Bulanık weather in April

In April, Bulanık sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 16.5 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 10°C in the first days to 15°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 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 Bulanık's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulanık's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
4:40 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bulanık reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 18°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)
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8121
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30154

How April really feels in Bulanık

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bulanık 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 / -9°488.49.19.60.0
Feb / -7°549.59.210.50.0
Mar / -3°7813.2911.70.7
Apr13° / 9616.52.8133.0
May18° / 8816.1014.15.3
Jun25° / 11°337014.77.8
Jul29° / 15°123.1014.56.9
Aug30° / 15°51.5013.56.9
Sep25° / 11°132.9012.38.6
Oct17° / 447.70.3116.2
Nov / -0°497.23.29.91.8
Dec / -5°5387.49.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44357
54456
64555
74555
84654
94654
104654
114654
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274555
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294555
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bulanık gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 16.5 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 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15120
25219
35217
45316
55315
65314
75413
85413
95412
105411
115411
125410
135410
14549
15549
16559
17559
18558
19558
20558
21557
22567
23566
24576
25576
26575
27585
28584
29583
30593

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 (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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 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 5:04 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:045:27
212.45:035:28
312.55:015:29
412.54:595:30
512.64:585:31
612.64:565:32
712.64:545:33
812.74:535:34
912.74:515:35
1012.84:505:36
1112.84:485:37
1212.94:475:38
1312.94:455:39
1412.94:445:40
1513.04:425:41
1613.04:405:42
1713.14:395:43
1813.14:385:44
1913.14:365:45
2013.24:355:46
2113.24:335:47
2213.34:325:48
2313.34:305:49
2413.34:295:50
2513.44:285:51
2613.44:265:52
2713.54:255:53
2813.54:235:54
2913.54:225:55
3013.64:215:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
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265.8Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bulanık

In seasonPeak

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

Bulanık's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Bulanık?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bulanık.

What to pack for Bulanık in April

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

In April, Bulanık sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Bulanık 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 Bulanık peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bulanık 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 Bulanık is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1025 µg/m³Dec 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bulanık?

Bulanık sits at 39.1°N, 42.3°E, 1,536 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Malazgirt, 24 km away.

Topography around Bulanık

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulanık has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 1,520 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,283 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,837 m.

The land around Bulanık is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
1,283 m
80 km
2,837 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Malazgirt 24 km · Karaçoban 32 km · Ahlat 42 km · Adilcevaz 51 km · Patnos 53 km · Hınıs 58 km · Güroymak 61 km · Tatvan 66 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 Bulanık (39.0866°, 42.2716°, elevation 1,536 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).