Horki weather in April

In April, Horki sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Horki's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:04 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Horki is city in Belarus.

Density
1,310/km²
people per km²
Founded
1544

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Horki reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
28-1
380
480
580
690
791
891
9101
10101
11102
12102
13112
14112
15112
16123
17123
18123
19123
20133
21133
22134
23144
24144
25144
26154
27155
28155
29155
30155

How April really feels in Horki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Horki 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-3° / -8°4210.19.97.70.0
Feb-2° / -8°399.49.19.30.0
Mar / -4°419.96.511.50.1
Apr11° / 459.11.313.72.9
May18° / 7212.10.115.75.4
Jun21° / 12°7612.3016.86.0
Jul23° / 14°9213.5016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°7210.6014.76.6
Sep17° / 559.8012.55.0
Oct / 5811.21.510.21.9
Nov / -2°4710.14.98.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4110.29.47.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33169
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
93070
103070
113169
123070
133169
143169
153268
163367
173466
183565
193664
203664
213862
223961
233961
243961
254159
264159
274258
284258
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Horki gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 (%)
12812
22811
32911
42910
52910
6309
7308
8318
9317
10326
11336
12335
13335
14334
15334
16334
17333
18333
19333
20322
21322
22322
23322
24312
25312
26312
27312
28312
29322
30322

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 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
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 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 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 6:41 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 8:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:417:20
212.76:397:22
312.86:367:24
412.96:337:26
513.06:317:28
613.06:287:30
713.16:267:32
813.26:237:34
913.26:217:36
1013.36:187:38
1113.46:167:39
1213.56:137:41
1313.56:117:43
1413.66:087:45
1513.76:067:47
1613.86:047:49
1713.86:017:51
1813.95:597:53
1914.05:567:55
2014.05:547:57
2114.15:527:59
2214.25:498:01
2314.35:478:02
2414.35:458:04
2514.45:428:06
2614.55:408:08
2714.55:388:10
2814.65:358:12
2914.75:338:14
3014.75:318:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Horki?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Horki.

What to pack for Horki in April

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

In April, Horki sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Horki 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 Horki peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Horki?

Horki sits at 54.3°N, 31.0°E, 182 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Orsha, 45 km away.

OrshaMogilevKrychawSmolenskBykhovKlimovichiVitebskRoslavl’

Topography around Horki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Horki is covered by cropland (47%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Orsha 45 km · Mogilev 59 km · Krychaw 79 km · Smolensk 88 km · Bykhov 98 km · Klimovichi 99 km · Vitebsk 112 km · Roslavl’ 128 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 Horki (54.2861°, 30.986°, elevation 182 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).