Semey weather in April

In April, Semey sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Semey's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Semey is city in Eastern Kazakhstan, capital of Abay Region.

Density
1,394/km²
people per km²
Founded
1718

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 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Semey reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-4
28-3
38-3
49-2
59-2
610-2
710-1
811-1
911-1
10120
11120
12130
13131
14131
15141
16141
17152
18152
19152
20163
21163
22163
23163
24174
25174
26174
27174
28184
29185
30185

How April really feels in Semey

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.

Semey 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° / -20°165.26.38.30.0
Feb-8° / -18°174.759.70.0
Mar / -10°215.63.911.50.1
Apr13° / 235.41.113.54.3
May21° / 266.80.215.27.2
Jun27° / 14°296.7016.17.1
Jul28° / 16°459.9015.86.2
Aug26° / 13°245.8014.37.5
Sep20° / 205.1012.47.0
Oct11° / 2461.410.53.1
Nov-0° / -9°2875.28.80.0
Dec-8° / -16°226.87.97.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44753
54753
64753
74654
84654
94852
104852
114852
124852
135050
145050
155050
164951
174852
184951
194852
204852
214852
224852
234951
245050
255050
265050
275149
285149
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Semey gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1198
2198
3188
4188
5177
6177
7176
8176
9175
10175
11175
12174
13174
14174
15173
16173
17173
18173
19183
20183
21183
22182
23192
24192
25192
26192
27191
28191
29191
30191

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light 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 6:27 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:277:01
212.66:247:02
312.76:227:04
412.86:207:06
512.86:187:07
612.96:157:09
713.06:137:10
813.06:117:12
913.16:097:14
1013.16:067:15
1113.26:047:17
1213.36:027:19
1313.36:007:20
1413.45:587:22
1513.55:567:23
1613.55:537:25
1713.65:517:27
1813.75:497:28
1913.75:477:30
2013.85:457:31
2113.85:437:33
2213.95:417:35
2314.05:397:36
2414.05:377:38
2514.15:357:40
2614.15:337:41
2714.25:317:43
2814.35:297:44
2914.35:277:46
3014.45:257:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Semey?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Semey for sightseeing.

What to pack for Semey in April

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

In April, Semey sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Semey 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 Semey peaks around July 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Semey?

Semey sits at 50.4°N, 80.3°E, 195 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Gornyak, 107 km away.

Ust-KamenogorskRidderKulundaAyagoz

Topography around Semey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m.

The land around Semey is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
640 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Gornyak 107 km · Shemonaikha 120 km · Rubtsovsk 139 km · Kalbatau 154 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 175 km · Ridder 232 km · Kulunda 255 km · Ayagoz 273 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 Semey (50.4206°, 80.2502°, elevation 195 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).