Balta weather in April

In April, Balta sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Balta's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Balta is city in Podilsk Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Balta urban hromada (municipality).

Density
812/km²
people per km²
Founded
1699

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 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Balta reaches about 15°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 8°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10145
11145
12145
13145
14155
15155
16155
17156
18156
19166
20166
21166
22166
23177
24177
25177
26187
27187
28188
29188
30198

How April really feels in Balta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Balta weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°327.25.48.60.0
Feb / -4°286.24.29.90.0
Mar / -0°368.63.211.61.2
Apr15° / 458.80.613.44.6
May21° / 10°5810.8014.96.4
Jun25° / 14°7011.3015.76.6
Jul27° / 16°6510.2015.46.7
Aug27° / 15°487.6014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°588012.46.8
Oct14° / 396.50.110.64.3
Nov / 366.52.290.8
Dec / -3°316.94.38.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53763
63664
73565
83565
93466
103466
113466
123466
133367
143466
153466
163664
173664
183763
194060
204060
214357
224357
234555
244753
254852
264951
275050
285050
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Balta gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1285
2284
3294
4294
5293
6303
7303
8303
9312
10312
11312
12322
13322
14322
15322
16322
17312
18312
19302
20302
21292
22292
23281
24281
25281
26281
27281
28281
29281
30280

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 (%)
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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:22
212.65:486:23
312.65:466:25
412.75:446:26
512.85:426:28
612.85:406:29
712.95:386:31
812.95:366:32
913.05:346:33
1013.15:326:35
1113.15:306:36
1213.25:286:38
1313.25:266:39
1413.35:246:41
1513.35:226:42
1613.45:206:44
1713.55:186:45
1813.55:166:47
1913.65:146:48
2013.65:126:49
2113.75:106:51
2213.75:086:52
2313.85:066:54
2413.85:056:55
2513.95:036:57
2614.05:016:58
2714.04:597:00
2814.14:577:01
2914.14:567:02
3014.24:547:04

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Balta?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Balta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balta in April

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

In April, Balta sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Balta 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 Balta peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balta?

Balta sits at 47.9°N, 29.6°E, 160 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Podilsk, 22 km away.

DubăsariOrheiLadyzhynPervomayskHaysynFloreşti

Topography around Balta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Balta is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
354 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Podilsk 22 km · Rîbniţa 49 km · Dubăsari 82 km · Orhei 86 km · Ladyzhyn 88 km · Pervomaysk 92 km · Haysyn 99 km · Floreşti 99 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 Balta (47.936°, 29.6223°, elevation 160 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).