

The land around Poprad is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
2,014 m
80 km
2,421 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesmoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Kežmarok 13 km · Levoča 22 km · Spišská Nová Ves 23 km · Zakopane 37 km · Stará Ľubovňa 39 km · Rožňava 48 km · Liptovský Mikuláš 49 km · Nowy Targ 50 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek 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 Poprad (49.0614°, 20.298°, elevation 668 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).