Alagir weather in April

In April, Alagir sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 116 mm of precipitation across 16.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°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 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Alagir's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alagir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
116 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:28 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Alagir is town in Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia.

Density
855/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Alagir reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
190
290
391
491
591
6101
7101
8102
9102
10112
11112
12112
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20123
21124
22124
23124
24124
25124
26124
27124
28135
29135
30135

How April really feels in Alagir

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alagir weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°317.999.20.0
Feb / -6°3588.210.20.0
Mar / -2°8013.710.811.60.3
Apr11° / 11616.27.613.12.2
May16° / 16522.11.514.43.6
Jun20° / 12°21423.80.115.14.2
Jul22° / 14°20424.3014.84.6
Aug22° / 14°17123.1013.84.8
Sep18° / 10°11715.50.412.35.1
Oct13° / 7911.52.810.83.6
Nov / -1°4585.69.50.7
Dec / -5°327.47.38.90.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
113961
123961
133862
143862
153664
163565
173466
183466
193466
203367
213268
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Alagir gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 16.2 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 55% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14730
24730
34729
44829
54828
64928
74928
85027
95127
105126
115226
125326
135426
145427
155527
165627
175727
185727
195727
205826
215826
225825
235924
245923
256023
266122
276221
286320
296319
306417

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 4 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:556:21
212.55:536:22
312.55:516:23
412.65:496:24
512.65:476:26
612.75:466:27
712.75:446:28
812.85:426:29
912.85:406:30
1012.95:386:32
1112.95:376:33
1213.05:356:34
1313.05:336:35
1413.15:326:36
1513.15:306:37
1613.25:286:39
1713.25:266:40
1813.35:256:41
1913.35:236:42
2013.45:216:43
2113.45:206:44
2213.55:186:46
2313.55:176:47
2413.65:156:48
2513.65:136:49
2613.65:126:50
2713.75:106:52
2813.75:096:53
2913.85:076:54
3013.85:066:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Alagir

In seasonPeak

In April, Alagir sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alagir's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Alagir?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alagir.

What to pack for Alagir in April

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

In April, Alagir sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Alagir in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alagir peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alagir?

Alagir sits at 43.0°N, 44.2°E, 610 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ardon, 16 km away.

Topography around Alagir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alagir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,847 m.

The land around Alagir is covered by trees (40%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), grassland (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
2,116 m
80 km
4,847 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Ardon 16 km · Beslan 30 km · Vladikavkaz 37 km · Kantyshevo 39 km · Nazran 49 km · Terek 49 km · Ekazhevo 52 km · Kazbegi 55 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Alagir (43.0425°, 44.2202°, elevation 610 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).