Gölbaşı weather in April

In April, Gölbaşı sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Gölbaşı's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gölbaşı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:18 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Gölbaşı is town and district of the Ankara Province, Turkey.

Density
224/km²
people per km²

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gölbaşı 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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4153
5154
6154
7154
8154
9154
10164
11164
12165
13165
14165
15165
16175
17175
18175
19175
20175
21176
22176
23186
24186
25186
26186
27186
28196
29197
30197

How April really feels in Gölbaşı

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.

Gölbaşı weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°528.75.19.50.0
Feb / -2°458.74.210.40.7
Mar11° / 549.9311.72.8
Apr16° / 48100.6135.3
May22° / 479.3014.27.0
Jun26° / 13°326.6014.87.4
Jul30° / 16°82.1014.56.2
Aug31° / 16°102.5013.66.2
Sep26° / 12°132.7012.38.4
Oct20° / 285.60.110.97.2
Nov12° / 4061.29.83.7
Dec / -1°5293.19.20.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145248
155149
165149
175149
185248
195347
205347
215446
225446
235545
245545
255644
265644
275644
285743
295842
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gölbaşı gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1334
2334
3334
4344
5344
6344
7343
8343
9343
10343
11342
12342
13342
14342
15341
16341
17331
18331
19331
20331
21331
22320
23320
24320
25320
26320
27310
28310
29310
30310

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
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 5:42 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:426:05
212.45:406:06
312.55:386:07
412.55:376:08
512.65:356:09
612.65:336:10
712.75:326:11
812.75:306:12
912.75:296:13
1012.85:276:14
1112.85:256:15
1212.95:246:16
1312.95:226:17
1413.05:216:18
1513.05:196:19
1613.05:186:20
1713.15:166:21
1813.15:156:22
1913.25:136:23
2013.25:126:24
2113.35:106:26
2213.35:096:27
2313.35:076:28
2413.45:066:29
2513.45:046:30
2613.55:036:31
2713.55:026:32
2813.55:006:33
2913.64:596:34
3013.64:586:35

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.73 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
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gölbaşı?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Gölbaşı for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gölbaşı in April

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

In April, Gölbaşı sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gölbaşı 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 Gölbaşı peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gölbaşı 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 Gölbaşı is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1420 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gölbaşı?

Gölbaşı sits at 39.8°N, 32.8°E, 990 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çankaya, 15 km away.

Topography around Gölbaşı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gölbaşı has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 1,015 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m.

The land around Gölbaşı is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
1,039 m
80 km
1,479 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Çankaya 15 km · Ankara 15 km · Batikent 21 km · Etlik 21 km · İncirli 22 km · Elmadağ 39 km · Akyurt 45 km · Kazan 50 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 Gölbaşı (39.7904°, 32.809°, elevation 990 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).