Balakliya weather in April

In April, Balakliya sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Balakliya's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balakliya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:49 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Balakliya is city of Ukraine.

Density
162/km²
people per km²
Founded
1663

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 11°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Balakliya reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°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 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2102
3112
4112
5112
6123
7123
8123
9134
10134
11134
12144
13144
14145
15145
16155
17155
18155
19155
20166
21166
22166
23176
24176
25177
26177
27187
28187
29187
30188

How April really feels in Balakliya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Balakliya weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°399.37.88.40.0
Feb-1° / -7°348.16.19.80.0
Mar / -2°439.44.511.50.5
Apr14° / 439.30.513.44.3
May21° / 11°529.9015.16.6
Jun25° / 15°6010.10166.8
Jul27° / 17°519.2015.66.6
Aug27° / 15°396.4014.27.2
Sep21° / 10°447.4012.46.8
Oct13° / 417.40.610.53.7
Nov / -1°377.12.98.90.3
Dec-1° / -5°438.4680.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43169
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103367
113466
123565
133664
143664
153763
163763
173862
183961
193961
204060
214159
224258
234357
244456
254555
264654
274753
284753
294852
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Balakliya gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1306
2306
3305
4315
5314
6314
7313
8313
9323
10322
11322
12322
13332
14332
15332
16331
17331
18331
19321
20321
21311
22311
23301
24301
25290
26290
27280
28280
29270
30270

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:215:54
212.65:195:55
312.75:165:57
412.75:145:58
512.85:126:00
612.95:106:02
712.95:086:03
813.05:066:05
913.05:036:06
1013.15:016:08
1113.24:596:09
1213.24:576:11
1313.34:556:12
1413.44:536:14
1513.44:516:16
1613.54:496:17
1713.54:476:19
1813.64:446:20
1913.74:426:22
2013.74:406:23
2113.84:386:25
2213.84:366:26
2313.94:346:28
2413.94:336:29
2514.04:316:31
2614.14:296:33
2714.14:276:34
2814.24:256:36
2914.24:236:37
3014.34:216:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Balakliya?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Balakliya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balakliya in April

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

In April, Balakliya sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Balakliya in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balakliya peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Balakliya 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 Balakliya is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1714 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Balakliya?

Balakliya sits at 49.5°N, 36.8°E, 79 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Slobozhanske, 28 km away.

Topography around Balakliya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balakliya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Balakliya is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
212 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Slobozhanske 28 km · Izyum 42 km · Chuhuyiv 44 km · Zlatopil 46 km · Kupyansk 62 km · Kivsharivka 63 km · Rayon KTZ 64 km · Merefa 70 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Balakliya (49.456°, 36.8443°, elevation 79 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).