Yüksekova weather in April

In April, Yüksekova sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 10°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Yüksekova's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yüksekova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
111 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
4:34 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical April day in Yüksekova reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
25-2
35-2
46-2
56-2
66-2
76-2
86-2
96-1
107-1
117-1
127-1
137-1
147-1
158-1
168-1
178-1
188-1
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2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
25100
26100
27101
28101
29111
30111

How April really feels in Yüksekova

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yüksekova 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° / -11°11510.611.79.70.0
Feb-1° / -9°11810.811.810.60.0
Mar / -4°14313.513.411.70.0
Apr / -1°11113.6712.91.1
May15° / 7214.60.9144.4
Jun22° / 164.5014.58.1
Jul26° / 12°91.9014.38.9
Aug26° / 11°51.4013.48.9
Sep22° / 72.2012.38.7
Oct15° / 4471115.2
Nov / -4°838.96.9100.8
Dec-0° / -10°11010.110.59.50.0

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114951
124852
134951
144951
154951
164852
174951
184852
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294852
304852

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Yüksekova gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14538
24537
34536
44535
54534
64533
74532
84531
94529
104528
114527
124526
134526
144525
154624
164624
174623
184522
194521
204620
214619
224617
234716
244715
254814
264913
274912
285011
295110
305110

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 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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 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 4:57 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.44:575:18
212.44:555:19
312.44:545:20
412.54:525:21
512.54:505:22
612.64:495:23
712.64:475:24
812.64:465:25
912.74:445:26
1012.74:435:27
1112.84:415:27
1212.84:405:28
1312.84:385:29
1412.94:375:30
1512.94:365:31
1613.04:345:32
1713.04:335:33
1813.04:315:34
1913.14:305:35
2013.14:285:36
2113.24:275:37
2213.24:265:38
2313.24:245:39
2413.34:235:39
2513.34:225:40
2613.34:205:41
2713.44:195:42
2813.44:185:43
2913.54:175:44
3013.54:155:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Yüksekova

In seasonPeak

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

Yüksekova's rainy season runs November–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 Yüksekova?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yüksekova.

What to pack for Yüksekova in April

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

In April, Yüksekova sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona heavy coat

UV index in Yüksekova 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 Yüksekova peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yüksekova 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 Yüksekova is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1128 µg/m³Jan 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yüksekova?

Yüksekova sits at 37.6°N, 44.3°E, 1,874 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Şemdinli, 39 km away.

‘Aqrah'ĀkraSoran

Topography around Yüksekova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yüksekova has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m around an average of 1,919 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,642 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,575 m.

The land around Yüksekova is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
433 m
16 km
1,642 m
80 km
3,575 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Şemdinli 39 km · Hakkâri 48 km · Orūmīyeh 70 km · Salmās 81 km · Oshnavīyeh 93 km · ‘Aqrah 97 km · 'Ākra 100 km · Soran 105 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 Yüksekova (37.5736°, 44.2872°, elevation 1,874 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).