Iğdır weather in April

In April, Iğdır sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 14.5 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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Iğdır's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iğdır's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
4:32 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Iğdır is central district and city in Iğdır Province, Turkey.

Density
69/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 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Iğdır reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°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)
1142
2142
3143
4153
5153
6153
7153
8164
9164
10164
11164
12164
13165
14175
15175
16175
17175
18175
19176
20176
21176
22176
23186
24186
25186
26187
27187
28187
29187
30197

How April really feels in Iğdır

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.

Iğdır 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 / -7°295.94.79.50.0
Feb / -6°357.15.310.40.3
Mar11° / -1°5910.33.911.72.5
Apr17° / 8514.51.4134.7
May22° / 10°7516.90.114.25.7
Jun27° / 14°4211.8014.86.3
Jul31° / 18°298014.55.0
Aug31° / 17°165.5013.65.2
Sep27° / 13°153.7012.37.9
Oct19° / 306.7010.97.0
Nov11° / 335.81.79.83.1
Dec / -5°3263.69.20.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44951
54951
65050
75050
85149
95050
105149
115050
125050
134852
144852
154753
164753
174753
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234654
244654
254753
264753
274753
284753
294852
304852

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Iğdır gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 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 48% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1417
2427
3426
4426
5435
6435
7435
8444
9444
10454
11454
12464
13474
14484
15484
16494
17495
18505
19505
20515
21515
22525
23535
24535
25544
26554
27554
28554
29563
30563

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 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
295calm
305calm

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 4:57 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.44:575:20
212.44:555:21
312.54:535:22
412.54:525:23
512.64:505:24
612.64:485:25
712.74:475:26
812.74:455:27
912.74:445:28
1012.84:425:29
1112.84:405:30
1212.94:395:32
1312.94:375:33
1413.04:365:34
1513.04:345:35
1613.14:325:36
1713.14:315:37
1813.14:295:38
1913.24:285:39
2013.24:265:40
2113.34:255:41
2213.34:235:42
2313.34:225:43
2413.44:215:44
2513.44:195:45
2613.54:185:46
2713.54:165:47
2813.54:155:48
2913.64:145:49
3013.64:125:50

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.68 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
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Iğdır?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Iğdır for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iğdır in April

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

In April, Iğdır sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Iğdır 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 Iğdır peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Iğdır 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 Iğdır is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2326 µg/m³Jan 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iğdır?

Iğdır sits at 39.9°N, 44.0°E, 860 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Armavir, 26 km away.

Topography around Iğdır

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iğdır has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 857 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,305 m.

The land around Iğdır is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (32%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
1,260 m
80 km
4,305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Armavir 26 km · Echmiadzin 34 km · Masis 37 km · Doğubayazıt 42 km · Artashat 43 km · Malatia-Sebastia 44 km · Shengavit 45 km · Erebuni 47 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 Iğdır (39.9237°, 44.045°, elevation 860 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).