Balakovo weather in April

In April, Balakovo sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Balakovo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balakovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:00 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Balakovo is city in Russia.

Density
2,526/km²
people per km²
Founded
1762

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 7°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Balakovo reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 12°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
37-1
47-1
58-1
680
790
890
9101
10101
11111
12112
13122
14122
15133
16133
17143
18144
19144
20154
21154
22155
23165
24165
25165
26176
27176
28176
29186
30187

How April really feels in Balakovo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Balakovo 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°408.99.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°317.57.89.60.0
Mar / -6°347.96.111.50.0
Apr12° / 367.51.313.63.6
May21° / 10°377.4015.46.9
Jun25° / 14°448.4016.47.1
Jul28° / 17°397.30166.7
Aug26° / 15°305.8014.47.4
Sep20° / 446.7012.46.5
Oct11° / 378.10.910.42.8
Nov / -4°337.24.18.60.0
Dec-5° / -10°378.797.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124159
134258
144159
154159
164258
174258
184159
194258
204357
214357
224357
234357
244456
254456
264555
274654
284753
294852
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Balakovo gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12413
22412
32411
42410
5249
6248
7247
8247
9246
10245
11245
12254
13254
14253
15253
16253
17253
18252
19252
20252
21252
22252
23252
24252
25252
26251
27241
28241
29241
30231

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 13 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
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light 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 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 5:35 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:356:12
212.75:336:13
312.75:316:15
412.85:286:17
512.95:266:18
612.95:246:20
713.05:216:22
813.15:196:24
913.15:176:25
1013.25:146:27
1113.35:126:29
1213.45:106:31
1313.45:076:32
1413.55:056:34
1513.65:036:36
1613.65:006:38
1713.74:586:39
1813.84:566:41
1913.84:546:43
2013.94:526:45
2113.94:496:46
2214.04:476:48
2314.14:456:50
2414.14:436:51
2514.24:416:53
2614.34:396:55
2714.34:376:57
2814.44:356:58
2914.54:337:00
3014.54:317:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
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 Balakovo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balakovo.

What to pack for Balakovo in April

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

In April, Balakovo sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Balakovo 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 Balakovo peaks around July 16 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 16UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balakovo?

Balakovo sits at 52.0°N, 47.8°E, 24 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vol’sk, 28 km away.

Topography around Balakovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balakovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m.

The land around Balakovo is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (21%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Vol’sk 28 km · Pugachëv 69 km · Marks 80 km · Yershov 81 km · Engels 131 km · Syzran 134 km · Saratov 136 km · Privolzhskiy 139 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 Balakovo (52.0264°, 47.7967°, elevation 24 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).