Orsha weather in April

In April, Orsha sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.5 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Orsha's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orsha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Orsha is city in Belarus.

Density
2,642/km²
people per km²
Founded
1067

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 Orsha 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
280
380
480
580
690
791
891
9101
10101
11102
12102
13112
14112
15112
16123
17123
18123
19123
20133
21133
22134
23144
24144
25144
26144
27155
28155
29155
30155

How April really feels in Orsha

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.

Orsha 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° / -7°4110.29.97.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.89.69.30.0
Mar / -4°409.66.211.50.1
Apr11° / 459.51.513.72.9
May18° / 6911.90.115.75.5
Jun21° / 12°7411.9016.96.1
Jul23° / 14°8813.2016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°7310.7014.76.5
Sep16° / 5810.2012.54.9
Oct / 5811.21.510.21.8
Nov / -2°479.958.20.0
Dec-2° / -5°401097.10.0

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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43169
53268
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173367
183565
193664
203664
213763
223862
233862
243862
253961
264060
274159
284159
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Orsha gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12812
22911
32911
43010
53010
6319
7319
8328
9338
10337
11347
12346
13356
14355
15355
16344
17344
18343
19333
20333
21332
22322
23322
24322
25312
26312
27312
28312
29311
30321

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 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:437:23
212.76:417:25
312.86:387:27
412.96:367:29
513.06:337:31
613.06:307:32
713.16:287:34
813.26:257:36
913.36:237:38
1013.36:207:40
1113.46:187:42
1213.56:157:44
1313.66:137:46
1413.66:107:48
1513.76:087:50
1613.86:057:52
1713.86:037:54
1813.96:017:56
1914.05:587:58
2014.15:568:00
2114.15:538:01
2214.25:518:03
2314.35:498:05
2414.45:468:07
2514.45:448:09
2614.55:428:11
2714.65:398:13
2814.65:378:15
2914.75:358:17
3014.85:338:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Orsha?

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

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orsha.

What to pack for Orsha in April

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

In April, Orsha sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Orsha 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 Orsha peaks around July 14 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 14UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orsha?

Orsha sits at 54.5°N, 30.4°E, 174 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Horki, 45 km away.

HorkiMogilevVitebskSmolenskBykhovLyepyel’KrychawBarysaw

Topography around Orsha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orsha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Orsha is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Horki 45 km · Mogilev 67 km · Vitebsk 76 km · Smolensk 110 km · Bykhov 111 km · Lyepyel’ 117 km · Krychaw 123 km · Barysaw 127 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 Orsha (54.5136°, 30.4036°, elevation 174 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).