Vitebsk weather in April

In April, Vitebsk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 21% 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 Vitebsk's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitebsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Vitebsk is city in Belarus.

Density
2,878/km²
people per km²
Founded
~974 CE

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 Vitebsk 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
27-1
380
480
580
690
791
891
991
10101
11101
12102
13102
14112
15112
16112
17122
18123
19123
20123
21133
22133
23134
24144
25144
26144
27144
28155
29155
30155

How April really feels in Vitebsk

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.

Vitebsk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4411.3117.50.0
Feb-2° / -8°41109.99.20.0
Mar / -4°409.56.611.40.1
Apr11° / 449.31.913.82.8
May18° / 6612.10.115.95.4
Jun21° / 12°7412.20175.9
Jul23° / 14°8813.6016.66.2
Aug22° / 12°7611.6014.86.3
Sep16° / 649.7012.54.9
Oct / 6211.51.610.21.7
Nov / -2°5110.55.58.10.0
Dec-2° / -5°45111070.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
52971
62971
72872
82971
92971
102971
112971
123070
133070
143070
153169
163367
173466
183466
193565
203664
213763
223763
233862
243862
254060
264060
274159
284159
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Vitebsk gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12813
22913
32912
43012
53011
63111
73110
8329
9339
10338
11348
12347
13347
14346
15336
16336
17325
18325
19324
20314
21314
22314
23313
24313
25313
26313
27313
28322
29322
30332

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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

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 6:44 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:447:24
212.86:417:26
312.86:387:28
412.96:367:30
513.06:337:32
613.16:307:34
713.16:287:36
813.26:257:38
913.36:237:40
1013.46:207:42
1113.46:177:44
1213.56:157:46
1313.66:127:48
1413.76:107:50
1513.76:077:52
1613.86:057:54
1713.96:027:56
1814.06:007:58
1914.05:578:00
2014.15:558:02
2114.25:528:04
2214.35:508:06
2314.35:488:08
2414.45:458:10
2514.55:438:12
2614.65:408:14
2714.65:388:16
2814.75:368:18
2914.85:348:20
3014.85:318:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Vitebsk?

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

2.8
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 Vitebsk.

What to pack for Vitebsk in April

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

In April, Vitebsk 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 Vitebsk in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vitebsk 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 19 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 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vitebsk?

Vitebsk sits at 55.2°N, 30.2°E, 150 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Orsha, 76 km away.

OrshaNevel’PolotskLyepyel’NovopolotskHorkiSmolenskVelikiye Luki

Topography around Vitebsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitebsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Vitebsk is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Orsha 76 km · Nevel’ 94 km · Polotsk 96 km · Lyepyel’ 102 km · Novopolotsk 109 km · Horki 112 km · Smolensk 126 km · Velikiye Luki 130 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 Vitebsk (55.1904°, 30.2049°, elevation 150 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).