Zvolen weather in April

In April, Zvolen sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°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 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zvolen's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zvolen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:01 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Zvolen is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
404/km²
people per km²
Founded
1135

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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zvolen reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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28175
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30176

How April really feels in Zvolen

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.

Zvolen weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°469.27.18.50.0
Feb / -5°469.26.59.80.0
Mar / -1°539.83.411.61.2
Apr14° / 6210.70.613.43.9
May18° / 99140155.4
Jun22° / 11°10614.2015.85.9
Jul24° / 12°10313.6015.56.4
Aug23° / 12°8811.3014.16.8
Sep18° / 7210012.45.8
Oct12° / 6510.40.410.63.4
Nov / 6210.52.790.7
Dec / -4°519.66.18.20.0

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 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54258
64258
74159
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Zvolen gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1326
2325
3324
4324
5333
6333
7343
8343
9352
10352
11362
12362
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30410

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:326:04
212.65:306:06
312.75:286:07
412.75:266:09
512.85:246:10
612.85:216:12
712.95:196:13
813.05:176:15
913.05:156:16
1013.15:136:18
1113.15:116:19
1213.25:096:20
1313.35:076:22
1413.35:056:23
1513.45:036:25
1613.45:016:26
1713.54:596:28
1813.54:576:29
1913.64:556:31
2013.74:536:32
2113.74:516:34
2213.84:496:35
2313.84:476:37
2413.94:456:38
2513.94:436:40
2614.04:416:41
2714.14:406:43
2814.14:386:44
2914.24:366:46
3014.24:346:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Zvolen?

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

3.9
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 Zvolen.

What to pack for Zvolen in April

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

In April, Zvolen sees daytime highs around 14°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 Zvolen 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 Zvolen peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zvolen 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 Zvolen is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zvolen's WHO annual average of 14.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1918 µg/m³Dec 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zvolen?

Zvolen sits at 48.6°N, 19.2°E, 297 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Banská Bystrica, 18 km away.

HandlováBreznoPrievidzaLučenecBojniceLevice

Topography around Zvolen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zvolen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m around an average of 341 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Zvolen is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
302 m
16 km
816 m
80 km
2,041 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Banská Bystrica 18 km · Žiar nad Hronom 22 km · Handlová 34 km · Brezno 44 km · Prievidza 45 km · Lučenec 46 km · Bojnice 48 km · Levice 57 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 Zvolen (48.5744°, 19.1532°, elevation 297 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).