Başakşehir weather in April

In April, Başakşehir sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Başakşehir's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Başakşehir's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 39 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:32 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 7th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

← March Başakşehir year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Başakşehir reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	14	9
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	12
29	16	12
30	16	12

Başakşehir weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 6°	70	11.2	1.8	9.4	1.5
Feb	9° / 5°	60	10.1	1.9	10.4	1.6
Mar	10° / 7°	63	9.5	0.6	11.7	2.5
Apr	14° / 10°	39	6.9	0	13.1	4.5
May	19° / 15°	29	5.9	0	14.3	6.9
Jun	24° / 19°	25	4.5	0	14.9	8.3
Jul	27° / 22°	16	2.7	0	14.7	8.5
Aug	27° / 22°	13	2.4	0	13.6	8.4
Sep	24° / 19°	37	5.3	0	12.3	8.1
Oct	19° / 16°	65	7.3	0	10.9	6.6
Nov	14° / 11°	61	8.6	0	9.7	4.4
Dec	10° / 8°	84	12	1	9.1	2.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	52	53	53	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	50	49	48	47	48	47	47	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Başakşehir gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	96	95	94	92	91	89	88
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	8	9	11	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	88	12

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:11
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:57	6:22
2	12.5	5:55	6:23
3	12.5	5:54	6:24
4	12.5	5:52	6:25
5	12.6	5:50	6:26
6	12.6	5:49	6:27
7	12.7	5:47	6:28
8	12.7	5:45	6:29
9	12.8	5:44	6:30
10	12.8	5:42	6:32
11	12.9	5:40	6:33
12	12.9	5:39	6:34
13	13.0	5:37	6:35
14	13.0	5:35	6:36
15	13.1	5:34	6:37
16	13.1	5:32	6:38
17	13.1	5:31	6:39
18	13.2	5:29	6:40
19	13.2	5:27	6:41
20	13.3	5:26	6:42
21	13.3	5:24	6:43
22	13.4	5:23	6:44
23	13.4	5:21	6:46
24	13.4	5:20	6:47
25	13.5	5:18	6:48
26	13.5	5:17	6:49
27	13.6	5:15	6:50
28	13.6	5:14	6:51
29	13.7	5:13	6:52
30	13.7	5:11	6:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Başakşehir?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Başakşehir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Başakşehir in April

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

In April, Başakşehir sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Başakşehir in April

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 7 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	9	11	16	21	23	24	22	19	15	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Başakşehir 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 Başakşehir peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	7	7	9	9	9	7	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Başakşehir 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 Başakşehir is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	16	15	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Başakşehir?

Başakşehir sits at 41.1°N, 28.8°E, 155 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Sultangazi, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Başakşehir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Başakşehir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m.

The land around Başakşehir is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

177 m

artificial surfaces 48%

16 km

249 m

artificial surfaces 39%

80 km

963 m

water 58%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Başakşehir year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Sultangazi 6.0 km · Bağcılar 9.0 km · Arnavutköy 10 km · Esenler 10 km · Bahçelievler 13 km · Küçükçekmece 13 km · Esenyurt 13 km · Merter Keresteciler 13 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

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 Başakşehir (41.106°, 28.791°, elevation 155 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	14	9
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	12
29	16	12
30	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	88	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	14	9
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	12
29	16	12
30	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	88	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	14	9
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	14	10
15	14	10
16	14	10
17	14	10
18	14	10
19	15	10
20	15	10
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	12
29	16	12
30	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	88	12