Rakhiv weather in April

In April, Rakhiv sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 14.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 14°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rakhiv's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakhiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Rakhiv is city of Ukraine.

Density
298/km²
people per km²
Founded
1447

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 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rakhiv reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
38-1
490
590
690
790
890
9100
10101
11101
12101
13101
14111
15111
16111
17111
18122
19122
20122
21122
22132
23132
24133
25143
26143
27143
28143
29154
30154

How April really feels in Rakhiv

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rakhiv weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-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° / -8°6912.713.18.60.0
Feb-1° / -7°7212.712.19.90.0
Mar / -4°8713.79.711.60.2
Apr11° / 8814.44.413.42.5
May16° / 12518.10.414.94.2
Jun20° / 10°13018.1015.85.0
Jul21° / 11°13118015.45.4
Aug21° / 11°9914.1014.16.1
Sep17° / 9712.30.212.44.9
Oct11° / 9011.92.410.62.7
Nov / -2°7311.86.990.4
Dec-1° / -6°841312.38.20.0

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53367
63367
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153367
163466
173466
183664
193763
203961
214060
224159
234357
244357
254555
264555
274555
284753
294654
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Rakhiv gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14424
24423
34522
44522
54621
64621
74720
84820
94920
105020
115020
125119
135119
145119
155118
165117
175116
185115
195014
205013
215012
224911
23499
24498
25487
26486
27485
28484
29493
30493

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 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:12 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:44
212.66:106:45
312.66:086:46
412.76:066:48
512.86:046:49
612.86:026:51
712.96:006:52
812.95:586:54
913.05:556:55
1013.15:536:57
1113.15:516:58
1213.25:497:00
1313.25:477:01
1413.35:457:03
1513.35:437:04
1613.45:417:05
1713.55:397:07
1813.55:377:08
1913.65:357:10
2013.65:347:11
2113.75:327:13
2213.75:307:14
2313.85:287:16
2413.95:267:17
2513.95:247:19
2614.05:227:20
2714.05:207:22
2814.15:197:23
2914.15:177:24
3014.25:157:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rakhiv?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rakhiv.

What to pack for Rakhiv in April

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

In April, Rakhiv sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rakhiv 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 Rakhiv peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rakhiv?

Rakhiv sits at 48.1°N, 24.2°E, 430 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sighetu Marmaţiei, 27 km away.

Kolomyia

Topography around Rakhiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakhiv has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,159 m.

The land around Rakhiv is covered by trees (72%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
691 m
16 km
1,457 m
80 km
2,159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Sighetu Marmaţiei 27 km · Vişeu de Sus 42 km · Borşa 56 km · Baia Sprie 58 km · Baia Mare 65 km · Khust 68 km · Nadvirna 70 km · Kolomyia 81 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 Rakhiv (48.0547°, 24.2031°, elevation 430 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).