Polatlı weather in April

In April, Polatlı sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.3 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 16°C in the first days to 21°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 Polatlı's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polatlı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:20 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Polatlı is district of Ankara, west-central 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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Polatlı reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2164
3164
4164
5175
6175
7175
8175
9175
10175
11185
12186
13186
14186
15186
16186
17196
18196
19196
20197
21197
22197
23207
24207
25207
26207
27208
28218
29218
30218

How April really feels in Polatlı

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.

Polatlı 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°4383.79.50.2
Feb / -1°377.93.310.41.5
Mar13° / 479.12.211.73.7
Apr18° / 388.30.4136.2
May24° / 11°367.8014.17.4
Jun28° / 15°255.4014.76.7
Jul32° / 18°71.3014.55.2
Aug32° / 18°71.5013.65.3
Sep27° / 13°92.1012.38.0
Oct21° / 254.6010.97.7
Nov13° / 315.50.79.84.4
Dec / -1°438.22.49.31.1

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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54852
64951
74951
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
135149
145149
155149
165149
175248
185248
195347
205446
215545
225545
235545
245743
255743
265743
275842
285842
295842
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Polatlı gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3293
4303
5302
6302
7302
8302
9302
10302
11302
12301
13301
14301
15291
16291
17281
18281
19271
20261
21261
22250
23250
24240
25240
26240
27230
28230
29230
30230

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 8 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
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 5:44 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:446:08
212.45:436:09
312.55:416:10
412.55:406:11
512.65:386:12
612.65:366:13
712.75:356:14
812.75:336:15
912.75:316:16
1012.85:306:17
1112.85:286:18
1212.95:276:19
1312.95:256:20
1413.05:246:21
1513.05:226:22
1613.05:206:23
1713.15:196:24
1813.15:176:25
1913.25:166:26
2013.25:146:27
2113.25:136:28
2213.35:126:29
2313.35:106:30
2413.45:096:31
2513.45:076:32
2613.55:066:33
2713.55:056:34
2813.55:036:35
2913.65:026:36
3013.65:016:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.7 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
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Polatlı?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Polatlı for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polatlı in April

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

In April, Polatlı sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Polatlı 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 Polatlı peaks around August 10 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 highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Polatlı 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 Polatlı is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateMay 1420 µg/m³Jan 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Polatlı?

Polatlı sits at 39.6°N, 32.1°E, 855 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Gölbaşı, 62 km away.

Topography around Polatlı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polatlı has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 878 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,471 m.

The land around Polatlı is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
612 m
80 km
1,471 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Gölbaşı 62 km · Batikent 67 km · Beypazarı 68 km · Ankara 72 km · Çankaya 72 km · Etlik 74 km · İncirli 75 km · Kazan 86 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 Polatlı (39.5772°, 32.1413°, elevation 855 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).