Gomel weather in April

In April, Gomel sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gomel's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gomel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Gomel is city in Belarus.

Density
3,712/km²
people per km²
Founded
1142

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 Gomel 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 8°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
3101
4101
5102
6112
7112
8112
9113
10123
11123
12123
13123
14134
15134
16134
17134
18144
19145
20145
21155
22155
23155
24165
25166
26166
27166
28176
29176
30177

How April really feels in Gomel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gomel weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°369.28.380.0
Feb-1° / -6°369.47.79.50.0
Mar / -2°389.15.111.50.4
Apr13° / 419.20.913.63.7
May20° / 6411.40.115.56.0
Jun23° / 13°6911.4016.56.5
Jul25° / 15°8413016.16.5
Aug24° / 13°569.3014.57.0
Sep18° / 528.1012.45.8
Oct11° / 559.70.610.32.6
Nov / -1°438.93.48.50.1
Dec-1° / -5°419.57.47.50.0

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133466
143565
153664
163664
173763
183862
193862
204060
214159
224258
234357
244456
254456
264555
274753
284753
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gomel gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1298
2297
3307
4307
5316
6316
7325
8325
9324
10334
11334
12333
13333
14333
15333
16322
17322
18322
19312
20311
21311
22301
23301
24301
25291
26291
27291
28291
29301
30301

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
291000
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light 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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:427:19
212.76:407:21
312.86:387:23
412.86:357:24
512.96:337:26
613.06:307:28
713.06:287:30
813.16:267:31
913.26:237:33
1013.26:217:35
1113.36:197:37
1213.46:167:39
1313.46:147:40
1413.56:127:42
1513.66:097:44
1613.66:077:46
1713.76:057:47
1813.86:037:49
1913.86:007:51
2013.95:587:53
2114.05:567:54
2214.05:547:56
2314.15:517:58
2414.25:498:00
2514.25:478:01
2614.35:458:03
2714.45:438:05
2814.45:418:07
2914.55:398:08
3014.65:378:10

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.3Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gomel?

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

3.7
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 Gomel.

What to pack for Gomel in April

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

In April, Gomel 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 Gomel 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 Gomel peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gomel?

Gomel sits at 52.4°N, 31.0°E, 138 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Dobrush, 23 km away.

RechytsaNovozybkovZhlobinSvetlogorskKlintsyRahachowMasany

Topography around Gomel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gomel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m.

The land around Gomel is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
113 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Dobrush 23 km · Rechytsa 40 km · Novozybkov 66 km · Zhlobin 82 km · Svetlogorsk 86 km · Klintsy 93 km · Rahachow 96 km · Masany 102 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

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 Gomel (52.4345°, 30.9754°, elevation 138 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).