Akçapınar weather in April

In April, Akçapınar sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Akçapınar's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akçapınar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
4:54 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Akçapınar is village in Çemişgezek, Tunceli, eastern Turkey.

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 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Akçapınar reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2133
3133
4133
5143
6143
7143
8143
9154
10154
11154
12154
13154
14164
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21175
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24186
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26186
27186
28187
29187
30197

How April really feels in Akçapınar

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.

Akçapınar weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°729.78.79.60.0
Feb / -3°619.4810.50.2
Mar10° / 7310.95.711.72.1
Apr16° / 7312.11.5134.8
May22° / 10°569.7014.17.0
Jun29° / 15°103014.76.9
Jul33° / 19°30.9014.54.5
Aug33° / 19°10.3013.54.6
Sep28° / 14°91.7012.37.6
Oct21° / 405.90.1117.5
Nov12° / 566.82.49.93.4
Dec / -1°699.87.29.30.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
55149
65149
75248
85248
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
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155545
165545
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305644

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Akçapınar gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13910
23910
3409
4409
5408
6408
7408
8407
9407
10397
11396
12406
13406
14405
15415
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26412
27402
28402
29401
30401

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
6100
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8100
9100
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11100
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14100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:175:40
212.45:165:41
312.55:145:42
412.55:135:43
512.65:115:44
612.65:095:45
712.65:085:46
812.75:065:47
912.75:055:48
1012.85:035:49
1112.85:025:50
1212.85:005:51
1312.94:595:52
1412.94:575:53
1513.04:555:54
1613.04:545:55
1713.14:525:56
1813.14:515:57
1913.14:505:58
2013.24:485:59
2113.24:476:00
2213.34:456:01
2313.34:446:02
2413.34:426:03
2513.44:416:04
2613.44:406:05
2713.54:386:06
2813.54:376:07
2913.54:366:08
3013.64:346:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Akçapınar?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Akçapınar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Akçapınar in April

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

In April, Akçapınar sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Akçapınar in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akçapınar peaks around August 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateAug 11UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Akçapınar 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 Akçapınar is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1322 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Akçapınar?

Akçapınar sits at 38.9°N, 38.9°E, 874 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Elazığ, 39 km away.

KarakoçanYakıncaErzincan

Topography around Akçapınar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akçapınar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 890 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,658 m.

The land around Akçapınar is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (48%), water (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
928 m
80 km
2,658 m
treesgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Elazığ 39 km · Baskil 43 km · Tunceli 55 km · Kovancılar 84 km · Malatya 86 km · Karakoçan 94 km · Yakınca 94 km · Erzincan 100 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

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 Akçapınar (38.9473°, 38.9423°, elevation 874 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).