Merzifon weather in April

In April, Merzifon sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Merzifon's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merzifon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:06 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Merzifon is town of Amasya, 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Merzifon 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 9°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
3154
4154
5154
6154
7154
8164
9164
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16175
17175
18175
19175
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26186
27186
28186
29186
30187

How April really feels in Merzifon

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.

Merzifon weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°519.56.69.40.1
Feb / -2°499.45.610.41.0
Mar11° / 6612.15.111.72.8
Apr16° / 70121.213.14.9
May21° / 7413.3014.26.1
Jun25° / 13°5310.1014.97.1
Jul28° / 15°183.7014.67.7
Aug28° / 15°143.4013.67.3
Sep25° / 12°285.1012.38.0
Oct19° / 416.20.110.96.8
Nov12° / 496.71.59.73.6
Dec / -1°599.54.69.10.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34357
44357
54357
64357
74456
84555
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174456
184456
194456
204456
214555
224654
234654
244753
254852
264951
274951
285050
295050
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Merzifon gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1388
2387
3397
4397
5397
6396
7396
8396
9396
10406
11405
12415
13415
14425
15425
16424
17424
18423
19413
20413
21412
22412
23412
24412
25401
26401
27401
28401
29401
30400

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 6 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
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:31 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:315:55
212.55:295:56
312.55:275:57
412.55:265:58
512.65:245:59
612.65:226:00
712.75:206:01
812.75:196:02
912.85:176:04
1012.85:156:05
1112.95:146:06
1212.95:126:07
1313.05:116:08
1413.05:096:09
1513.05:076:10
1613.15:066:11
1713.15:046:12
1813.25:036:13
1913.25:016:14
2013.34:596:15
2113.34:586:16
2213.44:566:17
2313.44:556:19
2413.44:536:20
2513.54:526:21
2613.54:516:22
2713.64:496:23
2813.64:486:24
2913.64:466:25
3013.74:456:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Merzifon?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Merzifon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Merzifon in April

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

In April, Merzifon sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Merzifon 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 Merzifon peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Merzifon 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 Merzifon is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1119 µg/m³Jul 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Merzifon?

Merzifon sits at 40.9°N, 35.5°E, 732 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Suluova, 16 km away.

Topography around Merzifon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merzifon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,453 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,030 m.

The land around Merzifon is covered by cropland (42%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (35%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
412 m
16 km
1,453 m
80 km
2,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Suluova 16 km · Havza 20 km · Vezirköprü 30 km · Amasya 40 km · Çorum 56 km · Osmancık 57 km · Zile 73 km · Taşova 73 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 Merzifon (40.8733°, 35.4631°, elevation 732 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).