Climate averages 1991–2020
Samsun weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Samsun: daytime highs average 15.0°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 79 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 17 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bafra (48 km away). In April its highs average 14.2°C, 0.8°C cooler than Samsun, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Samsun ranks joint 110th of 138 for the warmest April highs and 106th of 138 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 138 cities is 17.3°C; Samsun is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 19.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 79 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Samsun climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 82 | 13.3 | 9.610 h |
| February | 9.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 73 | 12.0 | 10.611 h |
| March | 11.5°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 92 | 14.6 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 15.0°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 79 | 12.9 | 13.313 h |
| May | 19.1°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 79 | 12.9 | 14.514 h |
| June | 23.1°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 60 | 9.9 | 15.115 h |
| July | 25.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 36 | 7.1 | 14.815 h |
| August | 26.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 35 | 7.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 65 | 9.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 19.3°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 89 | 11.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 14.7°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 81 | 9.9 | 9.910 h |
| December | 10.5°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 92 | 12.3 | 9.39 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Bafra in AprilTurkey · 48 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 7.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Ünye in AprilTurkey · 81 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 8.0°C · 59 mm rain
- Amasya in AprilTurkey · 81 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.6°C · 59 mm rain
- Fatsa in AprilTurkey · 101 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 7.8°C · 110 mm rain
- Turhal in AprilTurkey · 102 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 6.0°C · 57 mm rain
- Tokat in AprilTurkey · 109 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 4.9°C · 95 mm rain
- Ordu in AprilTurkey · 134 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 7.5°C · 95 mm rain
- Çorum in AprilTurkey · 142 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 5.6°C · 71 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Samsun) is explained once on the Samsun year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.