Arzamas weather in April

In April, Arzamas sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Arzamas's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arzamas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:10 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Arzamas is city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,607/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Arzamas reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°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 10°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-3
26-2
36-2
46-2
57-1
67-1
78-1
880
990
1090
1190
12101
13101
14101
15112
16112
17122
18122
19122
20123
21133
22133
23133
24144
25144
26144
27154
28155
29155
30165

How April really feels in Arzamas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Arzamas weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°3510.412.37.50.0
Feb-5° / -11°3289.79.20.0
Mar / -6°328.57.511.40.0
Apr11° / 419.32.213.82.6
May18° / 439.30.315.95.9
Jun22° / 12°6712.2017.16.3
Jul24° / 14°6811016.66.8
Aug22° / 12°6710.3014.86.6
Sep16° / 559.6012.54.8
Oct / 5611.22.310.11.4
Nov / -4°439.96.88.10.0
Dec-5° / -9°4010.511.46.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153367
163466
173466
183466
193565
203565
213763
223763
233862
243961
253961
264060
274060
284258
294258
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Arzamas gets around 41 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12817
22816
32814
42814
52813
62812
72911
82910
9299
10298
11308
12307
13317
14316
15326
16326
17336
18336
19335
20335
21335
22335
23325
24324
25314
26304
27304
28293
29293
30292

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 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:496:30
212.85:466:32
312.85:446:34
412.95:416:36
513.05:386:38
613.15:366:40
713.15:336:42
813.25:306:44
913.35:286:46
1013.45:256:48
1113.55:236:50
1213.55:206:52
1313.65:176:54
1413.75:156:56
1513.85:126:58
1613.85:107:00
1713.95:077:02
1814.05:057:04
1914.15:027:06
2014.15:007:08
2114.24:577:10
2214.34:557:12
2314.44:537:14
2414.44:507:16
2514.54:487:18
2614.64:457:20
2714.64:437:22
2814.74:417:24
2914.84:387:26
3014.94:367:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Arzamas?

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

2.6
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 Arzamas.

What to pack for Arzamas in April

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

In April, Arzamas sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Arzamas 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 Arzamas peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arzamas?

Arzamas sits at 55.4°N, 43.8°E, 166 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sarov, 60 km away.

Topography around Arzamas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arzamas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Arzamas is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), grassland (25%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Sarov 60 km · Pavlovo 79 km · Bogorodsk 81 km · Kulebaki 82 km · Kstovo 87 km · Dzerzhinsk 97 km · Sergach 103 km · Lyskovo 103 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 Arzamas (55.3956°, 43.8381°, elevation 166 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).