Sumy weather in April

In April, Sumy sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sumy's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sumy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:54 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Sumy is city and capital of Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine.

Density
1,769/km²
people per km²
Founded
1652

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 10°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sumy reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°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)
190
291
3101
4101
5102
6112
7112
8113
9123
10123
11123
12134
13134
14134
15134
16144
17145
18145
19145
20155
21155
22155
23166
24166
25166
26166
27176
28177
29177
30177

How April really feels in Sumy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sumy 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-3° / -7°429.99.18.20.0
Feb-2° / -7°358.97.39.70.0
Mar / -3°429.75.611.50.3
Apr13° / 439.40.813.53.8
May20° / 10°6211.3015.36.2
Jun24° / 14°6711016.26.8
Jul26° / 15°7311.2015.86.7
Aug25° / 14°477.6014.37.3
Sep19° / 518.2012.46.2
Oct11° / 508.80.810.42.9
Nov / -1°418.13.28.70.1
Dec-1° / -6°419.27.47.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
143664
153664
163763
173763
183961
194159
204159
214258
224456
234456
244555
254753
264753
274852
284852
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sumy gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1298
2308
3307
4317
5316
6316
7325
8325
9324
10334
11334
12333
13343
14343
15342
16342
17342
18332
19331
20331
21321
22321
23311
24311
25311
26301
27301
28301
29300
30300

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
281000
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 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 5:28 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:286:03
212.65:266:04
312.75:246:06
412.85:216:08
512.85:196:09
612.95:176:11
713.05:146:13
813.05:126:14
913.15:106:16
1013.25:086:18
1113.25:056:19
1213.35:036:21
1313.45:016:23
1413.44:596:24
1513.54:576:26
1613.64:546:28
1713.64:526:29
1813.74:506:31
1913.74:486:33
2013.84:466:34
2113.94:446:36
2213.94:426:38
2314.04:406:39
2414.14:386:41
2514.14:356:42
2614.24:336:44
2714.24:316:46
2814.34:306:47
2914.44:286:49
3014.44:266:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sumy?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sumy.

What to pack for Sumy in April

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

In April, Sumy sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sumy 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 Sumy peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sumy?

Sumy sits at 50.9°N, 34.8°E, 171 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kovpakivskyi, 1.0 km away.

Hadyach

Topography around Sumy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sumy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Sumy is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Kovpakivskyi 1.0 km · Zarichnyi 2.0 km · Bilopillia 43 km · Lebedyn 43 km · Trostyanets 50 km · Okhtyrka 68 km · Ryl’sk 73 km · Hadyach 83 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 Sumy (50.9174°, 34.7991°, elevation 171 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).