Arkalyk weather in April

In April, Arkalyk sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Arkalyk's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arkalyk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:47 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Arkalyk is city in Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan.

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 6°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Arkalyk reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 14°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-4
25-4
36-3
46-3
57-3
67-2
78-2
88-1
99-1
1010-1
11100
12110
13111
14121
15121
16132
17132
18142
19142
20143
21153
22153
23153
24164
25164
26164
27164
28174
29175
30175

How April really feels in Arkalyk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Arkalyk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -18°246.78.48.30.0
Feb-9° / -17°205.36.49.70.0
Mar-2° / -10°266.55.911.50.0
Apr12° / 255.61.313.53.4
May21° / 286.40.215.27.1
Jun26° / 13°296.5016.17.3
Jul27° / 15°347.5015.77.1
Aug26° / 13°284.9014.37.7
Sep19° / 204.50.112.46.9
Oct11° / 296.41.810.52.7
Nov-1° / -8°266.55.58.80.0
Dec-8° / -15°286.88.17.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44456
54555
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124852
134852
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194555
204456
214555
224555
234654
244654
254654
264654
274852
284852
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Arkalyk gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12013
22012
31911
41910
51810
6189
7188
8187
9186
10186
11185
12185
13184
14183
15183
16183
17192
18192
19192
20202
21202
22202
23202
24202
25202
26202
27202
28202
29202
30202

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 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:207:54
212.67:187:56
312.77:167:57
412.87:137:59
512.87:118:00
612.97:098:02
712.97:078:04
813.07:048:05
913.17:028:07
1013.17:008:08
1113.26:588:10
1213.36:568:12
1313.36:548:13
1413.46:518:15
1513.56:498:17
1613.56:478:18
1713.66:458:20
1813.66:438:21
1913.76:418:23
2013.86:398:25
2113.86:378:26
2213.96:358:28
2313.96:338:29
2414.06:318:31
2514.16:298:33
2614.16:278:34
2714.26:258:36
2814.26:238:37
2914.36:218:39
3014.46:198:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Arkalyk?

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

3.4
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 Arkalyk.

What to pack for Arkalyk in April

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

In April, Arkalyk sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Arkalyk 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 Arkalyk peaks around June 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arkalyk?

Arkalyk sits at 50.3°N, 66.9°E, 332 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Atbasar, 201 km away.

AtbasarSatpayevZhezqazghanAstanaMakinskShchuchinskKokshetauAkkol’

Topography around Arkalyk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arkalyk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m.

The land around Arkalyk is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
413 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Atbasar 201 km · Satpayev 265 km · Zhezqazghan 279 km · Astana 336 km · Makinsk 360 km · Shchuchinsk 375 km · Kokshetau 378 km · Akkol’ 386 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Arkalyk (50.2503°, 66.9038°, elevation 332 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).