Považská Bystrica weather in April

In April, Považská Bystrica sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Považská Bystrica's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Považská Bystrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:03 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Považská Bystrica is town in Slovakia.

Density
414/km²
people per km²
Founded
1316

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Považská Bystrica reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2111
3111
4112
5112
6112
7122
8122
9122
10122
11123
12123
13133
14133
15133
16133
17143
18144
19144
20144
21154
22155
23155
24155
25165
26165
27166
28166
29166
30176

How April really feels in Považská Bystrica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Považská Bystrica weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°5310.98.28.50.0
Feb / -4°5010.27.79.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.24.811.61.0
Apr13° / 5610.61.613.43.7
May18° / 8513.90155.3
Jun21° / 11°9013.5015.95.9
Jul23° / 13°9914015.66.3
Aug23° / 13°7811.5014.26.7
Sep18° / 7411012.45.6
Oct12° / 60100.710.53.3
Nov / 5710.63.88.90.7
Dec / -3°5611.17.48.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
63961
73862
83862
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143862
153862
164060
174060
184258
194357
204555
214555
224654
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244654
254753
264753
274654
284654
294654
304654

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Považská Bystrica gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13411
23410
33410
4349
5359
6359
7368
8368
9378
10388
11387
12387
13387
14386
15386
16386
17375
18375
19375
20364
21364
22363
23363
24352
25352
26362
27361
28361
29371
30371

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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8100
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10100
11100
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14100
15100
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17100
18100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 10 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 5:35 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:356:07
212.65:336:09
312.75:306:10
412.75:286:12
512.85:266:13
612.95:246:15
712.95:226:16
813.05:206:18
913.05:176:20
1013.15:156:21
1113.25:136:23
1213.25:116:24
1313.35:096:26
1413.35:076:27
1513.45:056:29
1613.55:036:30
1713.55:016:32
1813.64:596:33
1913.64:576:35
2013.74:556:36
2113.84:536:38
2213.84:516:39
2313.94:496:41
2413.94:476:42
2514.04:456:44
2614.04:436:46
2714.14:416:47
2814.24:396:49
2914.24:386:50
3014.34:366:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Považská Bystrica?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Považská Bystrica.

What to pack for Považská Bystrica in April

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

In April, Považská Bystrica sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Považská Bystrica in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Považská Bystrica peaks around July 11 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Považská Bystrica in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Považská Bystrica is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1815 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Považská Bystrica?

Považská Bystrica sits at 49.1°N, 18.4°E, 280 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Púchov, 7.0 km away.

ŽilinaDubnica nad VáhomMartinTrenčínVsetínBojnice

Topography around Považská Bystrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Považská Bystrica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,781 m.

The land around Považská Bystrica is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
792 m
80 km
1,781 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Púchov 7.0 km · Rajecke Teplice 19 km · Žilina 26 km · Dubnica nad Váhom 26 km · Martin 37 km · Trenčín 37 km · Vsetín 39 km · Bojnice 39 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 Považská Bystrica (49.1215°, 18.4217°, elevation 280 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).