Suruç weather in April

In April, Suruç sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Suruç's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suruç's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
4:58 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Suruç is district and town in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

Density
138/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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Suruç reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2209
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4209
5219
6219
72110
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How April really feels in Suruç

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.

Suruç weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 609.61.19.82.3
Feb12° / 508.90.910.63.3
Mar17° / 468.10.111.75.8
Apr23° / 11°326.4012.97.5
May29° / 16°225013.96.2
Jun36° / 21°30.9014.53.0
Jul39° / 25°00014.30.6
Aug39° / 25°10.2013.40.8
Sep34° / 20°30.7012.34.0
Oct27° / 15°254.10117.4
Nov18° / 385.50.1106.6
Dec12° / 568.70.49.53.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
45941
56040
66139
76238
86337
96436
106634
116634
126733
136733
146832
156832
166832
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196832
206931
216832
226931
236931
246931
257030
267030
277129
287129
297030
307030

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Suruç gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
525
624
724
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1321
1421
1521
1621
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2520
2620
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2820
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:205:42
212.45:195:42
312.45:175:43
412.55:165:44
512.55:145:45
612.65:135:46
712.65:115:47
812.65:105:48
912.75:085:49
1012.75:075:50
1112.85:055:50
1212.85:045:51
1312.85:025:52
1412.95:015:53
1512.95:005:54
1612.94:585:55
1713.04:575:56
1813.04:555:57
1913.14:545:58
2013.14:535:58
2113.14:515:59
2213.24:506:00
2313.24:496:01
2413.24:476:02
2513.34:466:03
2613.34:456:04
2713.44:436:05
2813.44:426:06
2913.44:416:07
3013.54:406:08

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Suruç?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Suruç for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Suruç in April

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

In April, Suruç sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Suruç 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 Suruç peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 18UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Suruç 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 Suruç is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Jul 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Suruç?

Suruç sits at 37.0°N, 38.4°E, 499 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is ‘Ayn al ‘Arab, 11 km away.

Topography around Suruç

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suruç has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 492 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 679 m.

The land around Suruç is covered by cropland (82%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
679 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 11 km · Urfa 39 km · Birecik 40 km · Jarābulus 41 km · Bozova 44 km · Akçakale 55 km · Nizip 56 km · Manbij 65 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 Suruç (36.9761°, 38.4253°, elevation 499 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).