Balashov weather in April

In April, Balashov sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 17°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 Balashov's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balashov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:20 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Balashov is town in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,344/km²
people per km²
Founded
1701

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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Balashov reaches about 13°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 11°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-2
27-1
38-1
480
590
690
7101
8101
9111
10112
11122
12122
13133
14133
15133
16143
17144
18144
19154
20154
21155
22155
23165
24165
25165
26176
27176
28176
29186
30187

How April really feels in Balashov

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Balashov 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-5° / -10°429.710.58.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°358.18.29.60.0
Mar / -6°378.76.711.50.0
Apr13° / 408.61.113.53.7
May21° / 10°519.2015.36.5
Jun24° / 14°6010.6016.36.9
Jul27° / 16°549.5015.96.8
Aug26° / 14°376.2014.47.4
Sep19° / 497.5012.46.4
Oct11° / 4691.110.42.8
Nov / -3°398.44.48.60.0
Dec-3° / -8°449.79.47.70.0

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53367
63367
73367
83466
93367
103367
113466
123466
133466
143664
153664
163763
173763
183763
193862
203862
214060
224060
234060
244159
254258
264258
274456
284456
294555
304654

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Balashov gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12712
22611
32610
4269
5278
6277
7277
8276
9275
10285
11284
12283
13293
14292
15302
16302
17301
18301
19301
20301
21301
22301
23291
24291
25291
26281
27281
28271
29270
30260

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
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light 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 5:54 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:546:30
212.75:526:31
312.75:506:33
412.85:476:35
512.95:456:37
612.95:436:38
713.05:406:40
813.15:386:42
913.15:366:43
1013.25:336:45
1113.35:316:47
1213.35:296:48
1313.45:276:50
1413.55:246:52
1513.55:226:54
1613.65:206:55
1713.75:186:57
1813.75:156:59
1913.85:137:00
2013.85:117:02
2113.95:097:04
2214.05:077:05
2314.05:057:07
2414.15:037:09
2514.25:017:10
2614.24:587:12
2714.34:567:14
2814.44:547:16
2914.44:527:17
3014.54:507:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Balashov?

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

3.7
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 Balashov.

What to pack for Balashov in April

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

In April, Balashov sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Balashov 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 Balashov peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balashov?

Balashov sits at 51.6°N, 43.2°E, 150 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Povorino, 75 km away.

Topography around Balashov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balashov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m.

The land around Balashov is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
170 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Povorino 75 km · Borisoglebsk 77 km · Yelan’ 78 km · Uvarovo 79 km · Gribanovskiy 84 km · Rtishchevo 89 km · Kalininsk 91 km · Uryupinsk 116 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 Balashov (51.551°, 43.1707°, elevation 150 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).