Atkarsk weather in April

In April, Atkarsk sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 8.2 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 6°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Atkarsk's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atkarsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:12 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Atkarsk is city in Russia.

Density
2,614/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Atkarsk reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
26-2
36-2
47-1
57-1
68-1
780
890
990
10101
11101
12111
13112
14122
15122
16123
17133
18133
19143
20144
21144
22154
23154
24155
25155
26165
27165
28165
29176
30176

How April really feels in Atkarsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Atkarsk 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-6° / -12°399.110.68.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°348.28.79.60.0
Mar / -7°378.17.311.50.0
Apr12° / 418.21.513.63.1
May20° / 488.9015.46.4
Jun24° / 13°5810.5016.46.9
Jul26° / 15°528.90167.0
Aug25° / 14°426.8014.47.4
Sep18° / 477.3012.46.1
Oct10° / 438.5110.42.4
Nov / -4°388.15.18.60.0
Dec-4° / -9°409.49.77.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43763
53763
63862
73862
83961
93961
103961
113961
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183763
193862
203862
213862
223862
233961
243961
254060
264159
274357
284456
294555
304654

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Atkarsk gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12414
22413
32412
42411
52410
6249
7249
8258
9257
10256
11266
12265
13274
14274
15273
16283
17283
18282
19292
20292
21292
22292
23292
24292
25282
26282
27271
28271
29261
30261

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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:476:23
212.75:446:24
312.75:426:26
412.85:406:28
512.95:376:30
612.95:356:31
713.05:336:33
813.15:306:35
913.15:286:36
1013.25:266:38
1113.35:236:40
1213.35:216:42
1313.45:196:43
1413.55:166:45
1513.55:146:47
1613.65:126:48
1713.75:106:50
1813.75:076:52
1913.85:056:54
2013.95:036:55
2113.95:016:57
2214.04:596:59
2314.14:577:01
2414.14:547:02
2514.24:527:04
2614.34:507:06
2714.34:487:07
2814.44:467:09
2914.44:447:11
3014.54:427:12

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 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Atkarsk?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atkarsk.

What to pack for Atkarsk in April

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

In April, Atkarsk sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Atkarsk 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 Atkarsk peaks around July 11 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atkarsk?

Atkarsk sits at 51.9°N, 45.0°E, 206 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Petrovsk, 54 km away.

Topography around Atkarsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atkarsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Atkarsk is covered by trees (41%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Petrovsk 54 km · Kalininsk 56 km · Saratov 78 km · Serdobsk 84 km · Engels 88 km · Privolzhskiy 89 km · Rtishchevo 93 km · Zhirnovsk 102 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 Atkarsk (51.8806°, 45.0061°, elevation 206 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).