Sivas weather in April

In April, Sivas sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 12.2 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 13°C in the first days to 16°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sivas's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sivas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 60 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:01 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

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

Air quality: High; PM2.5 25.2 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sivas reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Avg low (°C)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	0
2	12	1
3	13	1
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	14	2
9	14	2
10	14	2
11	14	2
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	15	2
15	15	3
16	15	3
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	15	3
21	15	3
22	15	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	16	4
26	16	4
27	16	4
28	16	4
29	17	4
30	17	4

How April really feels in Sivas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sivas 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -7°	46	8.3	8.1	9.5	0.0
Feb	3° / -6°	39	8.3	7.2	10.4	0.0
Mar	9° / -2°	53	11.3	5.7	11.7	1.6
Apr	15° / 2°	60	12.2	1.5	13	4.1
May	19° / 6°	56	12.6	0.2	14.2	6.0
Jun	24° / 10°	27	6.7	0	14.8	7.8
Jul	27° / 13°	6	1.8	0	14.5	8.3
Aug	28° / 13°	5	1.5	0	13.6	8.2
Sep	24° / 9°	13	2.9	0	12.3	8.6
Oct	18° / 5°	31	6.1	0.4	10.9	6.6
Nov	10° / -1°	42	6.5	2.7	9.8	2.7
Dec	4° / -4°	44	9.1	7	9.2	0.1

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 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	47	47	46	47	47	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	50
Cloudier (%)	57	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	51	51	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sivas gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42
Snow chance (%)	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	39	7
3	39	6
4	40	6
5	40	6
6	40	6
7	40	5
8	40	5
9	40	5
10	40	5
11	41	5
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	41	5
18	41	5
19	41	5
20	41	5
21	41	5
22	41	5
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3
29	42	3
30	42	3

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

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 5:25 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:13	5:12	5:10	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:04	5:02	5:01	4:59	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:52	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:43	4:42	4:41
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:25	5:48
2	12.4	5:23	5:49
3	12.5	5:22	5:50
4	12.5	5:20	5:51
5	12.6	5:18	5:52
6	12.6	5:17	5:53
7	12.7	5:15	5:54
8	12.7	5:13	5:55
9	12.7	5:12	5:56
10	12.8	5:10	5:57
11	12.8	5:09	5:58
12	12.9	5:07	5:59
13	12.9	5:05	6:00
14	13.0	5:04	6:01
15	13.0	5:02	6:03
16	13.0	5:01	6:04
17	13.1	4:59	6:05
18	13.1	4:58	6:06
19	13.2	4:56	6:07
20	13.2	4:55	6:08
21	13.3	4:53	6:09
22	13.3	4:52	6:10
23	13.3	4:50	6:11
24	13.4	4:49	6:12
25	13.4	4:48	6:13
26	13.5	4:46	6:14
27	13.5	4:45	6:15
28	13.5	4:43	6:16
29	13.6	4:42	6:17
30	13.6	4:41	6:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sivas?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sivas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sivas in April

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

In April, Sivas sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sivas in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sivas peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	8	10	10	10	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Sivas 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 Sivas is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Sivas's WHO annual average of 25.2 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	17	26	32	35	38	29	19	19	20	26	22	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	35	Moderate
May	38	Poor
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sivas?

Sivas sits at 39.7°N, 37.0°E, 1,287 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Şarkışla, 68 km away.

Topography around Sivas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sivas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 1,291 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,472 m.

The land around Sivas is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

139 m

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

535 m

grassland 52%

80 km

2,472 m

grassland 55%

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← March Sivas year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Şarkışla 68 km · Tokat 74 km · Niksar 94 km · Akdağmadeni 97 km · Suşehri 102 km · Gemerek 103 km · Turhal 107 km · Erbaa 109 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

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 Sivas (39.7483°, 37.0161°, elevation 1,287 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	0
2	12	1
3	13	1
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	14	2
9	14	2
10	14	2
11	14	2
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	15	2
15	15	3
16	15	3
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	15	3
21	15	3
22	15	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	16	4
26	16	4
27	16	4
28	16	4
29	17	4
30	17	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	39	7
3	39	6
4	40	6
5	40	6
6	40	6
7	40	5
8	40	5
9	40	5
10	40	5
11	41	5
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	41	5
18	41	5
19	41	5
20	41	5
21	41	5
22	41	5
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3
29	42	3
30	42	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	0
2	12	1
3	13	1
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	14	2
9	14	2
10	14	2
11	14	2
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	15	2
15	15	3
16	15	3
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	15	3
21	15	3
22	15	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	16	4
26	16	4
27	16	4
28	16	4
29	17	4
30	17	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	39	7
3	39	6
4	40	6
5	40	6
6	40	6
7	40	5
8	40	5
9	40	5
10	40	5
11	41	5
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	41	5
18	41	5
19	41	5
20	41	5
21	41	5
22	41	5
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3
29	42	3
30	42	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	0
2	12	1
3	13	1
4	13	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	14	2
9	14	2
10	14	2
11	14	2
12	14	2
13	14	2
14	15	2
15	15	3
16	15	3
17	15	3
18	15	3
19	15	3
20	15	3
21	15	3
22	15	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	16	4
26	16	4
27	16	4
28	16	4
29	17	4
30	17	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	39	7
3	39	6
4	40	6
5	40	6
6	40	6
7	40	5
8	40	5
9	40	5
10	40	5
11	41	5
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	41	5
18	41	5
19	41	5
20	41	5
21	41	5
22	41	5
23	41	4
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3
29	42	3
30	42	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100