Nikopol weather in April

In April, Nikopol sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 30% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nikopol's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikopol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:01 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Nikopol is City in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine.

Density
2,103/km²
people per km²
Founded
1782

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 Nikopol reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2123
3123
4124
5134
6134
7134
8135
9145
10145
11145
12145
13156
14156
15156
16156
17166
18166
19167
20167
21177
22177
23177
24177
25188
26188
27188
28188
29199
30199

How April really feels in Nikopol

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.

Nikopol weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°347.958.70.0
Feb / -4°306.23.69.90.0
Mar / 388.22.611.61.0
Apr15° / 397.50.213.34.9
May22° / 12°478.8014.96.9
Jun26° / 16°488.8015.77.0
Jul29° / 18°356.5015.46.5
Aug28° / 18°325.1014.16.9
Sep22° / 13°406.4012.47.4
Oct15° / 325.5010.64.8
Nov / 376.31.29.10.9
Dec / -3°376.93.38.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63763
73763
83961
93961
103862
113862
123961
134060
144159
154159
164357
174357
184555
194753
204852
214951
225248
235347
245446
255545
265545
275644
285743
295644
305644

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Nikopol gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2263
3262
4262
5262
6262
7261
8261
9261
10271
11271
12271
13271
14271
15271
16271
17270
18260
19260
20250
21250
22240
23240
24230
25230
26230
27230
28230
29230
30230

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
27991
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
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light 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
2512light breeze
2612light 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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:326:03
212.65:306:04
312.65:286:05
412.75:256:07
512.75:236:08
612.85:216:10
712.95:196:11
812.95:176:13
913.05:156:14
1013.05:136:15
1113.15:116:17
1213.25:096:18
1313.25:076:20
1413.35:056:21
1513.35:036:23
1613.45:016:24
1713.44:596:25
1813.54:576:27
1913.54:566:28
2013.64:546:30
2113.74:526:31
2213.74:506:33
2313.84:486:34
2413.84:466:35
2513.94:446:37
2613.94:436:38
2714.04:416:40
2814.04:396:41
2914.14:376:43
3014.14:366:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nikopol?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nikopol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nikopol in April

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

In April, Nikopol sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Nikopol in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nikopol peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nikopol?

Nikopol sits at 47.6°N, 34.4°E, 45 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Marhanets, 19 km away.

Kryvyy RihInhulets

Topography around Nikopol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikopol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Nikopol is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Marhanets 19 km · Enerhodar 22 km · Pokrov 23 km · Dniprorudne 50 km · Apostolove 51 km · Zaporizhzhya 63 km · Kryvyy Rih 83 km · Inhulets 87 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 Nikopol (47.5683°, 34.3913°, elevation 45 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).