Kovancılar weather in April

In April, Kovancılar sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 14.3 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 33% 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 Kovancılar's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovancılar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
4:51 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kovancılar is district of Elazığ, 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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kovancılar 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 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2143
3143
4144
5144
6144
7154
8154
9154
10154
11155
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24186
25187
26187
27187
28187
29197
30197

How April really feels in Kovancılar

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.

Kovancılar 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 / -5°9910.89.39.60.0
Feb / -4°9211.28.410.50.2
Mar10° / 107134.411.72.2
Apr16° / 11014.30.6134.6
May22° / 10°8111.4014.16.7
Jun29° / 15°154.1014.76.7
Jul34° / 20°31.2014.44.1
Aug34° / 20°30.8013.54.0
Sep29° / 15°132.1012.37.1
Oct21° / 567.10117.4
Nov12° / 717.81.59.93.5
Dec / -3°9510.56.29.30.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34555
44654
54654
64654
74951
84951
94951
105050
115149
125149
135050
145149
155149
165149
175149
185248
195248
205149
215149
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285248
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kovancılar gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 14.3 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1496
2495
3504
4504
5504
6503
7503
8493
9493
10493
11483
12483
13483
14483
15483
16472
17472
18472
19462
20462
21452
22452
23452
24451
25451
26441
27441
28441
29441
30440

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
296calm
306calm

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 5:14 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:145:37
212.45:125:37
312.55:115:38
412.55:095:39
512.55:085:40
612.65:065:41
712.65:045:42
812.75:035:43
912.75:015:44
1012.85:005:45
1112.84:585:46
1212.84:575:47
1312.94:555:48
1412.94:545:49
1513.04:525:50
1613.04:515:51
1713.04:495:52
1813.14:485:53
1913.14:465:54
2013.24:455:55
2113.24:435:56
2213.34:425:57
2313.34:405:58
2413.34:395:59
2513.44:386:00
2613.44:366:01
2713.44:356:02
2813.54:346:03
2913.54:326:04
3013.64:316:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kovancılar

In seasonPeak

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

Kovancılar'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 Kovancılar?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kovancılar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kovancılar in April

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

In April, Kovancılar sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Kovancılar 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 Kovancılar peaks around August 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateAug 14UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kovancılar 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 Kovancılar is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1222 µg/m³Dec 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kovancılar?

Kovancılar sits at 38.7°N, 39.9°E, 971 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Karakoçan, 30 km away.

Topography around Kovancılar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovancılar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m around an average of 1,005 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,517 m.

The land around Kovancılar is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
474 m
16 km
1,195 m
80 km
2,517 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Karakoçan 30 km · Tunceli 51 km · Ergani 51 km · Elazığ 56 km · Bingöl 58 km · Genç 60 km · Lice 73 km · Çermik 74 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 Kovancılar (38.7188°, 39.8627°, elevation 971 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).