Kostanay weather in April

In April, Kostanay sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Kostanay's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kostanay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:55 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Kostanay is city in Kazakhstan, administrative centre of the Kostanay Province.

Founded
1879

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 5°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kostanay reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-5
24-4
35-4
45-4
56-3
66-3
77-2
88-2
98-2
109-1
119-1
1210-1
13100
14110
15110
16121
17121
18131
19132
20132
21142
22143
23143
24153
25153
26153
27154
28164
29164
30164

How April really feels in Kostanay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
1 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kostanay weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -18°175.16.17.90.0
Feb-10° / -17°174.95.69.40.0
Mar-2° / -10°245.84.811.50.0
Apr11° / 296.51.713.62.9
May20° / 458.60.215.66.5
Jun25° / 13°408016.67.2
Jul26° / 15°539016.26.9
Aug24° / 13°477.9014.67.2
Sep18° / 326.3012.46.0
Oct / 337.12.510.32.1
Nov-2° / -9°246.15.38.40.0
Dec-9° / -16°236.36.97.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44258
54357
64357
74357
84456
94456
104456
114456
124357
134456
144357
154357
164357
174357
184258
194258
204159
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264456
274456
284456
294555
304654

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kostanay gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12212
22212
32211
42210
52110
6219
7219
8218
9217
10217
11217
12216
13216
14215
15215
16225
17225
18225
19234
20234
21234
22244
23244
24244
25254
26253
27253
28253
29253
30253

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 14 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
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light 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 7:31 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 9:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:318:09
212.77:298:11
312.87:268:13
412.87:248:15
512.97:218:16
613.07:198:18
713.17:178:20
813.17:148:22
913.27:128:24
1013.37:098:25
1113.37:078:27
1213.47:048:29
1313.57:028:31
1413.67:008:33
1513.66:578:35
1613.76:558:36
1713.86:538:38
1813.86:508:40
1913.96:488:42
2014.06:468:44
2114.06:438:46
2214.16:418:47
2314.26:398:49
2414.26:378:51
2514.36:358:53
2614.46:328:55
2714.46:308:56
2814.56:288:58
2914.66:269:00
3014.66:249:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kostanay?

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 Kostanay.

What to pack for Kostanay in April

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

In April, Kostanay sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Kostanay 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 Kostanay peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kostanay?

Kostanay sits at 53.2°N, 63.6°E, 167 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Rudnyy, 44 km away.

TroitskKurtamyshZhitikaraKartalyYuzhnoural’skPlast

Topography around Kostanay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kostanay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Kostanay is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
616 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Rudnyy 44 km · Lisakovsk 106 km · Troitsk 167 km · Kurtamysh 196 km · Zhitikara 199 km · Kartaly 200 km · Yuzhnoural’sk 207 km · Plast 225 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 Kostanay (53.2144°, 63.6246°, elevation 167 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).